List of town tramway systems in Spain

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This is a list of town tramway systems in Spain by autonomous community. It includes all tram systems, past and present.

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[edit] Andalusia

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Cádiz Mule 18__  ?  
Electric 190_ 22 Aug 1964 Reintroduction planned.
  Granada Electric 17 Jul 1904 14 Feb 1974 Heritage tramway planned.
  ♦ Granada - Sierra Nevada Electric 21 Feb 1925 20 Jan 1974  
  Málaga Mule 1881 1903  
Electric 1903 31 Dec 1961 Reintroduction (light metro / LRT) planned for February 2009.
  Linares - Baeza Electric 1 Aug 1904 15 Jan 1966  
  ♦ Linares - La Loma Electric 8 Dec 1907 15 Jan 1966  
  Marmolejo Mule 1916 Jul 1936 Operated only during spa season.
  Motril Mule 1884 8 Oct 1922  
  San Lúcar de Barrameda Horse 188_ 19__ Operated only during summer season.
  Sevilla /Seville Mule 5 Sep 1887 1899  
Electric 1899

28 Oct 2007

 8 May 1960

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 see MetroCentro.
  Vélez-Málaga Electric 16 Oct 2006    

[edit] Aragon

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Zaragoza Horse 19 Oct 1885 1900  
Electric 1900 22 Jan 1976 Reintroduction planned.

[edit] Asturias

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Arriondas - Covadonga Horse 1 Jan 1908 1930  
  Gijón Mule 30 Mar 1890 1909  
Electric 1909 10 May 1964  
  Mieres Mule 18__ 19__  
  Oviedo Horse 18__ 1922  
Electric traction 1922 1957 Three lines: 1.Ayuntamiento-Lugones; 2.Colloto-Buenavista; 3.La Argañosa-San Lázaro
  Santullano Mule 18__ 1917  
Steam 1917 28 Sep 1934  

[edit] Balearic Islands

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Alaró - Consell (Mallorca) Mule 5 May 1881 1922  
Petrol (gasoline) 1922 24 Feb 1935 Sporadic operation during 1936 - 1939.
  Palma de Mallorca (Mallorca) Mule 9 Sep 1891  ?  
Steam  ?  ?  
Petrol (gasoline) 14 Oct 1921 1940  
Electric 9 Sep 1891 Jan 1959 Reintroduction planned.
  Sóller (Mallorca) Electric 4 Oct 1913    

[edit] Basque Country

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bermeo - Pedernales Horse 189_ after 1913  
  Bilbao / Bilbo Mule 10 Sep 1876  ?  
Electric 16 Feb 1896

18 Dec 2002

 30 Nov 1964

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 see EuskoTran.
  Donostia / San Sebastián Mule 18 Jul 1887 1897  
Electric 1897 11 Jul 1958 Reintroduction planned.
  Irun / Irún - Hondarribia / Fuenterrabía Mule 1 Nov 1893 1919  
Electric 1919 18 Jun 1953  
  Vitoria-Gasteiz (Electric)     Reintroduction planned for 2008.

[edit] Canary Islands

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria) Steam gauge 1000 mm 1891 1910  
Electric 1910 1935 Operation restored with steam traction, one steam locomotive pulling trains of tramcars, 1940 - 1941. Reintroduction planned.
  (Santa Cruz de) Tenerife Steam / Electric gauge 1200 mm 8 Apr 1901

2 Jun 2007

 1956

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[edit] Cantabria

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Santander Steam 1873 1875  
Horse 1875 1908  
Electric 1908 11 Jul 1951  

[edit] Castile and León

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Avilés Horse 1892 1924  
Electric 1924 1955 (?)  
  Valladolid Mule 22 Dec 1881 1911  
Electric 1911 6 Nov 1933  

[edit] Catalonia

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Barcelona Mule 26 Jun 1872 1907  
Steam 1877 1907  
Electric 26 Jan 1899

3 Apr 2004

 19 Mar 1971

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 see Trambaix and Trambesòs.
  ♦ Barcelona – Tibidabo Electric 29 Oct 1901   Very short (1.3-km) line using original rolling stock.
  ♦ Arrabassada Electric 19 Jul 1911 1938  
  ♦ Mataró – Argentona Electric 27 May 1928 9 Oct 1965  
  ♦ Montgat – Tiana Electric 1 Nov 1916 30 Sep 1955  
  Tarragona Mule 9 Apr 1883 13 Jan 1896  
  Tortosa – Roquetes Mule 20 Sep 1885 1928  

[edit] Extremadura

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Badajoz Horse 23 Mar 1889 1912 (?)  

[edit] Galicia

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  A Coruña / La Coruña Mule 1 Jan 1903 1913  
Electric 1913 Jul 1962 Heritage tramway opened 10 May 1997. Light-rail transit (LRT) system in planning.
  Ferrol Electric  ? 1962  
  Pontevedra Steam 12 Jun 1889 1924  
Electric 1924 1943  
  Verín Mule 1909 192_  
  Vigo Electric 10 Aug 1914 30 Dec 1968 Reintroduction planned.

[edit] Madrid

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  El Escorial (Electric)     Construction started 1929, not completed.
  Madrid Mule 31 May 1871  ?  
Steam 1878  ?  
Electric 1898 1 Jun 1972 Reintroduced 24 May 2007 (LRT).

[edit] Murcia

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Cartagena Mule Sep 1892 1907  
Electric 1907 1959  
  Murcia Mule Oct 1896 1902  
Steam 1902 1906  
Electric 1906

29 Apr 2007

 29 Apr 1929

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[edit] Navarre

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Pamplona Electric 23 Sep 1911  ?  

[edit] Valencia

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Alcoi (Electric)     Construction started 1895, not completed.
  Alacant / Alicante Mule 13 Jul 1893 1902  
Steam 1902 1924  
Electric 1924

15 Aug 2003

 14 Nov 1969

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 Light-rail (LRT) trial service opened 17 Mar 1999, full service 15 Aug 2003.
  Carcaixent - Denia / Dénia Mule 8 Feb 1864 28 Nov 1881 Line upgraded from tramway to railway.
  Novelda (Electric)     Construction started, not completed.
  València Mule 23 Jun 1876  ?  
Steam 1892  ?  
Electric 1900

21 May 1994

 20 June 1970

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  ♦ Burriana / Borriana - Grao / Grau Mule  ? 19__  
  ♦Villanueva de Castellón - Puebla Larga Mule 1 Mar 1896  ?  
Steam 1919

1926

 1926

1931

 Line upgraded from tramway to railway.

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