This is a list of town tramway systems in Italy by region. It includes all tram systems in Italy, past and present; cities with current 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
History of currently existing tramway systems in Italy
Abruzzo
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes L'Aquila Electric ? ? Chieti Electric 1905 1944 Gauge: Pescara Electric 1934 1960 Gauge: Sulmona Electric 1908 1944 Gauge:
Apulia (Puglia)
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Bari Electric 1909 1948 or 1952 (?) Gauge: Taranto Electric 1922 1950 Gauge:
Calabria
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Catanzaro Electric 1910 1954 Reggio di Calabria Horse ? ? Electric 1918 1928 Gauge:
Campania
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Naples (Napoli) Trams in Naples Horse 1875 ? Steam ? ? Electric 1899 Gauge: Salerno Electric 1922 1937
Emilia-Romagna
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Bologna Trams in Bologna Horse 2 October 1880Francesco Ogliari and Franco Sapi, Ritmi di ruote, in Storia dei trasporti italiani, vol. 10, Milan, 1969, SBN IT\ICCU\UFI\0180828, page 54. 1904Giuseppe Brini, Quelli del tramway. Cento anni di vita e di lotta nella città di Bologna, Bologna, Centro Stampa ATC Bologna, 1977, volume 1, page 71. Gauge: Electric 11 February 1904 3 Nov 1963 Bologna tramway Electric Under construction (as of 2023) Gauge: Ferrara Electric 1910 1939 Gauge: Forlì Steam ? ? Mirandola Mirandola tramway Horse 1904 1927 Gauge: Modena Horse ? ? Gauge: Electric 1912 1950 Parma Electric 1910 1954 Piacenza Electric 1910 1955 Rimini Horse ? ? Electric 1921 1938
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Gorizia Horse ? ? Electric 1909 1935 Gauge: ↘ Trieste ♦ Trieste urban network Trams in Trieste Horse 1876 1914 Gauge: Electric 1900 1970 Gauge: ♦ Trieste - Opicina Trieste–Opicina tramway Electric 1902 Gauge: Udine Horse ? ? Electric 1908 1952 Gauge:
Lazio
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Fiuggi Electric 1917 1962 Frosinone Electric 1917 1937 ↘ Rome ♦ Rome (Roma) urban network Trams in Rome Horse 1877 1905 Electric 1895 Gauge: ♦ Rome (Roma) - Tivoli Steam 1879 1931 Gauge: ♦ Castelli Romani suburban tramway Electric 1903 1980 Gauge:
Liguria
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Genoa (Genova) Horse 1878 ? Steam ? ? Electric 1893 1966 Gauge: . Metro line opened 13 June 1990 uses former tramway tunnel. Imperia Electric 1926 1947 Gauge: Sanremo Electric 1913 1948 Savona Electric 1912 1948 Gauge: Sestri Levante Horse ? ? La Spezia Electric 1902 1953 Ventimiglia Electric 1901 1936
Lombardy (Lombardia)
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Bergamo Horse 1875 ? Steam 1884 1931 Electric 1898 1958 Gauge: Bergamo–Albino light rail Electric 25 Apr 2009Tramways & Urban Transit, September 2009, p. 359. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324. Light rail Brescia Trams in Brescia Horse 1882 1909 Electric 1907 1949 Como Electric 18991906 18991952 Gauge: Cremona Electric 1916 1940 Lecco Electric 1927 1953 Mantua (Mantova) Electric 1914 1932 Milan (Milano) Trams in Milan Horse 1881 1898 Electric 1893 Gauge: ↘ Pavia ♦ Pavia Electric 1913 1954 ♦ Certosa di Pavia Horse 1913 1944 Varese Electric 1895 1953 Viggiù Electric 1912 1951
The Marches (Marche)
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Ancona Horse 1881 1909 Electric 1909 1949 Offida Electric 1926 1952 Pesaro Electric(?) ? ? Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, p. 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single map.
Piedmont (Piemonte)
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Alessandria Steam 1880 ? Electric 1913 1952 Biella - Oropa Electric 1911 1958 Cuneo Electric ? ? Monchiero – Dogliani Electric ? ? Stresa Electric ? ? ↘ Turin ♦ Turin (Torino) urban network Trams in Turin Horse 1871 1900 Electric 1898 Gauge: ♦ Torino – Brusasco Steam/Electric 1881 1949 Electrified in 1908 to Chivasso, in 1931 from Chivasso to Brusasco. ♦ Torino – Pianezza Steam/Electric 1884 1951 Electrified in 1930. Branch line to Druento and Venaria Reale. ♦ 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 – Poirino Steam/Electric 1875 1949 Electrified in 1904 to Trofarello, in 1933 from Trofarello to Poirino. ♦ Torino – Rivoli Electric 1914 1955 ♦ Torino – Saluzzo Steam/Electric 1881 1950 Gauge: . Storage battery tram from 1930. ♦ Torino – Settimo Steam/Electric 1884 1954 Electrified in 1924. ♦ Torino – Volpiano Steam 1884 1931 Valenza Electric 1914 1947
Sardinia (Sardegna)
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Cagliari Steam 1888 ? Electric 1915 1973 Gauge: Cagliari light rail Electric 17 Mar 2008Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2008, p. 193. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324. Light rail. Gauge: . New system created by equipping a section of an existing railway line of Ferrovie della Sardegna as light rail transit. Sassari Metrosassari Electric 27 Oct 2006Tramways & 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. Gauge:
Sicily (Sicilia)
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Catania Electric 1905 1951 Gauge: Messina Horse ? ? Steam 1890 1920 Electric 1910 1951 Gauge: Trams in Messina Electric 3 Apr 2003 Palermo Trams in Palermo Horse ? ? Electric 1898 1946 Gauge: Electric 30 Dec 2015 Trapani Electric 1919(?) 1952 Gauge:
Tuscany (Toscana)
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Carrara Electric 1915 1955 Florence (Firenze) Trams in Florence Horse ? ? Steam 1881 ? Electric 1890 1958 Electric 14 Feb 2010 Gauge: 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: Viareggio Electric 1909 1944(?)
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes ↘ Bolzano ♦ Bolzano Bolzano Tramway Electric 1909 1948 Gauge: ♦ Ritten (Soprabolzano/Oberbozen) Rittnerbahn Electric 1907 Gauge: . Bolzano to Ritten rack railway section closed in 1966; the Ritten section continues to operate. ↘ Meran ♦ Lana - Meran Electric ? ? ♦ Meran Meran Tramway Electric 1906 1956 Gauge: Trento - Malè Ferrovia Trento-Malè Electric 1909 1960 Gauge: . Rebuilt 1962 as a conventional railway, it continues to operate today, although no longer as a tramway.
Umbria
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Perugia Trams in Perugia Electric 1899 1946 Gauge: Terni Electric 1901 1960
Veneto
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Padua (Padova) Horse 1983 1907 Electric 1907 1954 Gauge: Trams in Padua Electric 29 October 2007 Translohr. Treviso Electric 1910 1938(?) Gauge: ↘ Venice ♦ Lido Steam 1882 ? Electric 1907 1941 Gauge: ♦ Mestre Steam 1891 ? Electric 1905 1933 Gauge: Trams in Mestre Electric 20 Dec 2010 Translohr. ↘ Verona ♦ 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
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
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