List of town tramway systems in Italy
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
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
Date (From)
Date (To)
Notes
L'Aquila
Electric
?
?
Chieti
Electric
1905
1944
Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Pescara
Electric
1934
1960
Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Sulmona
Electric
1908
1944
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
Date (From)
Date (To)
Notes
Bari
Electric
1909
1948 or 1952 (?)
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Taranto
Electric
1922
1950
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
Date (From)
Date (To)
Notes
Catanzaro
Electric
1910
1954
Reggio di Calabria
Horse
?
?
Electric
1918
1928
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
Date (From)
Date (To)
Notes
Naples (Napoli)
Trams in Naples
Horse
1875
?
Steam
?
?
Electric
1899
Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+ 7 ⁄8 in )
Salerno
Electric
1922
1937
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
Date (From)
Date (To)
Notes
Bologna
Trams in Bologna
Horse
2 October 1880[ 1]
1904[ 2]
Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+ 7 ⁄8 in )
Electric
11 February 1904[ 2]
3 Nov 1963[ 3]
Bologna tramway
Electric
Under construction (as of 2023)[ 4]
Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )
Ferrara
Electric
1910
1939
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Forlì
Steam
?
?
Mirandola
Mirandola tramway
Horse
1904
1927
Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+ 7 ⁄8 in )
Modena
Horse
?
?
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Electric
1912
1950
Parma
Electric
1910
1954
Piacenza
Electric
1910
1955
Reggio nell'Emilia
Electric(?)
?
?
Peschkes (Part Two, 1987, p. 96) states that the existence of this tramway is confirmed only by a single source.
Rimini
Horse
?
?
Electric
1921
1938
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
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: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+ 7 ⁄8 in )
♦ Rome (Roma) - Tivoli
Steam
1879
1931
Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+ 7 ⁄8 in )
♦ Castelli Romani suburban tramway
Electric
1903
1980
Gauge: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+ 7 ⁄8 in )
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
Date (From)
Date (To)
Notes
Genoa (Genova)
Horse
1878
?
Steam
?
?
Electric
1893
1966
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in ). Metro line opened 13 June 1990 uses former tramway tunnel.
Imperia
Electric
1926
1947
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Sanremo
Electric
1913
1948
Savona
Electric
1912
1948
[ 5] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Sestri Levante
Horse
?
?
La Spezia
Electric
1902
1953
Ventimiglia
Electric
1901
1936
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
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.
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
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: 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+ 7 ⁄8 in )
♦ 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: 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+ 5 ⁄16 in ). Storage battery tram from 1930.
♦ Torino – Settimo
Steam/Electric
1884
1954
Electrified in 1924.
♦ Torino – Volpiano
Steam
1884
1931
Valenza
Electric
1914
1947
Location
Relevant Wikipedia Article
Traction Type
Date (From)
Date (To)
Notes
Catania
Electric
1905
1951
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Messina
Horse
?
?
Steam
1890
1920
Electric
1910
1951
Gauge: 950 mm (3 ft 1+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Trams in Messina
Electric
3 Apr 2003
Palermo
Trams in Palermo
Horse
?
?
Electric
1898
1946
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
Electric
30 Dec 2015
Trapani
Electric
1919(?)
1952
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )
See also
References
^ Francesco Ogliari and Franco Sapi, Ritmi di ruote , in Storia dei trasporti italiani , vol. 10, Milan, 1969, SBN IT\ICCU\UFI\0180828, page 54.
^ a b Giuseppe 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.
^ Wyse, W.J., ed. (March 1964). "Overseas News". Modern Tramway and Light Railway Review . London: Ian Allan Publishing . pp. 104–105.
^ "Partono i cantieri per la realizzazione della linea rossa del tram, il via dal deposito di Borgo Panigale e dal Terminal Michelino-Fiera" (in Italian). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023 .
^ Rebagliati; Dell'Amico (17 December 1990). Il tram a Savona 1912-1948 (in Italian). Liguria. ISBN 88-8055-118-3 .
^ Tramways & Urban Transit , September 2009, p. 359. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.
^ Tramways & Urban Transit , May 2008, p. 193. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324.
^ Tramways & 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.
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