List of town tramway systems in Europe


This is a list of cities and towns in Europe that have town tramway systems as part of their public transport system. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. The use of the diamond symbol indicates where there were two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
Separate lists have been created for the following European countries to improve user-friendliness and to reduce this list article's size:
Lists of town tramway systems in other geographic regions:
LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
Vlorë Horse??A photograph of a horse-drawn tramcar, dated 1963, establishes that Albania did have a town tramway service.

Bosnia-Herzegovina

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
SarajevoTrams in SarajevoHorsecar1 Jan 18851 May 1895
SarajevoTrams in Sarajevo1000
1435		Electric1 May 1895 In 1960 regauging from 1000 to 1435 mm

Bulgaria

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
SofiaTrams in SofiaHorsecar"late 19th century"?
SofiaTrams in Sofia1000
1435		Electric1 Jan 1901Mix of and.

Estonia

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
Kuressaare Steam19181940 Oct
TallinnTrams in TallinnHorse24 Aug 188824 Sep 1919
TallinnTrams in TallinnElectric28 Oct 1925 Note: Tallinn also operates a trolleybus network.
♦ Tallinn – Kopli Steam26 Jan 1916?
♦ Tallinn – Kopli Petrol26 Jan 1916Nov 1953
♦ Tallinn – Kopli Electric6 Nov 1951Connected with main Tallinn tram system, 05 Nov 1953.

Isle of Man

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
DouglasDouglas Bay Horse Tramway*
Upper Douglas Cable Tramway*		Horse7 Aug 1876
Winter service withdrawn from November 1927, current operating season early May – late September. Operation suspended 30 September 1939 – 22 May 1946 because of war.
DouglasDouglas Bay Horse Tramway*
Upper Douglas Cable Tramway*		Cable15 Aug 189619 Aug 1929Winter service withdrawn from 1927.
Douglas – Keristal – Port SoderickDouglas Southern Electric Tramway Electric189615 Sep 1939Opened to Keristal 7 August 1896, completed 1897. Operation suspended c.1914 – c.1918 because of war.
Douglas – Laxey – RamseyManx Electric RailwayElectric7 Sep 1893 Operates seasonally, from March to November.
Note for Manx Electric Railway: Opened to Groudle Glen, 7 September 1893. Extended to Laxey, 27 July 1894. Extended to Ramsey, 5 August 1898. Completed to Ramsey, 24 July 1899.
Operation suspended Laxey – Ramsey, 30 September 1975, restored 25 June 1977.
Laxey – Snaefell SummitSnaefell Mountain RailwayElectric21 Aug 1895 Operates only during summer season.
Operation suspended 20 September 1939 – 1 June 1946 because of war.

Latvia

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
DaugavpilsDaugavpils TramwayHorse??
DaugavpilsDaugavpils Tramway1524Electric5 Nov 1946
Jūrmala 1000Electric16 Jun 19121935
LiepājaLiepājas tramvajs1000Electric26 Sep 1899
RigaRīgas Satiksme1524Horse4 Sep 1882
23 Aug 1903		1901
1909
RigaRīgas Satiksme1524Electric23 Jul 1901 Note: Riga also operates a trolleybus network.

Lithuania

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
Kaunas Horse5 Jun 189215 Apr 1929
Kaunas Steam19141936
Klaipėda 1000Electric18 Aug 1904
1950		Oct 1934
1967
Palanga Horse??
Vilnius Horse15 Jun 18931915
Vilnius Petrol19141926
Vilnius Electric??Gauge: unknown.
Excepting microstates, Podgorica, Reykjavík and Tirana, and possibly Vilnius, are the only European capitals where electric town tramways have not been built.
Note: Vilnius operates a trolleybus network.

Luxembourg

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
Esch-sur-Alzette canton Electric29 May 192722 Sep 1956
Luxembourg City -----
Luxembourg City Horse22 Feb 1875?
Luxembourg City Electric8 Aug 19085 Sep 1964
Luxembourg City 1435Electric10 Dec 2017

Malta

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
Malta Electric23 Feb 190515 Dec 1929

Moldova

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
Chişinău 1000Horse29 Oct 18881914
Chişinău 1000Electric25 Jan 191413 May 1961

Monaco

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
Monte Carlo 1000Electric18981932

Slovakia

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
BratislavaTrams in Bratislava1000Electric27 Aug 1895
Košice Horse18 Nov 189128 Feb 1914
Košice Steam7 Jul 189328 Feb 1914
Košice 1435Electric28 Feb 1914
Trenčianske Teplice 760Electric27 Jul 1909

Slovenia

LocationName of SystemGauge
mm		Traction
Type		Date
Date
Notes
LjubljanaTrams in Ljubljana1000Electric6 Sep 190120 Dec 1958Reintroduction planned
PiranTrams in Piran760Electric20 Jul 191231 Aug 1953

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