List of town tramway systems in Italy
This is a list of town tramway systems in Italy by region. It includes all tram systems in Italy, 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.
History of the openings of Italian tramways
Abruzzo
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Aquila | Electric | ? | ? | ||
| Chieti | Electric | 1905 | 1944 | Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1 3⁄8 in) | |
| Pescara | Electric | 1934 | 1960 | Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1 3⁄8 in) | |
| Sulmona | Electric | 1908 | 1944 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Apulia (Puglia)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bari | Electric | 1909 | 1948 or 1952 (?) | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Taranto | Electric | 1922 | 1950 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Calabria
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catanzaro | Electric | 1910 | 1954 | ||
| Reggio di Calabria | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 1918 | 1928 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Campania
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Naples | Naples (Napoli) | Horse | 1875 | ? | |
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Electric | 1899 | Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in) | |||
| Salerno | Electric | 1922 | 1937 |
Emilia-Romagna
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bologna | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Steam | 1880 | ? | |||
| Electric | 1903 | 1963 | Reintroduction planned. | ||
| Ferrara | Electric | 1910 | 1939 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Forlì | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Modena | Horse | ? | ? | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Electric | 1912 | 1950 | |||
| Parma | Electric | 1910 | 1954 | ||
| Piacenza | Electric | 1910 | 1955 | ||
| Reggio nell'Emilia | Electric(?) | 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. | |||
| Rimini | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 1921 | 1938 |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorizia | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 1909 | 1935 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | ||
| Trams in Trieste | Trieste | Horse | 1876 | 1914 | Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in) |
| Electric | 1900 | 1970 | Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in) | ||
| Trieste–Opicina tramway | ♦ Trieste – Opicina | Electric | 1902 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Udine | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 1908 | 1952 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Lazio
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiuggi | Electric | 1917 | 1962 | ||
| Frosinone | Electric | 1917 | 1937 | ||
| Trams in Rome | Rome (Roma) | Horse | 1877 | 1905 | |
| Steam Rome-Tivoli suburban line | 1879 | 1931 | |||
| Steam(?) | 1890 | 1890 | |||
| Electric | 1895 | Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in) | |||
| STEFER | ♦ Suburban tramway | Electric | 1903 | 1980 | Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in) |
Liguria
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa (Genova) | Horse | 1878 | ? | ||
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Electric | 1893 | 1966 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Metro line opened 13 June 1990 uses former tramway tunnel. | ||
| Imperia | Electric | 1926 | 1947 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Sanremo | Electric | 1913 | 1948 | ||
| Savona | Electric | 1912 | 1948 | [1] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Sestri Levante | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| La Spezia | Electric | 1902 | 1953 | ||
| Ventimiglia | Electric | 1901 | 1936 |
Lombardy (Lombardia)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergamo | Horse | 1875 | ? | ||
| Steam | 1884 | 1931 | |||
| Electric | 1898 | 1958 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | ||
| Bergamo–Albino light rail | Electric | 25 Apr 2009[2] |  ' | Light rail | |
| Brescia | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 1904 | 1952 | |||
| Certosa di Pavia | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Como | Electric | 1899 1906 |
1899 1952 |
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Cremona | Electric | 1916 | 1940 | ||
| Lecco | Electric | 1927 | 1953 | ||
| Mantua (Mantova) | Electric | 1914 | 1932 | ||
| Trams in Milan | Milan (Milano) | Horse | 1881 | 1898 | |
| Electric | 1893 | Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in) | |||
| Pavia | Electric | 1913 | 1954 | ||
| Varese | Electric | 1895 | 1953 | ||
| Viggiù | Electric | 1912 | 1951 |
Marche (Marches)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancona | Horse | 1881 | 1909 | ||
| Electric | 1909 | 1949 | |||
| Offida | Electric | 1926 | 1952 | ||
| Pesaro | Electric(?) | Note for Pesaro: Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, page 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single map. |
Piedmont (Piemonte)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandria | Steam | 1880 | ? | ||
| Electric | 1913 | 1952 | |||
| Biella | Electric | 1911 | 1958 | ||
| Cuneo | Electric | ? | ? | ||
| Monchiero – Dogliani | Electric | ? | ? | ||
| Stresa | Electric | ? | ? | ||
| Trams in Turin | Turin (Torino) | Horse | 1871 | 1900 | |
| Electric | 1898 | Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8 7⁄8 in) | |||
| ♦ Torino – Rivoli | Electric | 1914 | 1955 | ||
| ♦ Torino – Poirino | Steam/Electric | 1875 | 1949 | Electrified in 1904 to Trofarello, in 1933 from Trofarello to Poirino. | |
| ♦ Torino – Brusasco | Steam/Electric | 1881 | 1949 | Electrified in 1908 to Chivasso, in 1931 from Chivasso to Brusasco. | |
| ♦ Torino – Pinerolo | 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 | Steam/Electric | 1881 | 1950 | Gauge: 1,100 mm (3 ft 7 5⁄16 in). Storage battery tram from 1930. | |
| ♦ Torino – Volpiano | Steam | 1884 | 1931 | ||
| ♦ Torino – Pianezza | Steam/Electric | 1884 | 1951 | Electrified in 1930. Branch line to Druento and Venaria Reale. | |
| ♦ Torino – Settimo | Steam/Electric | 1884 | 1954 | Electrified in 1924. | |
| Valenza | Electric | 1914 | 1947 |
Sardinia (Sardegna)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cagliari | Steam | 1888 | ? | ||
| Electric | 1915 | 1973 | Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1 3⁄8 in) | ||
| Cagliari light rail | Electric | 17 Mar 2008 [3] | Light rail Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1 3⁄8 in). New system created by equipping a section of an existing railway line of Ferrovie della Sardegna as light rail transit (adding stations, overhead lines, buying light rail cars to serve it, etc.). | ||
| Metrosassari | Sassari | Electric | 27 Oct 2006 [4][5] | Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1 3⁄8 in) |
Sicily (Sicilia)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catania | Electric | 1905 | 1951 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Trams in Messina | Messina | Horse | ? | ? | |
| Steam | 1890 | 1920 | |||
| Electric | 1910 | 1951 | Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1 3⁄8 in) | ||
| Electric | 3 Apr 2003 | ||||
| Palermo | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 1898 | 1946 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) A new line will open in 2015. | ||
| Trapani | Electric | 1919(?) | 1952 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Tuscany (Toscana)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrara | Electric | 1915 | 1955 | ||
| Trams in Florence | Florence (Firenze) | Horse | ? | ? | |
| Steam | 1881 | ? | |||
| Electric | 1890 | 1958 | |||
| Electric | 14 Feb 2010 | ||||
| Livorno | Horse | 1881 (*) | ? | According to point 15 at http://www.misteromania.it/cartoline_da/livorno.html | |
| Electric | 1897 | 1944(?) | |||
| Massa | Steam | 1890 | 1932 | ||
| Montepulciano | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Pisa | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 1912 | 1952 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | ||
| Viareggio | Electric | 1909 | 1944(?) |
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolzano Tramway | Bolzano | Electric | 1909 | 1948 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
| Rittnerbahn | Ritten (Soprabolzano/Oberbozen) | Electric | 1907 | *see note | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). Note for Rittnerbahn: Bolzano to Ritten rack railway segment closed in 1966; the Ritten section continues to operate. |
| Lana-Meran Railway | Lana | Electric | ? | ? | |
| Meran Tramway | Meran | Electric | 1906 | 1956 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
| Ferrovia Trento-Malè | Trento | Electric | 1909 | c.1936 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). Rebuilt 1936 as a conventional railway – so no longer a tramway, but it continues to operate in that later form. |
Umbria
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perugia | Electric | 1899 | 1946 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |
| Terni | Electric | 1901 | 1960 |
Veneto
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Padua | Padua (Padova) | Electric | 1907 | 1954 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
| Electric | 29 October 2007 | Translohr. | |||
| Venice (Venezia) | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | ||||
| ♦ Lido | Steam | 1882 | ? | ||
| Electric | 1907 | 1941 | |||
| ♦ Mestre | Steam | 1891 | ? | ||
| Electric | 1905 | 1933 | |||
| Electric | 20 Dec 2010 | Translohr. | |||
| Verona | Horse | 1884 | ? | ||
| Electric | 1908 | 1954 | |||
| ♦ Verona – San Bonifacio | Electric | 1912 | 1961 | ||
| ♦ Caldiero – Tregnago | Electric | 1921 | 1956 | ||
| ♦ Villanova – San Giovanni Ilarione | Electric | 1929 | 1956 | ||
| ♦ Verona – Grezzana | Electric | 1922 | 1958 | ||
| Vicenza | Electric | 1910 | 1951 | ||
| Treviso | Electric | 1910 | 1938(?) | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of trolleybus systems in Italy
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems
References
- ↑ Rebagliati; Dell'Amico. Il tram a Savona 1912-1948 (in Italian). ISBN 88-8055-118-3.
- ↑ Tramways & Urban Transit, September 2009, p. 359. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.
- ↑ Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2008, p. 193. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.
- ↑ Tramways & Urban Transit, February 2007, p. 64. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.
- ↑ Notizie dal Mondo dei Tram (2006) (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2010.
Bibliography
- Books and periodicals shown in List of town tramway systems