List of town tramway systems in Finland
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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[update], it has been decided to build two new light rail systems: Tampere light rail and Turku light rail.[citation needed]
| 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. |
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| 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
