This is a list of Asian cities and towns that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system.
Armenia
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Yerevan Երեւան Horse 29 Sep 1906 Aug 1918 (?) Electric 12 Jan 1933 21 Jan 2004
Azerbaijan
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Bakı /Baku Trams in Baku Horse 19 Apr 1889 by 1 Oct 1923 Steam 6 Oct 1889 ca. 1894 Electric 8 Feb 1924 Jan 2004 Gəncə /Ganja Trams in Ganja, Azerbaijan Electric 1 May 1933 16 Oct 1976 Sumqayıt /Sumqayit Trams in Sumqayit Electric 11 Mar 1959 Jul 2003
China
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Ānshān 鞍山 /Anshan Electric 15 Jan 1956 26 Feb 2004 . Reconstruction as light rail transit (LRT) planned. Běijīng 北京 /Beijing Peking Electric Tramway Electric 24 Jun 1899 17 Dec 1924 1900 6 May 1966 . First system closed during the Boxer Rebellion. Xijiao Line Electric 30 Dec 2017 Chángchūn 长春 /Changchun Changchun Tram Electric 1937 (?) (or 1941 or 1942) . Changchun Light Rail Transit Electric 2002 Anren (Dayi County, Sichuan) /Chengdu Anren tram Electric 2011 Heritage streetcar.Line 2 (Chengdu Tram)Electric26 Dec 2018 Dàlián 大连 /Dalian Trams in Dalian Electric 25 Sep 1909 . Dūjiāngyàn 都江堰 /Dujiangyan Dujiangyan Tram Electric 15 May 2024 Guǎngzhōu 广州 /Guangzhou (Electric) Construction started ca. 1934, not completed. Haizhu Tram Electric 2014 Harbin (Hā'ěrbīn) 哈尔滨 Electric 10 Oct 1927 17 Jun 1987 . Huángshí 黄石 /Huangshi Huangshi Tram Electric 30 Dec 2021 Huái'ān 淮安 /Huai'an Huai'an Tram Electric 28 Dec 2015 Jiāxīng 嘉兴 /Jiaxing Jiaxing Tram Electric 25 Jun 2021 Jǐnán 济南市 /Jinan Jiyang Line Electric 30 Dec 2025 Nánjīng 南京 /Nanjing Steam ? ? Electric ? ? Hexi tram, Qilin tram Electric 13 Aug 2014 Qīngdǎo 青岛 /Qingdao Qingdao Tram Electric 5 Mar 2016Sānyà 三亚 /Sanya Sanya Tram Electric 10 Oct 2020 Shànghǎi 上海 /Shanghai Trams in Shanghai Electric 15 Mar 1908 1 Dec 1975 . A Chinese source states that one tramway line was closed in 1963, however, Line 3, the last closed in 1975. Zhangjiang Tram Electric 1 Jan 2010 1 Jun 2023 Translohr Songjiang Tram Electric 26 Dec 2018 Shěnyáng 沈阳 /Shenyang Trams in Shenyang Electric Oct 1925 1973 . Shenyang Modern Tram Electric 15 Aug 2013 Shēnzhèn 深圳 /Shenzhen SZTram Electric 28 Oct 2017 Sūzhōu 苏州 /Suzhou Suzhou SND Tram Electric 26 Oct 2014 Tiānshuǐshì 天水 / Tianshui Tianshui Tram Electric 1 May 2020 Tiānjīn 天津 /Tianjin Trams in Tianjin Electric 16 Feb 1906 ca. 1972 TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram Electric 10 May 2007 1 June 2023 Translohr Qiūběi 丘北 / Qiubei Wenshan Tram Electric 15 May 2021 Wǔhàn 武汉 / Wuhan Wuhan Optics Valley Tram Electric 1 April 2018 Zhūhǎi 珠海 /ZhuhaiZhuhai TramElectric13 Jun 201722 Jan 2021Suspended since 22 Jan 2021, city voted to demolish 31 May 2021.
Georgia
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Gagra გაგრა Horse ? ? Poti ფოთი Horse 1904 1932 Tbilisi თბილისი Tbilisi Horse 3 Apr 1883 1910 Electric 25 Dec 1904 4 Dec 2006Столица Грузии отказалась от трамваев и троллейбусов - новости Украины на ЛІГА.Новости
Hong Kong
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Victoria, Hong Kong, North Point, Quarry Bay, Sai Wan Ho, Shau Kei Wan Hong Kong Tramways Electric (overhead wire) 30 Jul 1904 Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai Light Rail Electric (overhead wire) 18 Sep 1988
India
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Chennai சென்னை Electric 7 May 1895 12 Apr 1953 (formerly Madras) Delhi दिल्ली Electric 6 Mar 1908 ca. 1963 , reintroduction planned. Kanpur कानपुर Electric Jun 1907 16 May 1933 (formerly Cawnpore) Kolkata কলকাতা Trams in Kolkata Horse Jan 1881 ? (formerly Calcutta) Electric 27 Mar 1902 . Mumbai मुंबई Horse 9 May 1874 15 May 1908 Electric 7 May 1907 31 Mar 1964 (formerly Bombay)
Indonesia
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Jakarta Bataviasche Verkeers Maatschappij (BVM) Horse 1869 1881 Steam 1881 1920 Electric 10 Apr 1899 1962 . Surabaya Oost-Java Stoomtram Maatschappij (OJS) Steam 1890 1978 Electric 27 Apr 1923 Jan 1968 . Semarang Samarang–Joana Stoomtram Maatschappij (SJS) Steam 1882 1940
Iran
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Tabriz Horse 1901Interesting facts about Tabriz ? Tehran Horse 1889 1930 Urmia (Electric)Under planning
Iraq
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Baghdād بغداد Horse 1871 194_ . Najaf / Kufa Horse 1871 194_ . Basrah Steam/narrow gauge 1900 194_ .
Israel
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Jerusalem Jerusalem Light Rail Electric 2011 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Light Rail Electric 2023 Red Line runs partially in tunnels with underground stations.
Japan
Kazakhstan
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Almaty Trams in Almaty Electric 1 Dec 1937 31 Oct 2015 Service indefinitely suspended in Oct 2015 Öskemen Electric 6 Nov 1959 Pavlodar Electric 18 Oct 1965 Karagandy Electric 25 Aug 1950 Sep 1997 Temirtau Electric 5 Sep 1959 Service suspended Jan 2023 - Feb 2025 for reconstruction
Lebanon
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Bayrūt بيروت /Beirut Electric 19 Apr 1908 Sep 1965 . Ṭarābulus طرابلس /Tripoli Horse ? ? .
Malaysia
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes George Town Steam 1880 ? Horse 1898 ? Electric 1 Jan 1906 1936 .
Myanmar
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Mandalay မန္တလေးမ္ရို့ Electric 17 Jun 1904 by 1945 . Yangon ရန္ကုန္မ္ရို့ Steam 1884 ? Electric 15 Dec 1906 by 1945 . Yangon Tram Electric Jan 2016 10 Jul 2016
North Korea
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Ch'ŏngjin 청진 (淸津) Trams in Chongjin Electric 20 Aug (or 21 Aug) 1999 P'yŏngyang 평양 (平壤) Pyongyang Tram Human 1905 1916 Electric 20 May 1923 Aug 1950 . First system closed because of war damage. Electric 15 Apr 1991
Pakistan
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Karachi كراچى Steam 20 Apr 1885 ? Horse 1886 ? Petrol (gasoline) 1909 ? . Diesel ? 30 Apr 1975
Philippines
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Manila Horse 188_ ? Steam ? ? Electric 10 Apr 1905 1944 .
Russia
Singapore
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Singapore Steam 1885 1894 Electric 25 Jul 1905 9 Apr 1927 . Experimental electric operations in Sep 1891 and Sep 1892.Re-introduction planned: Tampines, Woodlands or Jurong areas
South Korea
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Busan 부산 (釜山) Steam ? ? Electric 31 Oct 1915 20 May 1968 . Seoul 서울 Electric 1 May 1899 29 Nov 1968 .
Sri Lanka
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Colombo Electric Sep 1898 1960 .
Syria
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Halab حلب /Aleppo Electric 1929 1967 . Dimashq دمشق /Damascus Trams in Damascus Electric 7 Feb 1907 1967 .
Taiwan
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Kaohsiung Circular Line (KMRT) Electric 2016 Tamsui District, New Taipei City Danhai light rail Electric 2018
Thailand
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Krung Thep Maha Nakhon กรุงเทพมหานคร /Bangkok Trams in Bangkok Horse 22 Sep 1888 1 Jan 1893 Electric 1 Jan 1893 1 Oct 1968 . Lopburi ลพบุรี Trams in Lopburi Electric 31 Jan 1955 1962 .
Turkey
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Antalya Trams in Antalya Electric 27 Mar 1999 Bursa Burtram heritage tramway (T3) Electric 28 May 2011 . Burtram modern tramline (T1) Electric 13 Oct 2013 . Eskişehir EsTram Electric 24 Dec 2004 Gaziantep Gaziantep Tram Electric 1 Mar 2011 Istanbul – Europe Trams in Istanbul (1871-1966) Horse 30 Aug 1869 1912 Electric 1914 12 Aug 1961 Istanbul nostalgic tramways Electric 29 Dec 1990 . Istanbul modern tramways Electric 13 Jun 1992 Istanbul – Asia Trams in Istanbul (1871-1966) Electric 8 Jun 1928 14 Nov 1966 Istanbul nostalgic tramways Electric 1 Nov 2003 İzmir Tram İzmir Horse ? ? Electric 18 Oct 1928 1954 Electric 11 Apr 2017 . Kocaeli Electric 17 Jun 2017 Kayseri Kayseray Electric 2 Jan 2009 Konya Konya Tram Electric 28 Sep 1992 Samsun Samsun Tram Electric 10 Oct 2010
United Arab Emirates Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Dubai Dubai Tram Electric 2014
Uzbekistan
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Samarqand Trams in Samarkand Electric 1 May 1947 30 Aug 1973 Electric 15 April 2017 Toshkent Trams in Tashkent Horse 13 Apr 1901 1913 Electric 10 Jan 1913 2 May 2016 Operation suspended 1918 - 1921 because of war (see Russian Civil War).
Vietnam
Location Name of system TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Hanoi Electric 10 Nov 1901Tram Views of Asia: Indochina 1990 reintroduction planned Ho Chi Minh City Steam 27 Dec 1881 ? Electric 4 Aug 1923 ca. 1953 Connected Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) with Hóc Môn and Thủ Dầu Một
See also List of town tramway systems in Africa List of town tramway systems in Central America List of town tramway systems in Europe List of town tramway systems in North America List of town tramway systems in Oceania List of town tramway systems in South America List of town tramway systems List of tram and light rail transit systems List of metro systems List of trolleybus systems
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