List of town tramway systems in Italy


This is a list of town tramway systems in Italy by region. It includes all tram systems in Italy, past and present; 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.

History of the openings of Italian tramways


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[Abruzzo]

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
L'Aquila Electric??
Chieti Electric19051944Gauge:
Pescara Electric19341960Gauge:
Sulmona Electric19081944Gauge:

[Apulia] (Puglia)

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Bari Electric19091948 or 1952 Gauge:
Taranto Electric19221950Gauge:

[Calabria]

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Catanzaro Electric19101954
Reggio di Calabria Horse??
Reggio di Calabria Electric19181928Gauge:

[Campania]

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Naples Trams in NaplesHorse1875?
Naples Trams in NaplesSteam??
Naples Trams in NaplesElectric1899 Gauge:
Salerno Electric19221937

[Emilia-Romagna]

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Bologna Horse??
Bologna Steam1880?
Bologna Electric19031963
Ferrara Electric19101939Gauge:
Forlì Steam??
Mirandola Horse19041927Gauge:
Modena Horse??Gauge:
Modena Electric19121950
Parma Electric19101954
Piacenza Electric19101955
Reggio nell'Emilia Electric??Peschkes states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single source.
Rimini Horse??
Rimini Electric19211938

[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]

[Lazio]

[Liguria]

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Genoa Horse1878?
Genoa Steam??
Genoa Electric18931966Gauge:. Metro line opened 13 June 1990 uses former tramway tunnel.
Imperia Electric19261947Gauge:
Sanremo Electric19131948
Savona Electric19121948Gauge:
Sestri Levante Horse??
La Spezia Electric19021953
Ventimiglia Electric19011936

[Lombardy] (Lombardia)

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LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Ancona Horse18811909
Ancona Electric19091949
Offida Electric19261952
Pesaro Electric??Peschkes states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single map.

[Piedmont] (Piemonte)

[Sardinia] (Sardegna)

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Cagliari Steam1888?
Cagliari Electric19151973Gauge:
CagliariCagliari light railElectric17 Mar 2008 Light rail. Gauge:. New system created by equipping a section of an existing railway line of Ferrovie della Sardegna as light rail transit.
SassariMetrosassariElectric27 Oct 2006 Gauge:

[Sicily] (Sicilia)

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Catania Electric19051951Gauge:
Messina Horse??
Messina Steam18901920
Messina Electric19101951Gauge:
MessinaTrams in MessinaElectric3 Apr 2003
Palermo Horse??
Palermo Electric18981946Gauge:
Palermo Electric30 Dec 2015
Trapani Electric19191952Gauge:

[Tuscany] (Toscana)

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Carrara Electric19151955
Florence Trams in FlorenceHorse??
Florence Trams in FlorenceSteam1881?
Florence Trams in FlorenceElectric18901958
Florence Trams in FlorenceElectric14 Feb 2010 Gauge:
LivornoHorse1881 ?According to point 15 at http://www.misteromania.it/cartoline_da/livorno.html
LivornoElectric18971944
Massa Steam18901932
Montepulciano Steam??
Pisa Horse??
Pisa Electric19121952Gauge:
Viareggio Electric19091944

[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]

[Umbria]

LocationRelevant Wikipedia ArticleTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
PerugiaTrams in PerugiaElectric18991946Gauge:
Terni Electric19011960

[Veneto]