This is a list of town tramway systems in Portugal. It includes all tram systems in Portugal, 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.
Location Relevant Wikipedia Article TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Braga Mule 20 May 1877 1914 Steam 25 Mar 1882 1914 Electric 19 Oct 1914 20 May 1963 Coimbra Mule 17 Sep 18741 Jan 1904 18831910 Gauge: Electric 1 Jan 1911 9 Feb 1980 Gauge: Reintroduction planned (LRT) Figueira da Foz Mule Aug 1876 1930 (goods from Dec 1875) Steam 1883 1926 ↘ Lisbon ♦ Lisbon Trams in Lisbon Mule 17 Nov 1873 10 Aug 1902 Steam 1889 1892 Cable 14 Aug 1890 3 Jul 1913 Gauge: Electric 31 Aug 1901 Gauge: ♦ Almada – Seixal Metro Transportes do Sul Electric 30 Apr 2007 Light rail. ♦ Sintra Trams in Sintra Electric 31 Mar 1904 Gauge: . Operation suspended 15 Sep 1974 – 15 May 1980; now mainly a tourist service, operates five days a week and with a reduced winter timetable.King and Price (1995), page 63, state that the reasons for the 1974–1980 suspension are not clear, but mention financial difficulties, management changes, labor unrest, and the political turmoil which followed the Carnation Revolution of 25 Apr 1974. ↘ Porto ♦ Porto Trams in Porto Mule 19 Mar 1872 1903 Steam 1878 9 Nov 1914 Electric 12 Sep 1895 First electric tramway on Iberian Peninsula. Tram system reached its maximum in 1949, but the tramway continually shrank through the 1990s; remaining system operated as a heritage tramway. ♦ Metro do Porto Porto Metro Electric 7 Dec 2002 Light rail. Povoa de Varzim – Vila do Conde Mule/Steam 15 Oct 1874 Oct 1934 Steam powered during later years.
See also Trams in Portugal List of town tramway systems in Europe List of tram and light rail transit systems List of metro systems
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