This is a list of extant tramways in the United Kingdom. For a full historical list of all tramway systems that have existed in the country, see List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom.
Operating systems
Location SystemAnnual ridership in 2023/24 (millions)System lengthNumber of StopsLines Tractiontype Date opened Notes Blackpool Blackpool Tramway4.717 km (11 mi)393 Electric 29 September 1885 Edinburgh Edinburgh Trams10.118 km (11.5 mi)231 Electric 31 May 2014 Extension opened 7 June 2023 South London Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink2027 km (17 mi)394 Electric 10 May 2000 Greater Manchester Metrolink42103 km (64 mi)998 Electric 6 April 1992 Nottingham Nottingham Express Transit15.532 km (20 mi)502 Electric 9 March 2004 Sheffield and Rotherham South Yorkshire Supertram8.734 km (21 mi)514 Electric 21 March 1994 Part of the route operates as a tram-train West Midlands (Birmingham–Wolverhampton) West Midlands Metro8.324 km (14.9 mi)351 Electric 30 May 1999 2/3 lines under construction.
Systems under construction Coventry Very Light Rail 220 metre test line under construction between Coventry Railway Station and City Market, expected to open in summer 2025. Full line still in development, with construction expected to begin in late 2025.
Proposed systems KenEx Tram – Thames crossing between Kent and Essex Wirral Street Car HERT (Hertfordshire and Essex Rapid Transit) Coventry Very Light Rail West Yorkshire mass transit system (Leeds) Bournemouth - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v48v34148o
Cancelled systems Bristol Supertram CITI Belfast Leeds Supertram Merseytram Penistone Line Tram-Train South Hampshire Rapid Transit Tees Valley Metro London Cross River Tram - Camden Town and King’s Cross to Brixton and Peckham East London Transit – built as bus rapid transit West London Tram - Uxbridge to Shepherd’s Bush
See also Light Rail Transit Association List of guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom Rapid transit in the United Kingdom Trams in England Urban rail in the United Kingdom
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