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
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History of currently existing tramway systems in Italy
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Abruzzo
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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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 |
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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 | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Catanzaro | Electric | 1910 | 1954 | ||
Reggio di Calabria | Horse | ? | ? | ||
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 |
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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 |
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Bologna | Trams in Bologna | Horse | 2 October 1880[1] | 1904[2] | Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) |
Electric | 11 February 1904[2] | 3 Nov 1963[3] | |||
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) | |
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 | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1921 | 1938 |
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Gorizia | Horse | ? | ? | ||
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) |
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 | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1908 | 1952 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Fiuggi | Electric | 1917 | 1962 | ||
Frosinone | Electric | 1917 | 1937 | ||
↘ Rome | |||||
♦ Rome (Roma) urban network | Trams in Rome | Horse | 1877 | 1905 | |
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) |
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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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 |
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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 | ? | ? | |
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 | |
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 | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Ancona | Horse | 1881 | 1909 | ||
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 |
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Alessandria | Steam | 1880 | ? | ||
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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
Electric | 1897 | 1944(?) | |||
Massa | Steam | 1890 | 1932 | ||
Montepulciano | Steam | ? | ? | ||
Pisa | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1912 | 1952 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | ||
Viareggio | Electric | 1909 | 1944(?) |
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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↘ 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. |
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Perugia | Trams in Perugia | Electric | 1899 | 1946 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Terni | Electric | 1901 | 1960 |
Location | Relevant Wikipedia Article | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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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 | ? | ||
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 | ? | ||
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 |
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of trolleybus systems in Italy
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems
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