List of town tramway systems in Denmark

This is a list of town tramway systems in Denmark. It includes all tram systems in Denmark, 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 (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column.

Name of system Location Traction type Date (from) Date (to) Notes
Aalborg Letbane [da]-Plusbusda Aalborg Electric? Aalborg Light Rail was a light rail project that was originally expected to open in 2021, but never built, but instead they get a light bus instead of the planned light rail that will never become, something that will never be implemented and built.[1][2]
Trams in Århus Aarhus Horse 31 May 1884 23 May 1895 [3][4]
Electric 7 Jul 1904 7 Nov 1971 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[3][5][6]
Aarhus Letbane Electric 21 Dec 2017 - [7][8]
Trams in Copenhagen Copenhagen Horse 22 Oct 1863 14 Jun 1915 [3][5]
Accumulator (storage battery) 4 Mar 1897 15 Mar 1902 [3][9]
Electric 19 Sep 1899 22 Apr 1972 [3][10][11]
♦ Hellerup – Charlottenlund – Klampenborg Steam 23 Mar 1884 1 Oct 1892 [12]
Horse 1 Jun 1897 30 Nov 1902 [12]
Electric 1903 1953 [13]
Hovedstadens Letbane Metropolitan Copenhagen Electric 2025/2026 - Under construction
Rømøbanen Kongsmark – Lakolk (Rømø island) Horse 1899 1939 Gauge: 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[14][15]
Odense Sporvej [da] Odense Electric 9 Sep 1911 1 Jul 1952 [3][16]
Odense Letbane Electric 28 May 2022 - [17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://migogaalborg.dk/letbane-til-plusbus-aalborg/
  2. ^ https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE16452341/letbane-eller-bus-danmarks-foerste-letbane-paa-gummihjul-aabner-loerdag/
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Atlas Denmark (dk)". Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society]. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ Århus: 1870-1945 (in Danish). Århus byhistoriske Udvalg. 1998. p. 341. ISBN 978-87-89386-39-3.
  5. ^ a b Henrik Dahl (15 June 2010). Den usynlige verden (in Danish). Gyldendal. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-87-02-09696-5.
  6. ^ Bjarne Schilling (2010). Håndbog for halvgamle mænd (in Danish). Politikens Forlag. pp. 117–. ISBN 978-87-567-9436-7.
  7. ^ "Aarhus letbane [official website]". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. ^ Lonely Planet; Carolyn Bain; Cristian Bonetto (1 April 2015). Lonely Planet Denmark. Lonely Planet Publications. pp. 538–. ISBN 978-1-74360-533-2.
  9. ^ Kåre Lauring (2010). Københavnerliv (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-87-02-10475-2.
  10. ^ Geografiske Verdensbilleder (in Danish). Gyldendal Uddannelse. 2003. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-87-02-01922-3.
  11. ^ Paul Hammerich (1984). En Danmarkskrønike 1945-72: Lille land hvad nu? 1948-53 (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 125.
  12. ^ a b Jens Peter Trap (1954). Danmark (in Danish). G. E. C. Gad. p. 682.
  13. ^ "Remiser". sporvej.dk.
  14. ^ "EVP". evp.dk.
  15. ^ Klosterbanen (Rødekro-Logumkloster-Bredebro) og Rømøbanen (hesterbanen Kongsmark-Lakolk) (in Danish). pt Bøger. 1982.
  16. ^ Storby og servicecenter Odense, 1945-1988 (in Danish). Odense Kommune i kommission hos Odense Universitetsforlag. 1988. p. 303. ISBN 978-87-7492-665-8.
  17. ^ "Efter 6 store nedture: Nu kan du endelig hoppe på Odense Letbane". DR (in Danish). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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