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List of light-rail transit systems
The following is a list of cities that have tram / light-rail systems.
See also: List of metro systems
Asia
China
India
Japan
- Sapporo-Sapporo City Transit Authority(tramway)
- Hakodate-Hakodate City Transit Authority(tramway)
- Tokyo-Toden Arakawa Line(tramway),Tokyu Setagaya Line (Tramway consist of private right of way)operated by Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway
- Toyohashi-Toyohashi City Line(Tramway)operated by Toyohashi Railway
- Gifu-Gifu City Line(Tramway)Mino Town Line(Rural Tram ) operated by Nagoya Railway
- Toyama-Toyama City Line(tramway) operated by Toyama Regional Railway
- Takaoka-Manyou Line Coporation(tramway)
- Fukui-Fukui Railway (Interurban)
- Otsu-Keishin Line(Interurban)
- Kyoto-Keifuku Electric Railway(Tramway mainly consist of private right of way)
- Osaka-Hankai Electric Railway(Tramway)
- Okayama-Okayama Electric Railway(Tramway)
- Hiroshima-(Tramway with LRV's)
- Kochi-Tosa Electric Railway(Tramway)
- Kitakyushu-(Tramway consist of private right of way)
- Nagasaki-Nagasaki Electric Railway(Tramway)
- Kumamoto-Kumamoto City Transit Authority
- Kagoshima-Kagoshima City Transit Authority(Tramway)
Malaysia
Philippines
- Manila - Light Railway Transit (LRT), Baclaran to Monumento ; Metro Railway Transit 1 (MRT1), Taft Avenue to North Avenue; Metro Railway Transit 2 (MRT2), Marikina City to Recto
Singapore
- Bukit Panjang LRT , Sengkang LRT , Punggol LRT (under construction)
Thailand
Africa
Egypt
- Cairo - trams
- Alexandria - trams
Tunisia
Europe
Austria
- Gmunden , Gmunden-Vorchdorf , Vorchdorf-Lambach , Lambach-Haag
- Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Linz-Postlingberg
- Linz-Waizenkirchen , Salzburg, Vocklamarkt -Attersee
- Wien (Vienna), Wien-Baden
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
- Brno, Ceske Budejovice (Budweis), Liberec, Most-Litvinov
- Olomouc, Ostrava, Plzen (Pilsen), Praha (Prague)
Estonia
Finland
France
- Grenoble, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Orléans, Paris, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Strasbourg
- Ile-de-France - T1 between Saint Denis and Bobigny; T2 between La Defense and Issy Plaine
- Lille to Roubaix to Tourcoing
- Clermont-Ferrand (under construction)
Germany
- Baden-Baden, Berlin, Bielefeld, Bochum, Bonn, Cologne
- Dortmund, Essen,
- Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Transit
- Freiburg im Breisgau, Gelsenkirchen, Hanover, Hamburg
- Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Transit
- Munich, Saarbrücken, ~50 others [2]
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
- Genova, Genova-Casella , Messina, Milano, Napoli
- Napoli-Sorrento, Roma, Soprabolzano , Torino
- Trento-Malé, Trieste
Latvia
Netherlands
(see also Transportation in the Netherlands)- Amsterdam - Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB)
- Rotterdam - Rotterdamse Electrische Tramweg Maatschappij (RET)
- The Hague,Delft - Haagsche Tramweg Maatschappij (HTM)
- Utrecht - Connexxion
- Houten - Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- RijnGouweLijn - under construction; partly shares tracks with heavy rail
Norway
Poland
- Bydgoszcz
- Częstochowa
- Elbląg
- Gdańsk
- Upper Silesia (most cities connected)
- Grudziądz
- Kielce (under construction since late 1960s)
- Kraków
- Łódź (also nearby cities of Pabianice and Zgierz connected)
- Olsztyn (until 1965, now under reconstruction)
- Poznań (see also Poznanski Szybki Tramwaj)
- Słupsk (until 1959)
- Szczecin
- Toruń
- Warsaw
- Wrocław
Portugal
Romania
Russia
- Kaliningrad, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan ~70 others [4] in European Russia and Asian Siberia
Serbia
Spain
Slovakia
- Bratislava, Kosice, Poprad-Strbské Pleso , Strba -Strbské, Trencianská Teplá
Sweden
- Gothenburg - Göteborgs spĺrvägar
- Lidingö - Lidingöbanan
- Norrköping
- Stockholm - Djurgĺrdslinjen , Nockebybanan , Tvärbanan
Switzerland
United Kingdom
- Birmingham to Wolverhampton - Midland Metro
- Blackpool, Lancashire
- Croydon, outer London, England - Croydon Tramlink
- Isle of Man - Douglas Horse Tram, Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway
- London - Docklands Light Railway, operated by Serco
- Manchester - Manchester Metrolink, operated by Serco
- Nottingham - Nottingham Express Transit [5]
- Sheffield - Sheffield Supertram, operated by Stagecoach
Oceania
Australia
- Melbourne - Trams in Melbourne
- Sydney - Metro Light Rail
- Adelaide
- Victor Harbor - Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram
New Zealand
- Christchurch (tourist tram service)
North America
Canada
- Calgary, Alberta - C-Train
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Ottawa, Ontario - O-Train (pilot project)
- Toronto, Ontario - TTC - Scarborough RT
- Vancouver, British Columbia - SkyTrain
Mexico
- Guadalajara - tren eléctrico urbano
- Mexico City - Xochimilco-Tasquena tren ligero
- Monterrey
United States
- Baltimore, Maryland - Light Rail system run by the Maryland Transit Administration
- Jersey City, Bayonne, and Hoboken New Jersey - New Jersey Transit (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail)
- Boston, Massachusetts - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Buffalo, New York - Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Metro Rail
- Camden-Trenton, New Jersey - New Jersey Transit River LINE
- Cleveland, Ohio - Cleveland Rapid Transit (Blue and Green Lines)
- Dallas, Texas - Dallas Area Rapid Transit, McKinney Avenue Transit Authority , (see also Tandy Center Subway)
- Denver, Colorado - Regional Transportation District
- Detroit, Michigan - Detroit Downtown Trolley
- Galveston, Texas - Island Transit
- Houston, Texas - METRORail, operated by METRO
- Kenosha, Wisconsin - Kenosha Transit
- Los Angeles, California - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority [6]
- Memphis, Tennessee - Memphis Area Transit Authority
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Minneapolis, Minnesota - Hiawatha Line, operated by the Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit
- Historically: Twin City Rapid Transit (ca. 1872-1954)
- New Orleans, Louisiana - St. Charles Avenue Streetcar, operated by the Regional Transit Authority
- Newark, New Jersey - Newark City Subway, New Jersey Transit
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Port Authority of Allegheny County
- Portland, Oregon - Metropolitan Area Express, operated by TriMet; Portland Streetcar operated by City of Portland
- Sacramento, California - Sacramento Regional Transit District
- Saint Louis, Missouri - Metrolink, operated by the Bi-State Development Agency
- Salt Lake City, Utah - Utah Transit Authority
- San Diego, California - San Diego Trolley
- San Francisco, California - San Francisco Muni
- San Jose, California - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
- Seattle, Washington - King County Department of Transportation
South America
Argentina
Brazil
- Brasilia
- Porto Alegre
- Recife
- Rio de Janeiro
- Sao Paulo
- Velo Horizonte
Colombia
Chile
Perú
Venezuela
External links
- North American Light Rail System Maps & Details
- World list of Light Rail, Trams and Metros at Light Rail Transit Association website
Last updated: 01-22-2005 17:35:36