List of tram and light-rail transit systems
The following is a list of cities that currently have tram / light-rail systems as part of their public transport system, also listing new systems under construction or planned, where reliable information is available.
Africa
- Algeria
Planning stages:[3] Mostaganem, Ouargla, Sétif, Annaba, Béchar, Tebessa, Skikda, Djelfa, Tlemcen, Blida and Béjaia.
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Tunisia
Asia
- People's Republic of China
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- Hong Kong
- India
Calcutta Tramways Company
- Indonesia
- Solo, Central Java province, not as other cities in Indonesia which develop Bus Rapid Transit, at February 2011 Solo has launched the first non-electrical Indonesian Bus Rail (Tram) which the aim for mass transportation and also for tourists.
- Israel
- Japan
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- Proposed Light Rail Systems in Japan
- Kazakhstan
- North Korea
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Kaohsiung – Circular LRT (under planning)
- Keelung – Keelung Light Rapid Transit (proposed)
- Turkey (Asian part)
See the Europe section of this list for systems located in that part of Turkey
- Uzbekistan
Europe
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- 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)
- Bremen
- Frankfurt
- Hanover
- Jena
- Kassel
- Saarbrücken
- Stuttgart
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- Tram
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Latvia
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
Complete list:[29]
- Serbia
- Spain
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey (European part)
See the Asia section of this list for all others
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- For a more extensive list including closed systems, see List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom
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- Proposed light-rail systems in United Kingdom
Southampton & Portsmouth - Solent Metro in the Urban South Hampshire
North America
- Canada
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- Current and under-construction light-rail systems
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- Proposed light-rail systems
- Cuba
- Havana to Matanzas - interurban tram
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
- United States
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- Current and future (under construction) light-rail systems
- Austin, Texas – Capital MetroRail
- Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore Light Rail
- Boston, Massachusetts – MBTA Green Line and Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line
- Buffalo, New York – Buffalo Metro Rail
- Camden, New Jersey to Trenton, New Jersey – River Line
- Charlotte, North Carolina – Lynx Light Rail
- Cleveland, Ohio – RTA Blue and Green Lines
- Dallas, Texas – Dallas Area Rapid Transit Light Rail
- Denver, Colorado – TheRide
- Houston, Texas – METRO Light Rail
- Hudson County, New Jersey – Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
- Los Angeles, California – LACMTA Metro Rail system
- Minneapolis, Minnesota – Hiawatha Line
- Morgantown, West Virginia- Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit
- New Orleans, Louisiana – New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
- Newark, New Jersey – Newark Light Rail
- Norfolk, Virginia – Tide Light Rail
- Oceanside, California – SPRINTER
- Phoenix, Arizona – Valley Metro Rail
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines, Suburban Trolley Lines, and Route 15
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh Light Rail ("The T")
- Portland, Oregon – MAX Light Rail, Portland Streetcar
- Sacramento, California – Sacramento Regional Transit Light Rail
- St. Louis, Missouri – St. Louis MetroLink
- Salt Lake City, Utah – UTA TRAX
- San Diego, California – San Diego Trolley
- San Francisco, California – Muni Metro
- San Jose, California – VTA Light Rail
- Seattle, Washington – Sound Transit Central Link, South Lake Union Streetcar
- Tacoma, Washington – Sound Transit Tacoma Link
- Washington, D.C. – DC Streetcar (projected to open in 2012)[31]
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- Proposed light rail or modern-streetcar systems
- Albany, New York - see Albany Light Rail
- Albuquerque, New Mexico – Albuquerque Rapid Transit Project
- Arlington, Virginia – Columbia Pike Transit Alternative
- Atlanta, Georgia – Atlanta Inner Core Transit Feasibility Study, Atlanta Streetcar, Belt Line
- Baltimore, Maryland – Charles Street Trolley proposal[32]
- Bangor, Maine – Bangor to Trenton Transportation Alternatives Study
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Baton Rouge Area Transportation Solutions
- Birmingham, Alabama – Birmingham Regional Transportation Alternatives Analysis
- Boise, Idaho – Capital City Development Corp. (City of Boise)[33]
- Charleston, South Carolina – Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority
- Cincinnati, Ohio – Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
- Columbus, Ohio – Central Ohio Transit Authority/City of Columbus.[34] See Columbus Streetcar.
- Corpus Christi, Texas – Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority
- Detroit, Michigan – Detroit Transit Options for Growth Study [35]
- El Paso, Texas – Sun Metro Area Rapid Transit Line
- Fort Worth, Texas – Fort Worth Transportation Authority
- Grand Canyon, Arizona – Grand Canyon Transit
- Honolulu, Hawaii – Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project
- Huntsville, Alabama[36]
- Jacksonville, Florida – Jacksonville Transportation Authority Transportation Alternatives Study
- Kansas City, Missouri – Heartland Light Rail System
- Lansing, Michigan[37]
- Los Angeles, California – Los Angeles Streetcar, Inc. (Downtown Red Car)
- Louisville, Kentucky – Transportation Tomorrow
- Madison, Wisconsin – Transport 2020
- Miami, Florida – Trafficrelief (People's Transportation Plan)
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Milwaukee County Transit System
- Monterey, California – Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC)[38]
- New York, New York – Staten Island Light Rail
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – downtown modern streetcar network[39]
- Omaha, Nebraska - Omaha Modern-streetcar System
- Pasadena, California – Greater Pasadena Regional Trolley
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina – Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority
- Richmond, Virginia – GRTC Transit System
- Rochester, New York – Rochester Rail Transit Committee
- St. Louis, Missouri - Delmar Loop Trolley
- Salt Lake City, Utah – Sugar House Streetcar
- San Antonio, Texas – VIA Metropolitan Transit
- San Bernardino, California – San Bernardino-Redlands light rail
- Spokane, Washington – Spokane Regional Light Rail
- Tampa, Florida – Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)
- Tempe, Arizona - Modern-streetcar line[40]
- Tucson, Arizona – modern-streetcar line[41]
- Montgomery County, Maryland – Purple Line [42]
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- Heritage streetcar systems
- Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte Trolley
- Dallas, Texas – McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
- Galveston, Texas – Island Transit (Texas) – Galveston Island Trolley
- Kenosha, Wisconsin – Kenosha Transit / Kenosha Streetcar service
- Little Rock to North Little Rock, Arkansas – River Rail Streetcar
- Memphis, Tennessee – Memphis Area Transit Authority Trolley
- New Orleans, Louisiana – St. Charles Avenue Streetcar
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – SEPTA Route 15 (Girard Avenue Trolley)
- Portland, Oregon – Portland Vintage Trolley, Willamette Shore Trolley
- San Francisco, California – F Market, San Francisco cable car system
- San Pedro, Los Angeles, California – Port of LA Waterfront Red Car Line
- Savannah, Georgia – River Street Streetcar
- Tampa, Florida – TECO Line Streetcar System
- Tucson, Arizona – Old Pueblo Trolley
Oceania
- Australia
Operational:
Under Construction:
Proposed:
- New Zealand
South America
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Peru
- Lima – Heritage Tram, see Trams in Greater Lima
- Venezuela
See also
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