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 current 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.

History of the openings of Italian tramways

History of currently existing tramway systems in Italy

Abruzzo

Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
L'Aquila	Electric	?	?
Chieti	Electric	1905	1944	Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
Pescara	Electric	1934	1960	Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
Sulmona	Electric	1908	1944	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Apulia (Puglia)

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Bari		Electric	1909	1948 or 1952 (?)	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Taranto		Electric	1922	1950	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Calabria

Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Catanzaro	Electric	1910	1954
Reggio di Calabria	Horse	?	?
Reggio di Calabria	Electric	1918	1928	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Campania

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Naples (Napoli)	Trams in Naples	Horse	1875	?
		Steam	?	?
		Electric	1899		Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Salerno		Electric	1922	1937

Emilia-Romagna

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Bologna	Trams in Bologna	Horse	2 October 1880^[1]	1904^[2]	Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
	Trams in Bologna	Electric	11 February 1904^[2]	3 Nov 1963^[3]	Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
	Bologna tramway	Electric	Under construction (as of 2023)^[4]		Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Ferrara		Electric	1910	1939	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Forlì		Steam	?	?
Mirandola	Mirandola tramway	Horse	1904	1927	Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Modena		Horse	?	?	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Modena		Electric	1912	1950
Parma		Electric	1910	1954
Piacenza		Electric	1910	1955
Reggio nell'Emilia		Electric(?)	?	?	Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, p. 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single source.
Rimini		Horse	?	?
Rimini		Electric	1921	1938

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Gorizia		Horse	?	?
Gorizia		Electric	1909	1935	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
↘ Trieste
♦ Trieste urban network	Trams in Trieste	Horse	1876	1914	Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
♦ Trieste urban network	Trams in Trieste	Electric	1900	1970	Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
♦ Trieste - Opicina	Trieste–Opicina tramway	Electric	1902		Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Udine		Horse	?	?
Udine		Electric	1908	1952	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Lazio

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Fiuggi		Electric	1917	1962
Frosinone		Electric	1917	1937
↘ Rome
♦ Rome (Roma) urban network	Trams in Rome	Horse	1877	1905
♦ Rome (Roma) urban network	Trams in Rome	Electric	1895		Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
♦ Rome (Roma) - Tivoli		Steam	1879	1931	Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
♦ Castelli Romani suburban tramway		Electric	1903	1980	Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)

Liguria

Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Genoa (Genova)	Horse	1878	?
	Steam	?	?
	Electric	1893	1966	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). Metro line opened 13 June 1990 uses former tramway tunnel.
Imperia	Electric	1926	1947	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Sanremo	Electric	1913	1948
Savona	Electric	1912	1948	^[5] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Sestri Levante	Horse	?	?
La Spezia	Electric	1902	1953
Ventimiglia	Electric	1901	1936

Lombardy (Lombardia)

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Bergamo		Horse	1875	?
		Steam	1884	1931
		Electric	1898	1958	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
	Bergamo–Albino light rail	Electric	25 Apr 2009^[6]		Light rail
Brescia	Trams in Brescia	Horse	?	?
Brescia	Trams in Brescia	Electric	1904	1952
Como		Electric	1899 1906	1899 1952	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Cremona		Electric	1916	1940
Lecco		Electric	1927	1953
Mantua (Mantova)		Electric	1914	1932
Milan (Milano)	Trams in Milan	Horse	1881	1898
Milan (Milano)	Trams in Milan	Electric	1893		Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
↘ Pavia
♦ Pavia		Electric	1913	1954
♦ Certosa di Pavia		Horse	1913	1944
Varese		Electric	1895	1953
Viggiù		Electric	1912	1951

The Marches (Marche)

Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Ancona	Horse	1881	1909
Ancona	Electric	1909	1949
Offida	Electric	1926	1952
Pesaro	Electric(?)	?	?	Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, p. 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single map.

Piedmont (Piemonte)

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Alessandria		Steam	1880	?
Alessandria		Electric	1913	1952
Biella - Oropa		Electric	1911	1958
Cuneo		Electric	?	?
Monchiero – Dogliani		Electric	?	?
Stresa		Electric	?	?
↘ Turin
♦ Turin (Torino) urban network	Trams in Turin	Horse	1871	1900
♦ Turin (Torino) urban network	Trams in Turin	Electric	1898		Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
♦ Torino – Brusasco		Steam/Electric	1881	1949	Electrified in 1908 to Chivasso, in 1931 from Chivasso to Brusasco.
♦ Torino – Pianezza		Steam/Electric	1884	1951	Electrified in 1930. Branch line to Druento and Venaria Reale.
♦ Torino – Pinerolo		Steam/Electric	1881	1958	Electrified in 1928 to Orbassano, in 1936 to Giaveno.
♦ Torino – Piobesi		Steam/Electric	1882	1936	Electrified in 1928 to Stupinigi. In 1936 became the urban line number 41.
♦ Torino – Poirino		Steam/Electric	1875	1949	Electrified in 1904 to Trofarello, in 1933 from Trofarello to Poirino.
♦ Torino – Rivoli		Electric	1914	1955
♦ Torino – Saluzzo		Steam/Electric	1881	1950	Gauge: 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in). Storage battery tram from 1930.
♦ Torino – Settimo		Steam/Electric	1884	1954	Electrified in 1924.
♦ Torino – Volpiano		Steam	1884	1931
Valenza		Electric	1914	1947

Sardinia (Sardegna)

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Cagliari		Steam	1888	?
		Electric	1915	1973	Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
	Cagliari light rail	Electric	17 Mar 2008^[7]		Light rail. Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in). 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^[8]^[9]		Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)

Sicily (Sicilia)

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Catania		Electric	1905	1951	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Messina		Horse	?	?
		Steam	1890	1920
		Electric	1910	1951	Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
	Trams in Messina	Electric	3 Apr 2003
Palermo	Trams in Palermo	Horse	?	?
		Electric	1898	1946	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
		Electric	30 Dec 2015
Trapani		Electric	1919(?)	1952	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Tuscany (Toscana)

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Carrara		Electric	1915	1955
Florence (Firenze)	Trams in Florence	Horse	?	?
		Steam	1881	?
		Electric	1890	1958
		Electric	14 Feb 2010		Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Viareggio		Electric	1909	1944(?)

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
↘ Bolzano
♦ Bolzano	Bolzano Tramway	Electric	1909	1948	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
♦ Rittnerbahn	Ritten (Soprabolzano/Oberbozen)	Electric	1907		Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). Bolzano to Ritten rack railway section closed in 1966; the Ritten section continues to operate.
↘ Meran
♦ Lana - Meran		Electric	?	?
♦ Meran	Meran Tramway	Electric	1906	1956	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Trento - Malè	Ferrovia Trento-Malè	Electric	1909	1960	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). Rebuilt 1962 as a conventional railway, it continues to operate today, although no longer as a tramway.

Umbria

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Perugia	Trams in Perugia	Electric	1899	1946	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Terni		Electric	1901	1960

Veneto

Location	Relevant Wikipedia Article	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Padua (Padova)		Horse	1983	1907
		Electric	1907	1954	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
	Trams in Padua	Electric	29 October 2007		Translohr.
Treviso		Electric	1910	1938(?)	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
↘ Venice
♦ Lido		Steam	1882	?
♦ Lido		Electric	1907	1941	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
♦ Mestre		Steam	1891	?
		Electric	1905	1933	Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
		Electric	20 Dec 2010		Translohr.
↘ Verona
♦ Verona		Horse	1884	?
♦ Verona		Electric	1908	1954
♦ Verona – San Bonifacio		Electric	1912	1961
♦ Caldiero – Tregnago		Electric	1921	1956
♦ Villanova – San Giovanni Ilarione		Electric	1929	1956
♦ Verona – Grezzana		Electric	1922	1958
Vicenza		Electric	1910	1951

References

^ Francesco Ogliari and Franco Sapi, Ritmi di ruote, in Storia dei trasporti italiani, vol. 10, Milan, 1969, SBN IT\ICCU\UFI\0180828, page 54.
^ ^a ^b Giuseppe Brini, Quelli del tramway. Cento anni di vita e di lotta nella città di Bologna, Bologna, Centro Stampa ATC Bologna, 1977, volume 1, page 71.
^ Wyse, W.J., ed. (March 1964). "Overseas News". Modern Tramway and Light Railway Review. London: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 104–105.
^ "Partono i cantieri per la realizzazione della linea rossa del tram, il via dal deposito di Borgo Panigale e dal Terminal Michelino-Fiera" (in Italian). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ Rebagliati; Dell'Amico (17 December 1990). Il tram a Savona 1912-1948 (in Italian). Liguria. ISBN 88-8055-118-3.
^ Tramways & Urban Transit, September 2009, p. 359. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.
^ Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2008, p. 193. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.
^ Tramways & Urban Transit, February 2007, p. 64. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.
^ Notizie dal Mondo dei Tram (2006) (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2010.

Bibliography

Books and periodicals shown in List of town tramway systems

[1] Francesco Ogliari and Franco Sapi, Ritmi di ruote, in Storia dei trasporti italiani, vol. 10, Milan, 1969, SBN IT\ICCU\UFI\0180828, page 54.

[brini71-2] Giuseppe Brini, Quelli del tramway. Cento anni di vita e di lotta nella città di Bologna, Bologna, Centro Stampa ATC Bologna, 1977, volume 1, page 71.

[MT-1964mar-3] Wyse, W.J., ed. (March 1964). "Overseas News". Modern Tramway and Light Railway Review. London: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 104–105.

[avviolavori-4] "Partono i cantieri per la realizzazione della linea rossa del tram, il via dal deposito di Borgo Panigale e dal Terminal Michelino-Fiera" (in Italian). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[5] Rebagliati; Dell'Amico (17 December 1990). Il tram a Savona 1912-1948 (in Italian). Liguria. ISBN 88-8055-118-3.

[6] Tramways & Urban Transit, September 2009, p. 359. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.

[7] Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2008, p. 193. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.

[8] Tramways & Urban Transit, February 2007, p. 64. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.

[9] Notizie dal Mondo dei Tram (2006) (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2010.

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