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]
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
L'Aquila | Electric | ? | ? | ||
Chieti | Electric | 1905 | 1944 | Gauge: | |
Pescara | Electric | 1934 | 1960 | Gauge: | |
Sulmona | Electric | 1908 | 1944 | Gauge: |
[Apulia] (Puglia)
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Bari | Electric | 1909 | 1948 or 1952 | Gauge: | |
Taranto | Electric | 1922 | 1950 | Gauge: |
[Calabria]
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Catanzaro | Electric | 1910 | 1954 | ||
Reggio di Calabria | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Reggio di Calabria | Electric | 1918 | 1928 | Gauge: |
[Campania]
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Naples | Trams in Naples | Horse | 1875 | ? | |
Naples | Trams in Naples | Steam | ? | ? | |
Naples | Trams in Naples | Electric | 1899 | Gauge: | |
Salerno | Electric | 1922 | 1937 |
[Emilia-Romagna]
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Bologna | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Bologna | Steam | 1880 | ? | ||
Bologna | Electric | 1903 | 1963 | ||
Ferrara | Electric | 1910 | 1939 | Gauge: | |
Forlì | Steam | ? | ? | ||
Mirandola | Horse | 1904 | 1927 | Gauge: | |
Modena | Horse | ? | ? | Gauge: | |
Modena | Electric | 1912 | 1950 | ||
Parma | Electric | 1910 | 1954 | ||
Piacenza | Electric | 1910 | 1955 | ||
Reggio nell'Emilia | Electric | ? | ? | Peschkes states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single source. | |
Rimini | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Rimini | Electric | 1921 | 1938 |
[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]
[Lazio]
[Liguria]
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Genoa | Horse | 1878 | ? | ||
Genoa | Steam | ? | ? | ||
Genoa | Electric | 1893 | 1966 | Gauge:. Metro line opened 13 June 1990 uses former tramway tunnel. | |
Imperia | Electric | 1926 | 1947 | Gauge: | |
Sanremo | Electric | 1913 | 1948 | ||
Savona | Electric | 1912 | 1948 | Gauge: | |
Sestri Levante | Horse | ? | ? | ||
La Spezia | Electric | 1902 | 1953 | ||
Ventimiglia | Electric | 1901 | 1936 |
[Lombardy] (Lombardia)
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Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Ancona | Horse | 1881 | 1909 | ||
Ancona | Electric | 1909 | 1949 | ||
Offida | Electric | 1926 | 1952 | ||
Pesaro | Electric | ? | ? | Peschkes states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single map. |
[Piedmont] (Piemonte)
[Sardinia] (Sardegna)
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Cagliari | Steam | 1888 | ? | ||
Cagliari | Electric | 1915 | 1973 | Gauge: | |
Cagliari | Cagliari light rail | Electric | 17 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. | |
Sassari | Metrosassari | Electric | 27 Oct 2006 | Gauge: |
[Sicily] (Sicilia)
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Catania | Electric | 1905 | 1951 | Gauge: | |
Messina | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Messina | Steam | 1890 | 1920 | ||
Messina | Electric | 1910 | 1951 | Gauge: | |
Messina | Trams in Messina | Electric | 3 Apr 2003 | ||
Palermo | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Palermo | Electric | 1898 | 1946 | Gauge: | |
Palermo | Electric | 30 Dec 2015 | |||
Trapani | Electric | 1919 | 1952 | Gauge: |
[Tuscany] (Toscana)
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Carrara | Electric | 1915 | 1955 | ||
Florence | Trams in Florence | Horse | ? | ? | |
Florence | Trams in Florence | Steam | 1881 | ? | |
Florence | Trams in Florence | Electric | 1890 | 1958 | |
Florence | Trams in Florence | Electric | 14 Feb 2010 | Gauge: | |
Livorno | Horse | 1881 | ? | According to point 15 at http://www.misteromania.it/cartoline_da/livorno.html | |
Livorno | Electric | 1897 | 1944 | ||
Massa | Steam | 1890 | 1932 | ||
Montepulciano | Steam | ? | ? | ||
Pisa | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Pisa | Electric | 1912 | 1952 | Gauge: | |
Viareggio | Electric | 1909 | 1944 |
[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]
[Umbria]
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Perugia | Trams in Perugia | Electric | 1899 | 1946 | Gauge: |
Terni | Electric | 1901 | 1960 |