List of town tramway systems in Sweden explained

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.

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 GävleElectric13 Nov 19095 Apr 1956[1]
Gothenburg tram networkGothenburg (Göteborg)Horse24 Sep 187928 Oct 1902
Electric18 Aug 1902-
 HelsingborgElectric11 Jun 19032 Sep 1967
 RamlösaHorseJun 1877Sep 1890Operated only during summer season; replaced by Helsingborg electric tramway line.
 JönköpingElectric12 Jul 19077 Jun 1958
 KarlskronaElectric21 Dec 191015 May 1949
 KirunaElectric1 Oct 190728 May 1958Heritage tramway: 1984 – 14 Aug 1993
 LimhamnHorse1 Jul 1900Sep 1914
 LjunghusenHorseMay 1905Aug 1924
Lund tramwayLundElectric13 Dec 2020- First light rail system to be built in a new city since early 20th century.
Trams in MalmöMalmöHorse28 Aug 18872 Feb 1907
Electric20 Dec 190627 Apr 1973Heritage tramway: opened 15 Aug 1987
Trams in NorrköpingNorrköpingElectric10 Mar 1904-
Trams in Stockholm
(Stockholms Spårvägar)
StockholmHorse10 Jul 187710 Feb 1905
Steam11 Aug 188715 Nov 1901
Petrol14 Apr 19241 Mar 1929One line over Gärdet, where wires were not allowed.
Electric5 Sep 19011967 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.
DjurgårdslinjenElectricJun 1991-Heritage tramline
TvärbananElectric2000-Light rail
Spårväg CityElectric2010-Modern tramline
LidingöbananStockholm–LidingöElectric26 Oct 1907-Separated from the tram network in 1967.
NockebybananNockeby, StockholmElectric1914-Light rail. Separated from the tram network in 1950.
LångängsbananStocksundElectric15 Oct 191125 Sep 1966In 1934 converted from 1,435 mm gauge tramway to 891 mm narrow-gauge railway.
 SundsvallElectric21 Dec 19109 Nov 1952
 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.
 UppsalaElectric11 Sep 190612 Oct 1953

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas Sweden (se) . 2014-12-29 . Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society].