List of town tramway systems in Finland
This is a list of town tramway systems in Finland. It includes all tram systems in Finland, 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 of 2014, it has been decided to build two new light rail systems: Tampere light rail and Turku light rail.
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Helsinki | Helsinki | Horse | 21 Jun 1891 | 21 Oct 1901 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1] |
| Electric | 04 Sep 1900 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1] | |||
| ♦ Kulosaari (Brändö) | Electric | 25 Sep 1910 | 14 Feb 1951 | Unconnected to main system as built, connection to Helsinki (Sörnäinen) by tramcar ferry. Connection (bridge) opened 1919. | |
| ♦ Lauttasaari | Horse | 1913 | 31 Oct 1917 | Unconnected to main system. | |
| ♦ Munkkiniemi, Haaga | Electric | 1914 | 1938 | Rails owned by Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius, operated by Helsinki tram. Merged 1938 | |
| Trams in Turku | Turku (Åbo) | Horse | 04 May 1890 | 31 Oct 1892 | [1] |
| Electric | 02 Dec 1908 | 01 Oct 1972 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1] Reintroduction approved in 2009. | ||
| Trams in Vyborg | Vyborg** | Electric | 28 Sep 1912 | 25 Apr 1957 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1] **The city was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940. |
Note: The city of Tampere (Tammerfors) formerly operated a trolleybus system (1948-1976).[1]
See also
- Trams in Finland
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems
References
Bibliography
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