This is the list of cities worldwide that have premetro systems; that is, tram or light rail systems that are, or were, intended to be converted to full rapid transit systems. This list excludes similar systems that were not designed to allow heavy rail trains at a later stage, nor full light metros.

List Location Country System Year opened Stations System length Vienna Vienna pre-metro 1959 6 Antwerp Antwerp Pre-metro 1975 11(+8 not in use) Brussels Brussels premetro 1969 15 Charleroi Métro Léger de Charleroi 1976 48 Frankfurt Frankfurt U-Bahn 1968 86 Poznań Poznań Fast Tram 1997 8 Kraków Kraków Fast Tram 2008 57 Szczecin 2015 4 VolgogradVolgograd Metrotram198422 Gothenburg Gothenburg tram network 1969 5 Zurich Zurich Premetro 1986 3 Kyiv Kyiv Light Rail 2000 7 Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih Metrotram 1986 11 San Francisco Muni Metro19803359.2 km (36.8 mi)BostonMBTA Green Line18976538.1 km (23.7 mi)

List of former premetros Location Country System Years Stations System length Buenos Aires Subte de Buenos Aires (Line A) 1913-1926 — — Vienna Zweierlinie - U2 1966-1980 8 Line 64 - U6 1979-1995 3 Brussels Brussels Metro Line 1/5 1969-1976 — — Brussels Metro Line 2/6 1970-1988 — — Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Metro (Line 2)Rio de Janeiro 1983-1998 — — Nuremberg Nuremberg Metro (U1)Tausend Meter Hochbahn 1970-1981 2 Rome Rome Line C 2006-2008 2 — Oslo Oslo Metro 1928-1966 2 Stockholm Stockholm MetroWhat is Light Rail, Anyway? 1933-1964 — — Boston East Boston Tunnel 1904-1924 4 1.6 km (1.0 mi) New York Steinway Tunnel 1907 —

See also

History of tram and light rail transit systems by country List of tram and light rail transit systems List of town tramway systems (all-time list) List of metro systems List of suburban and commuter rail systems Light metro#List of light metro systems Premetro

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