List of light-rail transit systems

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The following is a list of cities that have tram / light-rail systems as part of their public transport system.

1 Asia
2 Africa
3 Europe
4 Oceania
- 4.1 Australia
- 4.2 New Zealand
5 North America
6 South America
7 See also
8 External links

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Asia

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Fukui - Fukui Railway (Interurban streetcar)
Hakodate - Hakodate City Transportation Bureau (tramway)
Hiroshima - Hiroshima Electric Railway (tramway with LRV's)
Kagoshima - Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau (tramway)
Kamakura, Fujisawa - Enoshima Electric Railway (tramway consist of private right of way)
Kitakyushu - Chikuho Electric Railway (tramway consist of private right of way)
Kochi - Tosa Electric Railway (tramway)
Kumamoto - Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau (tramway)
Kyoto - Keifuku Electric Railway (tramway mainly consist of private right of way)
Matsuyama - Iyo Railway (tramway)
Nagasaki - Nagasaki Electric Tramway (tramway)
Okayama - Okayama Electric Tramway (tramway)
Osaka, Sakai - Hankai Electric Tramway (tramway)*Otsu - Keishin Line, Ishiyama Sakamoto Line (Interurban streetcar) operated by Keihan Electric Railway
Sapporo - Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (tramway)
Takaoka, Shinminato - Manyou Line Coporation (tramway)
Tokyo
- Toden Arakawa Line (tramway) operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
- Tokyu Setagaya Line (tramway consist of private right of way) operated by Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway
Toyama - Toyama City Line (tramway) operated by Toyama Regional Railway
Toyohashi - Toyohashi City Line (tramway) operated by Toyohashi Railway

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Proposed Light Rail Systems in Japan

Kumamoto - Kumamoto Electoric Railway
Kyoto
Toshima, Tokyo
Toyama - Toyama Light Rail, will open at Apr. 2006.
Utsunomiya

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Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - Kelana Jaya Line (formerly Putra LRT), Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line (both formerly Star LRT)

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North Korea

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Philippines

Manila - Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT) (two lines), Manila Mass Rail Transit System (MRT)

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Singapore

Singapore - Bukit Panjang LRT Line, Sengkang LRT Line (partially open), Punggol LRT Line (partially open)

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Turkey

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Africa

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Egypt

Cairo - trams
Alexandria - trams

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Tunisia

Tunis - métro léger - list of Tunis Métro stations

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Nigeria

Abuja - Phase 1 to be completed 2007 [1]
Lagos - This is being developed [2] by Lemna International [3]

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Europe

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Austria

Gmunden, Gmunden-Vorchdorf, Vorchdorf-Lambach, Lambach-Haag
Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Linz-Pöstlingberg
Linz-Waizenkirchen, Salzburg, Vöcklamarkt-Attersee
Wien (Vienna), Wien-Baden

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Belarus

Minsk, Mazyr, Navapolack, Vitebsk

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Belgium

Antwerp and Ghent, operated by De Lijn
Brussels, operated by MIVB/STIB
Charleroi, operated by TEC
Belgian Coastal Tram, operated by De Lijn

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Bosnia-Herzegovina

Sarajevo

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Bulgaria

Sofia

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Croatia

Osijek, Zagreb

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Czech Republic

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Estonia

Tallinn

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Finland

Helsinki: Helsinki tram

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France

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Bordeaux
Caen - Guided Light Transit guided bus marketed as 'trams on tyres'
Clermont-Ferrand (under construction)
Grenoble
Île-de-France - T1 between Saint Denis and Bobigny; T2 between La Defense and Issy Plaine
Lille to Roubaix to Tourcoing
Lyon
Marseille
Montpellier
Nancy - Guided Light Transit guided bus marketed as 'trams on tyres' (rubber tired tram)
Nantes
Orléans
Paris
Rouen
Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg

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Germany

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Light rail (Stadtbahn or Strassenbahn)

Baden-Baden, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, Pforzheim (linked as Stadtbahn Karlsruhe/Karlsruher Modell)
Bielefeld
Bochum, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Krefeld, Mülheim an der Ruhr (linked as Stadtbahn Rhein-Ruhr)
Bonn, Cologne(Köln), Siegburg (linked as Stadtbahn Köln/Bonn)
Frankfurt (U-Bahn is also technically a light rail transit system, see also Frankfurt Transit)
Hanover
Kassel
Saarbrücken
Stuttgart

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Tram

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Hungary

Budapest – tram lines operated by BKV
Debrecen – tram lines operated by DKV
Miskolc – tram lines operated by MVK Rt.
Szeged – tram lines operated by SzKT

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Ireland

Dublin - Luas (operated by Connex)

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Italy

Genova, Genova-Casella, Messina, Milano, Napoli
Napoli-Sorrento (Circumvesuviana), Roma, Soprabolzano, Torino
Trento-Malé, Trieste

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Latvia

Daugavpils, Liepaja, Riga

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Netherlands

Amsterdam - Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB)
Rotterdam - Rotterdamse Electrische Tramweg Maatschappij (RET)
The Hague, Delft - Haagsche Tramweg Maatschappij (HTM)
Utrecht - Connexxion
Houten - Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
RijnGouweLijn - under construction; partly shares tracks with rapid transit

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Norway

Oslo, Oslotrikken, daughter company of Oslo Sporveier
Trondheim, Gråkallbanen

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Poland

Bydgoszcz
Częstochowa
Elbląg
Gdańsk
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Upper Silesia (most cities connected; see also Silesian Interurbans)
Grudziądz
Kraków
Łódź (also nearby cities of Pabianice and Zgierz connected)
Poznań (see also Poznanski Szybki Tramwaj)
Szczecin
Toruń
Warsaw
Wrocław

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Portugal

Lisboa, Porto, Sintra-Atlantico

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Romania

Arad
Botoşani
Braşov
Brăila
Bucharest (includes both a high-density tram network and a modern light rail network)
Constanţa
Cluj-Napoca
Galaţi
Iaşi
Oradea
Ploieşti
Timişoara

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Russia

Complete list: [5]

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Serbia

Belgrade

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Spain

Alicante - TRAM (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana)
Barcelona (Trambaix and Trambesòs)
Bilbao - EuskoTran
Seville - Seville metro (Under construction - The first line will be finished in 2007.)
Valencia - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana

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Slovakia

Bratislava, Košice, Poprad-Štrbské Pleso, Štrba-Štrbské Pleso, Trencianská Teplá-Trencianske Teplice

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

Kyiv, tram and fast tram
Kharkiv
Konotop, probably smallest town with stand-alone tram
Kryvyi Rih
Lviv
many others

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United Kingdom

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Oceania

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Australia

Existing:

Melbourne - Trams in Melbourne
Sydney - Metro Light Rail
Adelaide - Glenelg Tramway
Adelaide - O-Bahn (guided busway)
Victor Harbor - Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram

Proposed:

Brisbane - inner city area (numerous proposals)
Gold Coast - Gold Coast Highway
Fraser Island

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New Zealand

Christchurch (tourist tram service)

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North America

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Canada

Calgary, Alberta - C-Train
Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Transit System
Ottawa, Ontario - O-Train (diesel-powered pilot project)
Toronto, Ontario - TTC Streetcars

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Mexico

Guadalajara – tren eléctrico urbano, running from north to south, with terminals in both sides of the outer ring, through the Colón-Federalismo avenue. SITEUR [6]
Mexico City – Xochimilco–Tasqueña tren ligero [7]
Monterrey [8]

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United States

Metropolitan area	State	Main article	List of stations	Date opened	Official link	Other link
Boston	Massachusetts	Boston subway (or "T")	List	1856 ^{(Note 1)}	MBTA	[9]
New York	New Jersey	Newark City Subway	List	1935 ^{(Note 2)}	New Jersey Transit
New York	New Jersey	Hudson-Bergen Light Rail	List	2000	New Jersey Transit
Rochester	New York	Rochester Subway ^{(Note 3)}		1927, closed 1956		[10]

Baltimore, Maryland - Baltimore Light Rail system run by the Maryland Transit Administration
Buffalo, New York - Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Metro Rail
Camden-Trenton, New Jersey - New Jersey Transit River LINE
Cleveland, Ohio - Cleveland Rapid Transit (Blue and Green Lines)
Dallas, Texas - Dallas Area Rapid Transit, (see also Tandy Center Subway)
Denver, Colorado - Light rail run by the Regional Transportation District [11]
Detroit, Michigan - Detroit Downtown Trolley (Note: As of 2003, the Detroit Downtown Trolley no longer operates)
Galveston, Texas - Island Transit
Houston, Texas - METRORail, operated by METRO
Kenosha, Wisconsin - Kenosha Transit
Little Rock, Arkansas - Central Arkansas Transit
Los Angeles, California - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority [12]
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Hiawatha Line, operated by the Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit
- Historically: Twin City Rapid Transit (ca. 1872-1954)
Newark, New Jersey - Newark City Subway (New Jersey Transit)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Port Authority "T" Subway/Lightrail [13]
Portland, Oregon - Metropolitan Area Express, operated by TriMet; Portland Streetcar operated by City of Portland
Sacramento, California - Sacramento Regional Transit District
St. Louis, Missouri - Metrolink, operated by the Bi-State Development Agency
Salt Lake City, Utah - TRAX operated by the Utah Transit Authority
San Diego, California - San Diego Trolley operated by the Metropolitan Transit System [14]
San Francisco, California - Muni Metro, operated by San Francisco Municipal Railway
San Jose, California - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Tacoma, Washington - Sound Transit Tacoma Link

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Proposed Light Rail Systems in the U.S.

Albuquerque, New Mexico - ARTP (Albuquerque Rapid Transit Project)
Atlanta, Georgia - AICTFS (Atlanta Inner Core Transit Feasibility Study)
Atlanta, Georgia - NWCS (Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Northwest Connectivity Study)
Austin, Texas - ASG (Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority All Systems Go! Project)
Bangor, Maine BTTAS (Bangor to Trenton Transportation Alternatives Study)
Birmingham, Alabama BRTAA (Birmingham Regional Transportation Alternatives Analysis)
Charleston, South Carolina CARTA (Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority)(no info on site)
Charlotte, North Carolina CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System)
Chicago, Illinois CTA (Chicago Transit Authority)(no info on site)
Cincinnati, Ohio SORTA (Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority)(no info on site)
Columbus, Ohio Fast Trax (Central Ohio Transit Authority)
Corpus Christi, Texas The B (Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, CCRTA)(no info on site)
Detroit, Michigan DDMA (Downtown Detroit to Metro Airport Rapid Transit Alternative Analysis Study)
El Paso, Texas SMART (Sun Metro Area Rapid Transit Line)
Fort Worth, Texas FWTA (Fort Worth Transportation Authority)
Grand Canyon, Arizona GCT (Grand Canyon Transit)
Jacksonville, Florida JTA (Jacksonville Transportation Authority Transportation Alternatives Study)
Los Angeles, California F4ET (Friends 4 Expo Transit) and MGLCA (Metro Gold Line Construction Authority)
Louisville, Kentucky T2 (Transportation Tomorrow)
Madison, Wisconsin T2020 (Transport 2020)
Miami, Florida Trafficrelief (People's Transportation Plan)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin MCTS (Milwaukee County Transit System)(no info on site)
Minneapolis, Minnesota Central Corridor (CC) and MNDOT (Minnesota Department of Transportation Light Rail)
New York, New York Vision42
Newark, New Jersey/Elizabeth, New Jersey Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link (New Jersey Transit)
Norfolk, Virginia NLRP (Norfolk Light Rail Project)
Oceanside, California NCTD (North County Transit District)
Oklahoma City Metro Transit Downtown Trolley [15]
Orange, California OCTA (Orange County Transportation Authority) (Note: as of October 2005, the project has been shelved by the OCTA due to lack of federal funding)
Orlando, Florida CFR (Central Florida Rail)
Phoenix, Arizona Valley Metro Rail (Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project) under construction, scheduled opening in 2008
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania an addition to the current 25 mile lightrail/subway to the University District has been proposed by mayor Bob O'Connor.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania an addition to the 25 mile system is currently under construction to the northshore Heinz Field and PNC Park and should be completed by 2008.
Raleigh, North Carolina TTA (Triangle Transit Authority)
Richmond, Virginia GRTC (GRTC Transit System)
Rochester, New York RRTC (Rochester Rail Transit Committee)
San Antonio, Texas VIA (VIA Metropolitan Transit)
Spokane, Washington SRLR (Spokane Regional Light Rail / BRT also studied)
Tucson, Arizona TST (Tucsonans for Sensible Transportation) Ballot Proposal Defeated in 2003/2004.
Washington, DC Metro (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)

Link:

APTA Light Rail Lines Active & Proposed

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Heritage streetcar systems

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Notes

The Cambridge Horse Railroad was the first street railway in Boston, opened in 1856. In 1897 the Tremont Street Subway was built downtown to take streetcars off the street; this subway is still used by today's Green Line. The first section of surface trackage still in use was in place by 1872 on Huntington Avenue, and is now used by the Green Line "E" Branch. Currently the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line also runs as a streetcar line.
The Newark City Subway opened in 1935, but streetcar lines opened way before then. The only section still in use is the Subway.
The Rochester Subway used streetcar-style vehicles, but had underground sections, much like Boston's Green Line and the Newark City Subway. The Rochester Subway was also used for freight until 1957.