List of town tramway systems in Italy
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This is a list of town tramway systems in Italy by region
. It includes all tram systems, past and present.
Abruzzo
Calabria
Campania
Emilia-Romagna
Note for Reggio nell'Emilia: Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, page 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single source.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Liguria
Lombardia
Marche
Note for Pesaro: Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, page 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single map.
Piemonte
Puglia
Sardegna
Sicilia
Toscana
Umbria
Veneto
Regions of Italy
The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, of which five are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes....
. It includes all tram systems, past and present.
AbruzzoAbruzzoAbruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...
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L'Aquila L'Aquila L'Aquila is a city and comune in central Italy, both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 73,150 inhabitants, but has a daily presence in the territory of 100,000 people for study, tertiary activities, jobs and tourism... |
Electric | ? | ? | ||
Chieti Chieti Chieti is a city and comune in Central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region... |
Electric | 1905 | 1944 | ||
Pescara Pescara Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area... |
Electric | 1934 | 1960 | ||
Sulmona Sulmona thumb|150px|Celestine V's hermitage and the remains of the Shrine of Hercules Curinus.thumb|150px|Palazzo SS. Annunziata and Museo Civicothumb|150px|Church of SS... |
Electric | 1908 | 1944 |
CalabriaCalabriaCalabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
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Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Catanzaro | Electric | 1910 | 1954 | ||
Reggio di Calabria Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1918 | 1928 |
CampaniaCampaniaCampania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
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Napoli Naples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples... /Napoli |
Horse | 1875 | ? | ||
Steam | ? | ? | |||
Electric | 1899 | See Trams in Naples Trams in Naples The Naples tramway network is located within the city and comune of Naples, in the region of Campania, southern Italy. In operation since 1875, the network has waxed and waned in size and vitality over the years, and is now growing once again... . |
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Salerno Salerno Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea.... |
Electric | 1922 | 1937 |
Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-RomagnaEmilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
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Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Steam | 1880 | ? | |||
Electric | 1903 | 1963 | Reintroduction planned. | ||
Ferrara Ferrara Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north... |
Electric | 1910 | 1939 | ||
Forlì Forlì Forlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre... |
Steam | ? | ? | ||
Modena Modena Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1912 | 1950 | |||
Parma Parma Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world.... |
Electric | 1910 | 1954 | ||
Piacenza Piacenza Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza... |
Electric | 1910 | 1955 | ||
Reggio nell'Emilia Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia.... |
Electric (?) | See note. | |||
Rimini Rimini Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1921 | 1938 |
Note for Reggio nell'Emilia: Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, page 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single source.
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...
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Gorizia Gorizia Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1909 | 1935 | |||
Trieste Trieste Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city... |
Horse | 1876 | 1900 | ||
Electric | 1900 | 1970 | |||
♦ Trieste - Villa Opicina Opicina Tramway The Opicina Tramway is an unusual hybrid tramway and funicular railway in the city of Trieste, Italy. It links Piazza Oberdan, on the northern edge of the city centre, with the village of Villa Opicina in the hills above.... |
Electric | 1902 | |||
Udine Udine Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1908 | 1952 |
Lazio
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Fiuggi Fiuggi Fiuggi is a comune in the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio in central Italy.-History:Fiuggi, originally called Anticoli di Campagna, gained fame as early as the 14th century, when Pope Boniface VIII claimed his kidney stones had been healed by the mineral waters from the nearby Fiuggi... |
Electric | 1917 | 1962 | ||
Frosinone Frosinone Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1... |
Electric | 1917 | 1937 | ||
Roma Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... /Rome |
Horse | 1877 | 1905 | ||
Steam Rome-Tivoli suburban line | 1879 | 1931 | |||
Electric | 1890 | 1890 | |||
Electric | 1895 | ||||
STEFER | ♦ Suburban tramway | Electric | 1903 | 1980 |
LiguriaLiguriaLiguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
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Genova Genoa Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria.... /Genoa |
Horse | 1878 | ? | ||
Steam | ? | ? | |||
Electric | 1893 | 1966 | Metro line opened 13 June 1990 uses former tramway tunnel. | ||
Imperia Imperia Imperia may be:* Imperia , an Italian city* Province of Imperia, the Italian province of the above city of Imperia* IMPERIA, a vodka produced by Russian Standard* Imperia , a statue in Constance, Germany... |
Electric | 1926 | 1947 | ||
Sanremo Sanremo Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival... |
Electric | 1913 | 1948 | ||
Savona Savona Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.... |
Electric | 1912 | 1948 | Ref.: Rebagliati & Dell'Amico - "Il tram a Savona 1912-1948", ISBN 8880551183. | |
Sestri Levante Sestri Levante Sestri Levante is a town and comune in Liguria, Italy. Lying on the Mediterranean Sea, it is approximately 56 kilometers south of Genoa and is set on a promontory. While nearby Portofino and the Cinque Terre are probably the most well known tourist destinations on the Italian Riviera, Sestri... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
La Spezia La Spezia La Spezia , at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. Located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts one of Italy's biggest military... |
Electric | 1902 | 1953 | ||
Ventimiglia Ventimiglia Ventimiglia is a city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located southwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts... |
Electric | 1901 | 1936 |
LombardiaLombardyLombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
(Lombardy)
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Bergamo Bergamo Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan... |
Horse | 1875 | ? | ||
Steam | 1884 | 1931 | |||
Electric | 1898 | 1958 | |||
Electric | 25 April 2009 | ||||
Brescia Brescia Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1904 | 1952 | |||
Certosa di Pavia Certosa di Pavia The Certosa di Pavia Gra-Car , Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Grace, is a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy, situated near a small town of the same name in the Province of Pavia, 8 km north of Pavia... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Como Como Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.... |
Electric | 1899 1906 |
1899 1952 |
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Cremona Cremona Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments... |
Electric | 1916 | 1940 | ||
Lecco Lecco Lecco is a town of c. 47,760 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan, the capital of the province of Lecco. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como... |
Electric | 1927 | 1953 | ||
Mantova Mantua Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole... /Mantua |
Electric | 1914 | 1932 | ||
Massa Massa Massa is a town and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, the administrative centre of the province of Massa-Carrara. It is located in the Frigido River Valley, near the Alpi Apuane, some 5 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea.... |
Steam | 1890 | 1932 | ||
Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... o /Milan |
Horse | 1876 | 1900 | ||
Steam | 1878 | 1957 | |||
Electric | 1893 | ||||
Monza Monza Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June... |
Electric | 1900 | 1956 | ||
Pavia Pavia Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000... |
Electric | 1913 | 1954 | ||
Varese Varese Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :... |
Electric | 1895 | 1953 | ||
Viggiù Viggiù Viggiù is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 8 km northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland... |
Electric | 1912 | 1951 |
MarcheMarcheThe population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
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Ancona Ancona Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region.... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1909 | 1949 | |||
Offida Offida Offida is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km south of Ancona and about 12 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno, on a rocky spur between the valleys of the Tesino and Tronto rivers.-History:The origins of Offida are debated... |
Electric | 1926 | 1952 | ||
Pesaro Pesaro Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206.... |
Electric (?) | see note. |
Note for Pesaro: Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, page 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single map.
PiemontePiedmontPiedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
(Piedmont)
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Alessandria Alessandria -Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum... |
Steam | 1880 | ? | ||
Electric | 1913 | 1952 | |||
Biella Biella Biella is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Piemonte, the capital of the province of the same name, with some 45,800 inhabitants as of 2009. It is located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 80 km west-northwest of Milan.It lies in the foothills of the Alps,... |
Electric | 1911 | 1958 | ||
Cuneo Cuneo Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area... |
Electric | ? | ? | ||
Monchiero Monchiero Monchiero is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 560 and an area of 5.0 km².Monchiero borders the following municipalities:... - Dogliani Dogliani Dogliani is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km northeast of Cuneo.... |
Electric | ? | ? | ||
Stresa Stresa Stresa is a town and comune of about 5,000 inhabitants on the shores of the Lago Maggiore in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy; it is situated on the road and rail routes to the Simplon pass, about 90 km north-west of Milan. Since the early 20th century, the main source of income has been the... |
Electric | ? | ? | ||
Torino Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... /Turin |
Horse | 1871 | 1900 | ||
Electric | 1898 | ||||
♦ Torino - Rivoli | Electric | 1914 | 1955 | ||
♦ Torino - Poirino Poirino Poirino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southeast of Turin.Poirino borders the following municipalities: Chieri, Riva presso Chieri, Villanova d'Asti, Santena, Villastellone, Isolabella, Cellarengo, Pralormo, Ceresole Alba, and... |
Steam/Electric | 1875 | 1949 | Electrified in 1904 to Trofarello, in 1933 from Trofarello to Poirino. | |
♦ Torino - Brusasco Brusasco Brusasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin. The main sights are the castle and the Palazzo Ellena, both from the 18th century.... |
Steam/Electric | 1881 | 1949 | Electrified in 1908 to Chivasso, in 1931 from Chivasso to Brusasco. | |
♦ Torino - Pinerolo Pinerolo Pinerolo is a town and comune in north-western Italy, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin on the river Chisone.-History:In the Middle Ages, the town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance... |
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 - Saluzzo Saluzzo Saluzzo is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont region, Italy.The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc... |
Steam/Electric | 1881 | 1950 | Storage battery tram from 1930. Narrow gauge (1.100 mm) | |
♦ Torino - Volpiano Volpiano Volpiano is a comune in the Province of Turin, in the Italian region Piedmont.The city is located about 15 km north-east of Turin.... |
Steam | 1884 | 1931 | ||
♦ Torino - Pianezza Pianezza Pianezza is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 12 km northwest of Turin.-External links:*... |
Steam/Electric | 1884 | 1951 | Electrified in 1930. Branch line to Druento and Venaria Reale. | |
♦ Torino - Settimo Settimo Settimo may refer to several places in Italy:*Settimo, an hamlet of Cinto Caomaggiore, in the Province of Venice*Settimo Milanese, a municipality in the Province of Milan*Settimo Rottaro, a municipality in the Province of Turin... |
Steam/Electric | 1884 | 1954 | Electrified in 1924. | |
Valenza Valenza Valenza is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km east of Turin and about 11 km north of Alessandria.-History:... |
Electric | 1914 | 1947 |
PugliaApuliaApulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
(Apulia)
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Bari Bari Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas... |
Electric | 1909 | 1952 (?) 1948 (*) | (*) according to fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_tramways_en_Europe | |
Taranto Taranto Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base.... |
Electric | 1922 | 1950 |
SardegnaSardiniaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
(Sardinia)
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Cagliari Cagliari Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu... |
Steam | 1888 | ? | ||
Electric | 1915 | 1973 | |||
Electric | 17 March 2008 | New system created by equipping a section of an existing railway line of Ferrovie della Sardegna Ferrovie della Sardegna The Ferrovie della Sardegna , know also as ARST Gestione FdS and with the acronym FdS, is the regional railway network, in the island of Sardinia, Italy.... as light rail transit Light rail Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems... (adding stations, overhead lines Overhead lines Overhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point... , buying light rail cars to serve it, etc.) |
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Metrotranvia Sassari Sassari Tram-train The Sassari Tram-train also known as the Sassari metro-tramway is a tram-train system in Sassari, Italy... |
Sassari Sassari Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area... |
Electric | 27 Oct 2006 |
SiciliaSicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
(Sicily)
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Catania Catania Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and... |
Electric | 1905 | 1951 | ||
Messina | Horse | ? | ? | ||
Steam | 1890 | 1920 | |||
Electric | 1910 | 1951 | |||
Electric | 3 April 2003 | ||||
Palermo Palermo Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1898 | 1946 | Reintroduction planned (under construction in 2009). | ||
Trapani Trapani Trapani is a city and comune on the west coast of Sicily in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the main gateway to the nearby Egadi Islands.-History:... |
Electric | 1919 (*) | 1952 | (*) according to fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_tramways_en_Europe |
ToscanaTuscanyTuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
(Tuscany)
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Carrara Carrara Carrara is a city and comune in the province of Massa-Carrara , notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence.... |
Electric | 1915 | 1955 | ||
Firenze Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.... (Florence) |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Steam | 1881 | ? | |||
Electric | 1890 | 1958 | |||
Electric | 14 February 2010 | Florence Tram. | |||
Livorno Livorno Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :... |
Horse | 1881 (*) | ? | According to point 15 at http://www.misteromania.it/cartoline_da/livorno.html | |
Electric | 1897 | 1944 (?) | |||
Montepulciano Montepulciano Montepulciano is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the province of Siena in southern Tuscany, in Italy. Montepulciano, with an elevation of 605 m, sits on a high limestone ridge. By car it is 13 km E of Pienza; 70 km SE of Siena, 124 km SE of Florence, and... |
Steam | ? | ? | ||
Pisa Pisa Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
Electric | 1912 | 1952 | |||
Viareggio Viareggio Viareggio is a city and comune located in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 64,000 it is the main centre of the northern Tuscan Riviera known as Versilia, and the second largest city within the Province of Lucca.It is known as a seaside resort... |
Electric | 1909 | 1944 (?) |
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Bolzano Tram Bolzano Tram The Bolzano Tram was built to connect the various villages near Bolzano. At the time, Zwölfmalgreien, Bolzano and Gries were three independent municipalities.-Track:... |
Bolzano | Electric | 1909 | 1948 | See note. |
Rittnerbahn | Ritten Ritten Ritten is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.-Territory:The 111 km² community is named after the high plateau , the Ritten or the Renon, on which most of the villages are located... (Soprabolzano/Oberbozen) |
Electric | 1907 | * see note | |
Lana-Meran Railway | Lana Lana, Italy Lana is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is situated between Bolzano and Merano... |
Electric | ? | ? | |
Meraner Tram | Meran | Electric | 1906 | 1956 | |
Ferrovia Trento-Malè | Trento Trento Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino... |
Electric | 1909 | circa 1936 | Rebuilt 1936 as a conventional railway, no longer a tram Tram A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities... way, but it continues to operate in that later form. |
- Note for Rittnerbahn: Bolzano to Ritten rack railwayRack railwayA rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail...
segment closed in 1966. The Ritten section continues to operate.
UmbriaUmbriaUmbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
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Perugia Perugia Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area.... |
Electric | 1899 | 1946 | ||
Terni Terni Terni is a city in southern Umbria, central Italy, capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is 104 km N of Rome, 36 km NW of Rieti, and 29 km S of Spoleto.-History:... |
Electric | 1901 | 1960 |
VenetoVenetoVeneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
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Padova Padua Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having... /Padua |
Electric | 1907 | 1954 | ||
Electric | 29 October 2007 | Translohr. | |||
Venezia Venice Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region... /Venice: |
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♦ Lido | Steam | 1882 | ? | ||
Electric | 1907 | 1941 | |||
♦ Mestre Mestre Mestre is a city part of the comune of Venice, in Veneto, northern Italy.The city is connected to Venice by a large rail and road bridge, called Ponte della Libertà .... |
Steam | 1891 | ? | ||
Electric | 1905 | 1933 | |||
Electric | 20 December 2010 | Translohr. | |||
Verona Verona Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona... |
Horse | 1884 | ? | ||
Electric | 1908 | 1954 | |||
♦ Verona - San Bonifacio San Bonifacio San Bonifacio is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km west of Venice and about 25 km east of Verona.... |
Electric | 1912 | 1961 | ||
♦ Caldiero Caldiero Caldiero is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km west of Venice and about 15 km east of Verona.... - Tregnago Tregnago Tregnago is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km west of Venice and about 15 km northeast of Verona... |
Electric | 1921 | 1956 | ||
♦ Villanova Villanova Villanova may refer to:In botany:*Villanova, a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, an invalid name replaced by Flueggea, or bushweed*Villanova , a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae.In education:*St... - San Giovanni Ilarione San Giovanni Ilarione San Giovanni Ilarione is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 90 km west of Venice and about 20 km northeast of Verona... |
Electric | 1929 | 1956 | ||
♦ Verona - Grezzana Grezzana Grezzana is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 100 km west of Venice and about 10 km northeast of Verona... |
Electric | 1922 | 1958 | ||
Vicenza Vicenza Vicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione... |
Electric | 1910 | 1951 | ||
Treviso Treviso Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city... |
Electric | 1910 | 1938 (?) |
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of trolleybus systems