Trams in Europe

Bulgaria - Sofia

1973

Sweden  - Gothenburg

The Gothenburg tram network is part of the public transport system organised by Göteborgs Spårvägar, controlled by Västtrafik in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The system has approximately 160 km of track — making it the largest tram network in Sweden — is used by around 200 trams as of 2006, which serve twelve daytime and five night time lines with a combined line length of 190 km

1979

Germany - Bonn

The Bonn Stadtbahn is a part of the local public transit system in Bonn and the surrounding Rhein-Sieg area. Although with six actual Stadtbahn lines and three tram lines, it is relatively small, two of the Stadtbahn lines connect to the much larger Cologne Stadtbahn (and are numbered according to that system, not Bonn's).

2011

Germany - Frankfurt am Main

The Frankfurt am Main tramway network forms a major part of the public transport system in Frankfurt am Main, a city in the federal state of Hesse. As of 2012, there were 10 tram lines, along with two special lines and one heritage tourist tramline. The network was also heavily integrated into the Frankfurt U-Bahn, with the systems sharing both street running and reserved track. In 2012, the network had 136 stations and a total route length of 67.25 km.

2013

Norway - Oslo

The Oslo Tramway  is a 131.4 km network in Oslo, which consists of six lines with 99 stops and has a daily ridership of 132,000. It is operated by Sporveien Trikken AS, a subsidiary of the municipal owned Sporveien who maintain the track and 72 tram vehicles on contracts with the public transport authority Ruter. The system operates on standard gauge and uses 750V DC overhead supply. Depot, workshops and headquarters are at Grefsen (at the terminus of lines 13 and 17). There is also a depot at Holtet (along lines 18 and 19) that is home to the technical company InfraPartner, which maintains the track for the tram and metro systems in Oslo, and a small Office building for Oslo Sporveier.

2013

Poland - Wroclaw

The tramways in Wrocław form one of the oldest tram systems in Poland. The tram system is operated by MPK Wrocław. The system consists of 23 lines with a total length of 258.2 km. There are six depots and 20 loops and the system is standard gauge.

2014

Germany - Wuppertal tram museum

The Bergische Museumsbahn is a heritage tram museum situated outside Wuppertal. It operates its own tram line south of Wuppertal on original tracks with original cars.

2014

Germany - Nordhausen

The Nordhausen tramway network of tramways forms part of the public transport system in Nordhausen, a city in the federal state of Thuringia. Opened in 1900, the network is currently operated by Stadtwerke Nordhausen, and has three lines, including one linking Nordhausen with nearby Ilfeld which uses part of the Harz Railway network (HSB) which is not electrified.
The fleet consists of 7 Siemens straight electric Combino trams and 3 DuoCombino bi-mode electric/diesel trams

2014

Germany - Hannover

The Hanover Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the city of Hanover. The Stadtbahn opened on 29 September 1975 gradually replacing the city's tramway network over the course of the following 25 years. Two types of light rail cars operate on the system, the TW 6000, built from 1974 to 1993, and the TW 2000, built from 1997 to 1999

2014

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