List of town tramway systems in Sweden
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This is a list of town tramway systems in Sweden. It includes all tram systems in Sweden, 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.
As at 2016, there were plans for new systems in several Swedish cities: Helsingborg, Jönköping, Linköping, Lund, Malmö, and Uppsala. The Lund tramway opened on 13 December 2020. None of the other systems have scheduled construction start dates.
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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Gävle | Electric | 13 Nov 1909 | 5 Apr 1956 | [1] | |
Gothenburg tram network | Gothenburg (Göteborg) | Horse | 24 Sep 1879 | 28 Oct 1902 | [1] |
Electric | 18 Aug 1902 | - | [1] | ||
Helsingborg | Electric | 11 Jun 1903 | 2 Sep 1967 | [1] | |
♦ Ramlösa | Horse | Jun 1877 | Sep 1890 | Operated only during summer season; replaced by Helsingborg electric tramway line.[1] | |
Jönköping | Electric | 12 Jul 1907 | 7 Jun 1958 | [1] | |
Karlskrona | Electric | 21 Dec 1910 | 15 May 1949 | [1] | |
Kiruna | Electric | 1 Oct 1907 | 28 May 1958 | Heritage tramway: 1984 – 14 Aug 1993[1] | |
Limhamn | Horse | 1 Jul 1900 | Sep 1914 | [1] | |
Ljunghusen | Horse | May 1905 | Aug 1924 | [1] | |
Lund tramway | Lund | Electric | 13 Dec 2020 | - | [1] First light rail system to be built in a new city since early 20th century. |
Trams in Malmö | Malmö | Horse | 28 Aug 1887 | 2 Feb 1907 | [1] |
Electric | 20 Dec 1906 | 27 Apr 1973 | Heritage tramway: opened 15 Aug 1987[1] | ||
Trams in Norrköping | Norrköping | Electric | 10 Mar 1904 | - | [1] |
Trams in Stockholm (Stockholms Spårvägar) | Stockholm | Horse | 10 Jul 1877 | 10 Feb 1905 | [1] |
Steam | 11 Aug 1887 | 15 Nov 1901 | [1] | ||
Petrol | 14 Apr 1924 | 1 Mar 1929 | One line over Gärdet, where wires were not allowed.[1] | ||
Electric | 5 Sep 1901 | 1967 | [1] Note for Stockholm: Two systems, north and south, were connected at Slussen on 1 Apr 1922. The system was closed down piece by piece 1950-1967, after which only the Nockeby and Lidingö lines remained. | ||
Djurgårdslinjen | Electric | Jun 1991 | - | Heritage tramline[1] | |
Tvärbanan | Electric | 2000 | - | Light rail[1] | |
Spårväg City | Electric | 2010 | - | Modern tramline[1] | |
Lidingöbanan | ♦ Stockholm–Lidingö | Electric | 26 Oct 1907 | - | Separated from the tram network in 1967.[1] |
Nockebybanan | ♦ Nockeby, Stockholm | Electric | 1914 | - | Light rail. Separated from the tram network in 1950.[1] |
Långängsbanan | ♦ Stocksund | Electric | 15 Oct 1911 | 25 Sep 1966 | In 1934 converted from 1,435 mm gauge tramway to 891 mm narrow-gauge railway.[1] |
Sundsvall | Electric | 21 Dec 1910 | 9 Nov 1952 | [1] | |
Ulricehamn | (Electric) | - | - | Line completed 1911, test trips operated. Not opened for public service because of an accident, and a dispute over how much passengers should pay as fare.[1] | |
Uppsala | Electric | 11 Sep 1906 | 12 Oct 1953 | [1] |
See also
[edit]- List of town tramway systems – parent article
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems