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[[Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi|Fuji-Yoshida 富士吉田]] (see also [[Otsuki, Yamanashi|Ōtsuki 大月]]) - Horse tramway lines:
[[Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi|Fuji-Yoshida 富士吉田]] (see also [[Otsuki, Yamanashi|Ōtsuki 大月]]) - Horse tramway lines:

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| [[Hamamatsu, Shizuoka|Hamamatsu 浜松]] - Nishi-Kajima 西鹿島
| [[Hamamatsu, Shizuoka|Hamamatsu 浜松]] - Nishi-Kajima 西鹿島
| Steam
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| [[3 March| 3 Mar]] [[1909]]
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| [[1 April|1 Apr]] [[1923]]
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| [[Kikugawa, Shizuoka|Kikugawa 菊川]] Horinouchi 堀之内 - [[Omaezaki, Shizuoka|Omaezaki 御前崎]] Ike-shinden 池新田
| rowspan=2 | [[Kikugawa, Shizuoka|Kikugawa 菊川]] Horinouchi 堀之内 - [[Omaezaki, Shizuoka|Omaezaki 御前崎]] Ike-shinden 池新田
| Horse
| Horse
| [[19 August|19 Aug]] [[1899]]
| [[19 August|19 Aug]] [[1899]]
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| [[7 December|7 Dec]] [[1935]]
| [[7 December|7 Dec]] [[1935]]
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| [[Kofu, Yamanashi|Kōfu 甲府]]:
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| ♦ Kōfu 甲府 - Ishiwa 石和
| Horse
| [[3 April|3 Apr]] [[1898]]
| by [[1929]]
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| ♦ Kōfu 甲府 - Kajikazawa 鰍沢
| Horse
| [[1 June|1 Jun]] [[1901]]
| [[1 September|1 Sep]] [[1928]]
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| ♦ Kōfu 甲府 - [[Masuho, Yamanashi|Kai-Aoyagi 甲斐青柳]]
| Electric
| [[1 May]] [[1930]]
| [[30 June|30 Jun]] [[1962]]
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| [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto 松本]]
| Electric
| [[19 April|19 Apr]] [[1924]]
| [[31 March|31 Mar]] [[1964]]
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| [[Mishima, Shizuoka|Mishima 三島]] - [[Numazu, Shizuoka|Numazu 沼津]]
| Electric
| [[28 November|28 Nov]] [[1906]]
| [[4 February|4 Feb]] [[1963]]
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| [[Nagoya|Nagoya 名古屋]]
| Electric
| [[6 May]] [[1898]]
| [[31 March|31 Mar]] [[1974]]
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| ♦ Nagoya 名古屋 - [[Seto, Aichi|Seto 瀬戸]]
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| see note.
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| [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata 新潟]]
| Electric
| [[28 July|28 Jul]] [[1933]]
| [[31 August|31 Aug]] [[1944]]
| see note.
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| rowspan=2 | [[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki 岡崎]]
| Horse
| [[1 January|1 Jan]] [[1899]]
| [[1912]]
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| Electric
| [[1 September|1 Sep]] [[1912]]
| [[17 June|17 Jun]] [[1962]]
| Service suspended [[19 June|19 Jun]] [[1945]] because of firebomb attack, restored [[1946]].
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| [[Otsuki, Yamanashi|Ōtsuki 大月]]
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|see note.
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| [[Shimoda, Shizuoka|Shimoda 下田]]
| Horse
| [[2 September|2 Sep]] [[1918]]
| Aug [[1946]]
| Passenger service withdrawn [[1 February|1 Feb]] [[1933]]
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| [[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka 静岡]]
| Electric
| [[28 August|28 Aug]] [[1922]]
| [[15 September|15 Sep]] [[1962]]
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| rowspan=2 | ♦ [[Shimizu, Shizuoka|Shimizu 清水]]
| Steam
| [[6 December|6 Dec]] [[1913]]
| [[17 July|17 Jul]] [[1917]]
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| Electric
| [[25 December|25 Dec]] [[1928]]
| [[3 August|3 Aug]] [[1974]]
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| ♦ Shizuoka 静岡 - Shimizu 清水
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| see note.
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| '''[[Takaoka, Toyama|Takaoka 高岡]]'''
| Electric
| [[10 April|10 Apr]] [[1948]]
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| The current line incorporates segments opened from [[12 October|12 Oct]] [[1930]] as part of Toyama 富山 - [[Imizu, Toyama|Shimminato 新湊]] ''vicinal'' railway.
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| '''[[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama 富山]]'''
| Electric
| [[1 September|1 Sep]] [[1913]]
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| Operation suspended [[1 August|1 Aug]] [[1945]] because of firebomb attack. Service restored in stages from [[14 January|14 Jan]] [[1946]].
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| rowspan=2 | Sasazu Line 笹津線
| rowspan=2 | ♦ [[Toyama, Toyama|Minami-Toyama 南富山]] - [[Toyama, Toyama|Sasazu 笹津]]
| Steam
| [[6 December|6 Dec]] [[1914]]
| [[20 April|20 Apr]] [[1933]]
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| Electric
| [[1 September|1 Sep]] [[1950]]
| [[31 March|31 Mar]] [[975]]
| Operated under railway concession ("license"), worked by tramway-type stock.
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| ♦ Toyama 富山 - Shimminato 新湊 - Takaoka 高岡
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| [[Toyokawa, Aichi|Toyokawa 豊川]]
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| see note.
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| '''[[Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi 豊橋]]'''
| Electric
| [[14 July|14 Jul]] [[1925]]
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| [[Ueda, Nagano|Ueda 上田]]:
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| ''Vicinal'' lines built as tramways, changed to railway concession ("license") from [[19 March|19 Mar]] [[1939]].
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| ♦ Ueda 上田 - [[Aoki, Nagano|Aoki 青木]]
| Electric
| [[17 June|17 Jun]] [[1921]]
| [[25 July|25 Jul]] [[1938]]
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| ♦''' Ueda 上田 - Bessho-onsen 別所温泉'''
| Electric
| [[17 June|17 Jun]] [[1921]]
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| The survivor of the five electric local railway and tramway lines which once extended from Ueda 上田.
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| ♦ Ueda 上田 - Nishi-Maruko 西丸子
| Electric
| [[12 August|12 Aug]] [[1926]]
| [[25 June|25 Jun]] [[1961]]
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*[[Kofu, Yamanashi|Kōfu 甲府]]:
**Kōfu 甲府 - Ishiwa 石和 - Horse traction, [[3 April]] [[1898]] - by [[1929]].
**Kōfu 甲府 - Kajikazawa 鰍沢 - Horse traction, [[1 June]] [[1901]] - [[1 September]] [[1928]].
**Kōfu 甲府 - [[Masuho, Yamanashi|Kai-Aoyagi 甲斐青柳]] - Electric traction, [[1 May]] [[1930]] - [[30 June]] [[1962]].

*[[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto 松本]] - Electric traction, [[19 April]] [[1924]] - [[31 March]] [[1964]].
*[[Mishima, Shizuoka|Mishima 三島]] - [[Numazu, Shizuoka|Numazu 沼津]] - Electric traction, [[28 November]] [[1906]] - [[4 February]] [[1963]].

*[[Nagoya|Nagoya 名古屋]] - Electric traction, [[6 May]] [[1898]] - [[31 March]] [[1974]].
**Nagoya 名古屋 - [[Seto, Aichi|Seto 瀬戸]]: Existing electric railway was built and operates under a railway concession (license), but opened with three Serpollet steam railcars on [[1 March]] [[1906]]. Electrification inaugurated [[17 March]] [[1907]].

*[[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata 新潟]] - Electric traction, [[28 July]] [[1933]] - [[31 August]] [[1944]]. Town tramway service operated over ''vicinal'' electric railway street track in Niigata; this segment was closed on [[20 March]] [[1992]].
*[[Okazaki, Aichi|Okazaki 岡崎]] - Horse traction, [[1 January]] [[1899]] - [[1912]]. Electric traction, [[1 September]] [[1912]] - [[17 June]] [[1962]]. Service suspended [[19 June]] [[1945]] because of firebomb attack, restored [[1946]].
*[[Otsuki, Yamanashi|Ōtsuki 大月]] - Predecessor to current Fuji Express Company ''(Fujikyū 富士急)'' railway built as a tramway and opened with horse traction, [[17 January]] [[1903]]. Electric traction used from [[7 July]] [[1921]]. (Tramway line replaced by electric railway, opened [[19 June]] [[1929]].)
*[[Shimoda, Shizuoka|Shimoda 下田]] - Horse traction, [[2 September]] [[1918]] - August [[1946]]. Passenger service withdrawn [[1 February]] [[1933]].

*[[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka 静岡]] - Electric traction, [[28 August]] [[1922]] - [[15 September]] [[1962]].
**[[Shimizu, Shizuoka|Shimizu 清水]] - Steam traction, [[6 December]] [[1913]] - [[17 July]] [[1917]]. Electric traction, [[25 December]] [[1928]] - [[3 August]] [[1974]].
**Shizuoka 静岡 - Shimizu 清水 electric railway: Opened with steam traction [[18 May]] [[1908]]. Electrified operation began [[2 August]] [[1920]]. This line has operated under a railway concession (“license”) from [[1 December]] [[1945]].

*'''[[Takaoka, Toyama|Takaoka 高岡]]''' - Electric traction, [[10 April]] [[1948]]. The current line incorporates segments opened from [[12 October]] [[1930]] as part of Toyama 富山 ''vicinal'' tramway.

*'''[[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama 富山]]''' - Electric traction, [[1 September]] [[1913]] -. Operation suspended [[1 August]] [[1945]] because of firebomb attack. Initial restoration of service [[14 January]] [[1946]].
**Sasazu Line 笹津線: [[Toyama, Toyama|Minami-Toyama 南富山]] - [[Toyama, Toyama|Sasazu 笹津]] - Steam traction, [[6 December]] [[1914]] - [[20 April]] [[1933]]. Electric traction, [[1 September]] [[1950]] - [[31 March]] [[975]]. Operated under railway concession ("license"), worked by tramway-type stock.
**Toyama 富山 - Takaoka 高岡: Connection between Toyama 富山 and Takaoka 高岡 town tramway systems opened and through workings began [[1 April]] [[1951]]. Through workings withdrawn from [[18 July]] [[1961]]. Connection closed [[5 April]] [[1966]].
*[[Toyokawa, Aichi|Toyokawa 豊川]] - Electric traction, [[18 February]] [[1945]] -. Railway branch line, built under a tramway concession ("license").
*'''[[Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi 豊橋]]''' - Electric traction, [[14 July]] [[1925]].

*[[Ueda, Nagano|Ueda 上田]]: ''Vicinal'' lines built as electric tramways, changed to railway concession ("license") from [[19 March]] [[1939]].
**Ueda 上田 - [[Aoki, Nagano|Aoki 青木]]: [[17 June]] [[1921]] - [[25 July]] [[1938]].
**Ueda 上田 - Bessho-onsen 別所温泉: [[17 June]] [[1921]] -. The survivor of the five electric tramway and railway lines which once extended from Ueda 上田.
**Ueda 上田 - Nishi-Maruko 西丸子: [[12 August]] [[1926]] - [[25 June]] [[1961]].


* '''Note''' for Fukui 福井: Town tramway service over ''vicinal'' electric local railway street track. Withdrawn in [[1972]] but no track was closed, Fukui 福井 - [[Takefu, Fukui|Takefu 武生]] line continues in operation.
* '''Note''' for Fukui 福井: Town tramway service over ''vicinal'' electric local railway street track. Withdrawn in [[1972]] but no track was closed, Fukui 福井 - [[Takefu, Fukui|Takefu 武生]] line continues in operation.
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* '''Note''' for Kaga 加賀: System of lines connecting hot-spring resorts ([[onsen|onsen 温泉]]) at [[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Awazu 粟津]], [[Kaga, Ishikawa|Katayamazu 片山津]], [[Yamanaka, Ishikawa|Yamanaka 山中]] and [[Kaga, Ishikawa|Yamashiro 山代]] with [[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Awazu 粟津]], [[Kaga, Ishikawa|Daishōji 大聖寺]] and [[Kaga, Ishikawa|Iburihashi 動橋]] railway stations. Most segments were built under tramway concessions ("licenses"). These were changed to local railway concessions following electrification. The initial segment opened on [[8 October|18 Oct]] [[1899]]. The lines were electrified in [[1913]] - [[1914]] with some new segments to complete the system. The lines were closed in [[1963]] - [[1971]], with the final closure on [[10 July|10 Jul]] [[1971]]. The short segment between Iburihashi 動橋 railway station and Katayamazu 片山津was opened with horse traction on [[15 April|15 Apr]] [[1914]]. Electric operation was inaugurated on [[23 November|23 Nov]] [[1922]] and this segment was closed on [[24 September|24 Sep]] [[1965]].
* '''Note''' for Kaga 加賀: System of lines connecting hot-spring resorts ([[onsen|onsen 温泉]]) at [[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Awazu 粟津]], [[Kaga, Ishikawa|Katayamazu 片山津]], [[Yamanaka, Ishikawa|Yamanaka 山中]] and [[Kaga, Ishikawa|Yamashiro 山代]] with [[Komatsu, Ishikawa|Awazu 粟津]], [[Kaga, Ishikawa|Daishōji 大聖寺]] and [[Kaga, Ishikawa|Iburihashi 動橋]] railway stations. Most segments were built under tramway concessions ("licenses"). These were changed to local railway concessions following electrification. The initial segment opened on [[8 October|18 Oct]] [[1899]]. The lines were electrified in [[1913]] - [[1914]] with some new segments to complete the system. The lines were closed in [[1963]] - [[1971]], with the final closure on [[10 July|10 Jul]] [[1971]]. The short segment between Iburihashi 動橋 railway station and Katayamazu 片山津was opened with horse traction on [[15 April|15 Apr]] [[1914]]. Electric operation was inaugurated on [[23 November|23 Nov]] [[1922]] and this segment was closed on [[24 September|24 Sep]] [[1965]].
* '''Note''' for Kanazawa 金沢 - Mattō 松任: Through working over Kanazawa town tramway system, [[1920]] - [[11 April|1 Apr]] [[1944]]. Part of line worked as a railway branch line from [[23 October|23 Oct]] [[1944]], changed to railway concession ("license") from [[1 April|1 Apr]] [[1945]].
* '''Note''' for Kanazawa 金沢 - Mattō 松任: Through working over Kanazawa town tramway system, [[1920]] - [[11 April|1 Apr]] [[1944]]. Part of line worked as a railway branch line from [[23 October|23 Oct]] [[1944]], changed to railway concession ("license") from [[1 April|1 Apr]] [[1945]].
* '''Note''' for Nagoya 名古屋 - Seto 瀬戸: Existing electric railway was built and operates under a railway concession (license), but opened with three Serpollet steam railcars on [[1 March|1 Mar]] [[1906]]. Electrification inaugurated [[17 March|17 Mar]] [[1907]].
* '''Note''' for Niigata 新潟: Town tramway service operated over ''vicinal'' electric railway street track in Niigata (this segment was closed on [[20 March|20 Mar]] [[1992]]).
* '''Note''' for Ōtsuki 大月: Predecessor to current Fuji Express Company ''(Fujikyū 富士急)'' railway built as a tramway and opened with horse traction, [[17 January|17 Jan]] [[1903]]. Electric traction used from [[7 July|7 Jul]] [[1921]]. (Tramway line replaced by electric railway, opened [[19 June|19 Jun]] [[1929]].)
* '''Note''' for Shizuoka 静岡 - Shimizu 清水: Current electric railway opened with steam traction [[18 May]] [[1908]]. Electric traction used from [[2 August|2 Aug]] [[1920]]. This line has operated under a railway concession (“license”) from [[1 December|1 Dec]] [[1945]].
* '''Note''' for Toyama 富山 - Shimminato 新湊 - Takaoka 高岡: Connection between Toyama 富山 and Takaoka 高岡 town tramway systems opened and through workings began [[1 April|1 Apr]] [[1951]]. Through workings withdrawn from [[18 July|18 Jul]] [[1961]]. Connection closed [[5 April|5 Apr]] [[1966]].
* '''Note''' for Toyokawa 豊川: Railway branch line, built under a tramway concession ("license"). Electric traction. Opened [[18 February|18 Feb]] [[1945]].


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Revision as of 03:06, 14 July 2007

This is a list of African and Asian cities and towns that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system. Other geographic regions:

Sources, references and external links:

See also: List of light-rail transit systems, List of rapid transit systems, List of trolleybus systems.

Africa

Algeria Algeria

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  el-Jazair ولاية الجزائ /Algiers Steam ? ?  
Electric 12 Oct 1896 Dec 1959 (?)  
  Annaba عنّاب Steam ? ?  
  Biskra بسكرة Horse ? ?  
  Blida البليدة Steam ? ?  
  Miliana مليانا Steam ? ?  
  Wahran وهران /Oran Electric 1898 195_  
  Ouargla ورقلة Horse ? ?  
  Sétif ولاية سطيف Horse ? ?  
  Touggourt توغرة Horse ? ?  

Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Boma Steam 4 Mar 1890 ca. 1900  

Egypt Egypt

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  el-Iskandariya الإسكندرية /Alexandria - Urban system Horse ? ?  
Electric ?    
  ♦ Ramleh (suburban) system Horse 1869 ?  
Steam ? ?  
Electric Dec 1903  
  el-Qāhirah القاهرة‎ /Cairo Electric 12 Aug 1896 2004 (?)  
  ♦ Miṣr el-ǧidīdah مصر الجديدة /Heliopolis Electric Cairo system extended to serve Heliopolis ca. 1906. Express tramway between Cairo main station and Heliopolis opened 11 Jul 1910.
  ♦ Hulwan /Helwan Electric 19 Feb 1981  
  Būr Saʻīd بور سعي /Port Said Horse ? 1929  

Eritrea Eritrea

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Massawa Steam ? ?  

Ghana Ghana

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Accra Steam 1906 1941  

Libya Libya

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Banġāzī بنغازي /Benghazi Horse ? ?  

Madagascar Madagascar

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Antananarivo (Steam)     Construction started after 1921, not completed.
  Toamasina Horse ? ?  

Malta Malta

See List of town tramway systems in Europe. Malta is geographically part of Africa, but has long been considered geopolitically as part of Europe (see Transcontinental country).

Morocco Morocco

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Marrākiš مراكش /Marrakech Steam ? ?  
  ar-Ribāṭ الرباط /Rabat Steam ? ?  
Petrol (gasoline) ? ?  

Mozambique Mozambique

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Maputo Electric Feb 1904 30 Nov 1936  

Nigeria Nigeria

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Lagos Steam 23 May 1902 31 Dec 1913  

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Freetown Steam ? ?  

South Africa South Africa

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Cape Town - Urban Horse 1 May 1863 ?  
Electric 6 Aug 1896 28 Jan 1939  
  ♦ Suburban tramway Electric Nov 1901 17 Feb 1930 Sea Point - Camps Bay - Burnside Road
  Durban Horse 1881 ?  
Electric 1 May 1902 1 Aug 1949  
  ♦ Isipingo Horse 1905 191_ Closed during World War I.
  East London Electric 25 Jan 1900 25 Oct 1935  
  Johannesburg Horse 2 Feb 1891 ?  
Electric 14 Feb 1906 18 Mar 1961  
  Kimberley Mule 1887 ?  
Steam 1900 ?  
Electric 1906 1947  
  Pietermaritzburg Electric 2 Nov 1904 Dec 1936  
  Port Elizabeth Horse 1881 ?  
Electric 16 Jun 1897 16 Dec 1948  
  Pretoria Horse 1897 ?  
Electric 1910 19 Aug 1939  

Spain Spain (Canary Islands Islas Canarias / Canary Islands)

See List of town tramway systems in Europe.

Sudan Sudan

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  al-Ḫarṭūm الخرطوم /Khartoum Steam 1904 ?  
Electric 16 Jan 1928 Feb 1962  

Tanzania Tanzania

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Zanzibar Animal 1907 ? Domesticated zebras used at opening.
Steam 1911 1928  

Tunisia Tunisia

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Manzil Bourgueeba منزل بورقيبة /Menzel Bourguiba Steam ? ?  
  Tūnis تونس /Tunis Horse 1885 ?  
Electric 1900

15 Sep 1985

20 Apr 1960

-

New light-rail (LRT) system (Métro Léger de Tunis) opened 15 Sep 1985.

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Mutare Horse 22 Aug 1901 by 1920  

Asia

Armenia Armenia

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Yerevan Երեւան Horse 29 Sep 1906 Aug 1918 (?)  
Electric 12 Jan 1933 21 Jan 2004  

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bakı /Baku Horse 19 Apr 1889 by 1 Oct 1923  
Steam 6 Oct 1889 ca. 1894  
Electric 8 Feb 1924 Jan 2004  
  Gəncə /Ganja Electric 1 May 1933 16 Oct 1976  
  Sumqayıt /Sumqayit Electric 11 Mar 1959 Jul 2003  

China China

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Ānshān 鞍山 /Anshan Electric 15 Jan 1956 26 Feb 2004 Reconstruction as light rail transit (LRT) planned.
  Běijīng 北京 /Beijing Electric 24 Jun 1899

17 Dec 1924

1900

6 May 1966

First system closed during the Boxer Rebellion.
  Chángchūn 长春 /Changchun Electric 1937 (?)  
  Dàlián 大连 /Dalian Electric Sep 1909  
  Guǎngzhōu 广州 /Guangzhou (Electric)     Construction started ca. 1934, not completed.
  Harbin (Hā'ěrbīn) 哈尔滨 Electric 10 Oct 1927 17 Jun 1987  
Hong Kong Tramways Hong Kong SAR Electric 30 Jul 1904  
KCR Light Rail ♦ Electric 18 Sep 1988  
  Nánjīng 南京 /Nanjing Steam ? ?  
Electric ? ?  
  Shànghǎi 上海 /Shanghai Electric 15 Mar 1908 197_ A Chinese source states that the last tramway line was closed in 1963.
  Shěnyáng 沈阳 /Shenyang Electric Oct 1925 1973  
  Tiānjīn 天津 /Tianjin Electric 16 Feb 1906 ca. 1972  

Georgia (country) Georgia

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Gagra გაგრა Horse ? ?  
  Poti ფოთი Horse 1904 1932  
  Tbilisi თბილისი Horse 3 Apr 1883 1910  
Electric 25 Dec 1904 4 Dec 2006 [1]

India India

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Chennai சென்னை Electric 7 May 1895 12 Apr 1953  
  Delhi दिल्ली Electric 6 Mar 1908 ca. 1963  
  Kanpur कानपुर Electric Jun 1907 16 May 1933  
  Kolkata কলকাতা Horse Jan 1881 ?  
Electric 27 Mar 1902  
  Mumbai मुंबई Horse 9 May 1874 15 May 1908  
Electric 7 May 1907 31 Mar 1964  

Indonesia Indonesia

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Jakarta Horse 1869 ?  
Steam 1881 ?  
Electric 10 Apr 1899 1962  
  Surabaya Steam 189_ ?  
Electric 27 Apr 1923 Jan 1968  

Iraq Iraq

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Baghdād بغداد Horse 1871 194_  

Japan Japan, by island; Honshū by chihō (region)

Regions and towns are arranged in geographic order, northeast to southwest.

Hokkaidō 北海道

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Asahikawa 旭川 Horse 19 May 1906 2 Apr 1919  
Electric 3 Nov 1929 9 Jun 1956  
  ♦ Asahikawa 旭川 - Higashikawa 東川 and Asahiyama 旭山 Electric 15 Feb 1927 31 Dec 1972  
  Hakodate 函館 Horse 13 Dec 1897 1913  
  Electric 31 Oct 1913    
  ♦ Önuma 大沼 - Shikabe 鹿部 Electric 1 May 1929 31 May 1945 Part of line reopened as a railway, 16 Jan 1948, closed 25 Dec 1952.
  Iwanai 岩内 - Kozawa 小沢 Horse 14 Mar 1905 May 1912 Connected Iwanai 岩内 village with Kozawa 小沢 railway station. Replaced by railway line.
  Noboribetsu 登別 Horse 3 Dec 1915 1925 Connected Noboribetsu 登別 railway station and Noboribetsu-onsen 登別温泉.
Steam 1 May 1918 1925 "
Electric 10 Nov 1925 1 Sep 1933 "
  Sapporo 札幌 Horse 1 May 1910 1918  
Electric 4 Aug 1918    
  ♦ Sapporo - Barato 次 戸 - Kawagishi 川岸 Horse traction 1 Jun 1911 1922  
Petrol (gasoline) 1922 15 Mar 1935  
  ♦ Teine 手稲 - Bannaguro 花畔 Horse 28 Oct 1922 23 Oct 1940  
  ♦ Tōbetsu 当別 - Ebetsu 江別 Steam 18 Aug 1927 1936  
Petrol (gasoline) 1929 27 May 1936  
  Yūbetsu 湧別 Horse 12 Oct 1930 31 Aug 1939  

Honshū 本州

Tōhoku 東北

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Akayu 赤湯 Human 3 May 1919 30 Jun 1924 see note.
  Akita 秋田 Horse 14 July 1899 1922 (?) or 1923 (?) Connected Akita 秋田 with Tsuchizaki 土崎.
Electric 21 Jan 1922 (or May 1923) 31 Dec 1965. " "
  Fukushima 福島 Steam 14 Apr 1908 1927 (or 1928) see note.
Electric 6 Apr 1926 12 Apr 1971 see note.
  Furukawa 古川 Horse 28 Dec 1900 23 Apr 1913 Connected Furukawa 古川 town with Onoda 小野田 railway station. Replaced by railway line.
  ♦ Matsuyama 松山 Human 22 Nov 1922 1 Jan 1930 see note.
  Gojônome 五城目 Steam 1 Apr 1922 1936 Connected Gojônome 五城目 (Gojôme) town with Hachirôgata 八郎潟 railway station.
Petrol (gasoline) 1936 1950 " "
Electric Jan 1950 10 Jul 1969 " "
  Hanamaki 花巻 - Nishi-Namari-onsen 西鉛温泉 Electric 16 Sep 1915 31 Aug 1969 see note.
  Kitakami 北上 Human 4 Jul 1907 1913 Connected Kitakami 北上 station with Iwasaki 岩崎 village (村).
Horse 1913 22 Mar 1922 " ", replaced by railway line.
  Kôma 好摩 Horse 25 Jan 1919 20 Dec 1922 Connected Kôma 好摩 village with Kôma 好摩 station and Tairadata 平舘. Replaced by railway line.
  Kôriyama 郡山 Horse 20 Dec 1891 15 Oct 1914 Connected Kôriyama 郡山 with Miharu 三春.
  Mizusawa 水沢 Horse 8 Jul 1916 10 Mar 1928 Connected Mizusawa 水沢 with Iwayadô 岩谷堂.
  Sendai 仙台 Electric 25 Nov 1926 31 Mar 1976  
  ♦ Nagamachi 長町 - Akyū (Akiu)-onsen 秋保温泉 Horse 23 Dec 1914 1925  
Electric 14 Jun 1925 8 May 1961  
  ♦ Natori 名取 Steam 21 Nov 1926 9 Sep 1939 Connected Natori 名取 station with Yuniage 閖上.
  ♦ Ishinomaki 石巻 Horse 10 Jul 1915 1926 Connected Ishinomaki 石巻 with Onagawa 女川.
Petrol (gasoline) 1926 1939 " ". replaced by railway line.
  ♦ Matsushima 松島 Electric 4 Feb 1922 by 1938 (or 22 Jan 1938) see note.
  ♦ Kakuda 角田 Horse 15 Aug 1899 12 Jan 1930 Connected Tateyama 館矢間, Kakuda 角田 town and Tsukinoki 槻木 railway station. (Railway serving same area opened 1968).
  ♦ Ögawara 大河原 Steam 30 Aug 1917 22 Sep 1937 Ögawara 大河原 railway station with Tôkatta 遠刈田 hot spring resort (onsen 温泉); see Zaō 蔵王.
Petrol (gasoline) 1929 1933  
  Tanabu 田名部 Horse 14 Dec 1921 1940  
  Yachi 谷地 Steam 22 Feb 1916 1 Oct 1935 Connected Yachi 谷地 village with Jimmachi 神町 station.
  • Note for Akayu 赤湯: Connected hot-spring resorts (onsen 温泉) in Akayu 赤湯 village with Akayu 赤湯 railway station. Operation suspended because of depot (carbarn) fire. Restoration of service planned, not carried out. Electrification planned ca. 1926, not carried out.
  • Note for Fukushima 福島: Fukushima district 福島地方 vicinal tramway lines. Extended Fukushima 福島 - Nagaoka 長岡 - Yunomachi 湯野町, branch to Date 伊達 railway station; Nagaoka 長岡 - Hobara 保原 - Yanagawa 梁川; Hobara 保原 - Kakeda 掛田 - Kawamata 川俣, and Hobara 保原 - Ko-ori 桑折. Kakeda 掛田 - Kawamata 川俣 and Hobara 保原 - Ko-ori 桑折 segments not electrified, closed 28 Jun 1927 (or 22 Feb 1928).
  • Note for Matsuyama 松山: Connected Matsuyama 松山 railway station with Chiishi 千石. Last jinsha 人車 (human-powered tramway) in Japan to carry passengers. Heritage jinsha tramway operates at Cosmos Garden コスモス園, within Gohommaru Park 御本丸, Matsuyama 松山, with replica vehicle (built 1992).
  • Note for Hanamaki 花巻: Horse traction used over some segments on temporary basis, 1920 - 1926. Connected Hanamaki 花巻 town with Shidohira 志戸平, Ôzawa 大沢, and Namari 鉛 hot-spring resorts (onsen 温泉).
  • Note for Matsushima 松島: Connected Matsushima 松島 railway station with Matsushima 松島 town. Closed because construction of Sendai - Matsushima - Ishinomaki electric railway (opened in stages 1925 - 1928) ended the need for the tramway.

Kantō 関東

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Hachiōji 八王子 Electric 23 Nov 1929 30 Jun 1939  
  Honjō 本庄 - Kodama 児玉 Electric 20 Sep 1915 31 May 1930  
Enoshima Electric Railway 江ノ島電鉄 Kamakura 鎌倉 - Enoshima 江ノ島 - Fujisawa 藤沢 Electric 1 Sep 1902   This line has operated under a railway concession (“license”) from 1 Nov 1945.


Kawasaki 川崎:

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Kawasaki (Keikyû-Kawasaki 京急川崎 station) - Kawasaki-Daishi 川崎大師 Electric 21 Jan 1899 28 Dec 1928 see note.
  Sōjiji 総持寺 (Tsurumi 鶴見) - Kawasaki-Daishi 川崎大師 Electric 5 Jun 1925 30 Nov 1937 see note.
  Kawasaki 川崎 station - Shiohama 塩浜 Electric 13 Oct 1944 31 Mar 1969 Municipal town tramway.


Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Kita-Senju 北千住 - Sōka 草加 Horse 1893 1899  
  Mito 水戸 Electric 28 Dec 1922 10 Jun 1966 Connected Mito 水戸, Ôarai 大洗 and Minato 湊.
  Narita 成田 Electric 11 Dec 1910 11 Dec 1944  
  Nikkō 日光 Electric 10 Aug 1910 24 Feb 1968 Connected Nikkō 日光 station and Umagaeshi 馬返.
  Noda 野田 Human 18 Dec 1900 13 Oct 1926  
  Odawara 小田原 Horse 1 Oct 1888 1900  
Electric 21 Mar 1900 31 May 1956 Operation suspended 21 Dec 1944 - 12 Sep 1946.
  ♦ Odawara 小田原 - Atami 熱海 Human 13 Jul 1895 1907  
Steam 1905 1 Apr 1924 Replaced by railway line.
  Ôhara 大原 - Ôtaki 大多喜 Human 15 Dec 1912 1924  
Petrol (gasoline) 1924 31 Aug 1927 Replaced by railway line.
  Ömiya 大宮 - Kawagoe 川越 Electric 16 Apr 1906 30 Jun 1939 Replaced by railway line.


Shibukawa district 渋川地方 vicinal tramway lines:

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Shibukawa 渋川 - Numata 沼田 Horse 1 Apr 1912 1918  
Electric 21 Jan 1918 1 Mar 1924 Replaced by railway line.
  Shibukawa 渋川 - Nakanojō 中之条 Horse 22 July 1912 1920  
Electric 3 Nov 1920 Aug 1933 Replaced by railway line.
  Shibukawa 渋川 - Ikaho 伊香保 Electric 16 Oct 1910 28 Dec 1956  
  Shibukawa 渋川 - Maebashi 前橋 Horse 14 Jul 1890 1890 (?)  
Electric 3 Nov 1910 1 Mar 1954  
  Shibukawa 渋川 - Takasaki 高崎 Horse 1 Sep 1893 1910  
Electric 23 Sep 1910 1 Jul 1953  


Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Tōgane 東金 - Kazusa-Katagami 上総片貝 Petrol (gasoline) 25 Nov 1926 1 Mar 1961 Operated under a railway concession ("license") from 26 Dec 1931. Steam traction used 1946 - 1950.


Tōkyō 東京:

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Tōkyō 東京 Horse 25 Jun 1882 1904  
Electric 22 Aug 1903 11 Nov 1972 see note.
Arakawa lines 荒川線 ♦ Electric 1 Apr 1913   The surviving portion of this system is today’s Toden Arakawa Line 都電荒川線.
Jōtō lines 城東線 ♦ Electric 30 Dec 1917 11 Nov 1972 Connected with municipal network from 7 May 1929.
  ♦♦ Electric 31 Dec 1925 19 May 1952 Unconnected line of the Jōtō 城東 system, located east of the Arakawa drainage canal. Only tramway line in Tōkyō 東京 replaced by trolleybus.
Suginami Line 杉並線 ♦ Electric 26 Aug 1921 10 Dec 1963  
Tamagawa Line 玉川線 ♦ Electric 6 Mar 1907 10 May 1969 Built by predecessor of today’s Tōkyū Corporation. Not taken into municipal ownership (excepting short segments lying northeast of Shibuya).
Setagaya Line 世田谷線 ♦ Electric 18 Jan 1925   Surviving portion of Tōkyū Tamagawa Line 東急玉川線.
  Kanamachi 金町 Human 7 Dec 1899 1912 Replaced by electric railway line.


Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Tsuchiura 土浦 - Ami 阿見 Electric 9 Oct 1926 1 Mar 1938  
  Yokohama 横浜 Electric 15 Jul 1904 30 Mar 1972  
  • Note for Kawasaki - Kawasaki-Daishi 川崎大師: Initial segment, opened 21 Jan 1899, was the first electric tramway in the Tōkyō region. Replaced by railway line on reserved-track alignment from 1926. Final tramway segment closed 28 Dec 1928.
  • Note for Sōjiji 総持寺 (Tsurumi 鶴見) - Kawasaki-Daishi 川崎大師: Closed because of competition from parallel railway line (opened from 1926, passenger service started 1930).
  • Note for Odawara 小田原: Tramway extended between Kōzu 国府津 station, Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto 箱根湯本 as built.
    • Odawara 小田原 - Kōzu 国府津 segment closed 6 Dec 1920. Replaced by railway line.
    • Odawara 小田原 - Hakone-Yumoto 箱根湯本 segment closed 31 May 1935. Replaced by railway line.
  • Notes for Tōkyō 東京: Electric traction demonstrated at exhibition in Ueno Park 上野公園, 3 May - 1 Jul 1890; introduction of electric traction to Japan. First electric tramway within Tōkyō 東京 opened 22 Aug 1903. Last lines of historic “municipal” system closed 11 Nov 1972. Current line is one of the company systems taken into municipal ownership from 1 Feb 1942. These served areas that were outside of the Tōkyō 東京 municipal boundary until annexations at 1932.

Chūbu 中部

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Ena 恵那 - Iwamura 岩村 Electric 5 Dec 1906 31 Jan 1935  
  Fuji 富士 Horse 26 Jun 1890 1 Sep 1926 Connected Yoshiwara 吉原, Fuji 富士 and Fujinomiya 富士宮.
  Fujinomiya 富士宮 - Hito-ana 人穴 Horse 25 Nov 1914 ? Non-public tramway from 14 Mar 1939.


Fuji-Yoshida 富士吉田 (see also Ōtsuki 大月) - Horse tramway lines:

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Kami-Yoshida 上吉田 (near today’s Fuji-Yoshida 富士吉田 station - Funatsu 船津 (near today’s Kawaguchi-ko 川口湖 station) 30 Mar 1917 20 Feb 1928 (or 1926)  
  Nishi-Katsura 西桂 (near today's Mitsutōge 三つ峠 station) - Kagosaka 篭坂 pass (峠) 21 Sep 1900 5 Nov 1927  
  Gotemba 御殿場 - Kagosaka 篭坂 pass (峠) 28 Nov 1898 19 Feb 1918 Operation within Gotemba town continued to 19 Jan 1929.


Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Fukui 福井 Electric 15 Oct 1933 1972 see note.
  Fukuroi 袋井 - Enshū-Morimachi 遠州森町 Horse 28 Dec 1902 1926 (?)  
Electric 22 Dec 1926 20 Sep 1962  
  Gotemba 御殿場       see Fuji-Yoshida 富士吉田
  Gifu 岐阜 Electric 11 Feb 1911 31 Mar 2005  


Vicinal tramway and local electric railway lines worked in conjunction with Gifu 岐阜 town tramway:

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Ibi Line 揖斐線 Gifu 岐阜 - Hon-Ibi 本揖斐 29 Mar 1914 31 Mar 2005 see note.
Tanigumi Line 谷汲線 Kurono - Tanigumi 谷汲 6 Apr 1926 30 Sep 2001 Branch of Ibi Line 揖斐線. Operated under railway concession ("license"), worked by railway and tramway-type stock.
Kagashima Line 鏡島線 Gifu 岐阜 - Nishi-Kagashima 西鏡島 21 Apr 1924 1 Oct 1964 Operation suspended over part of line 11 Dec 1944 - 1 Sep 1954. Operated under railway concession ("license"), worked by tramway-type stock.
Minomachi Line 美濃町線 Gifu 岐阜 - Seki 関 - Mino 美濃 1 Feb 1911 31 Mar 2005 Line curtailed prior to final closure. Operated under tramway concession ("license").
Takatomi Line 高富線 Gifu 岐阜 - Takatomi 高富 25 Dec 1913 22 Apr 1960 Operated under railway concession ("license"), worked by tramway-type stock.


Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Hamamatsu 浜松 - Nishi-Kajima 西鹿島       see note.
  Ichinomiya 一宮 Electric 22 Jan 1924 1 Jun 1953  
  Kaga 加賀       see note.
  Kanazawa 金沢 Electric 2 Feb 1919 11 Feb 1967  
  ♦ Kanazawa 金沢 - Ônominato 大野港 Horse 5 Feb 1898 1914  
Electric 1914 1 Sep 1971  
  ♦ Kanazawa 金沢 - Mattō 松任 Horse 1 Nov 1904 1916  
Electric 1916 (or 1917) 14 Nov 1955 see note.
  Karuizawa 軽井沢 - Yokokawa 横川 Horse 9 Aug 1888 1893 Replaced by railway line.
  Kikugawa 菊川 Horinouchi 堀之内 - Omaezaki 御前崎 Ike-shinden 池新田 Horse 19 Aug 1899 1924  
Petrol (gasoline) 1924 7 Dec 1935  
           
Kōfu 甲府:          
  ♦ Kōfu 甲府 - Ishiwa 石和 Horse 3 Apr 1898 by 1929  
  ♦ Kōfu 甲府 - Kajikazawa 鰍沢 Horse 1 Jun 1901 1 Sep 1928  
  ♦ Kōfu 甲府 - Kai-Aoyagi 甲斐青柳 Electric 1 May 1930 30 Jun 1962  
           
  Matsumoto 松本 Electric 19 Apr 1924 31 Mar 1964  
  Mishima 三島 - Numazu 沼津 Electric 28 Nov 1906 4 Feb 1963  
  Nagoya 名古屋 Electric 6 May 1898 31 Mar 1974  
  ♦ Nagoya 名古屋 - Seto 瀬戸       see note.
  Niigata 新潟 Electric 28 Jul 1933 31 Aug 1944 see note.
  Okazaki 岡崎 Horse 1 Jan 1899 1912  
Electric 1 Sep 1912 17 Jun 1962 Service suspended 19 Jun 1945 because of firebomb attack, restored 1946.
  Ōtsuki 大月       see note.
  Shimoda 下田 Horse 2 Sep 1918 Aug 1946 Passenger service withdrawn 1 Feb 1933
  Shizuoka 静岡 Electric 28 Aug 1922 15 Sep 1962  
  ♦ Shimizu 清水 Steam 6 Dec 1913 17 Jul 1917  
Electric 25 Dec 1928 3 Aug 1974  
  ♦ Shizuoka 静岡 - Shimizu 清水       see note.
  Takaoka 高岡 Electric 10 Apr 1948   The current line incorporates segments opened from 12 Oct 1930 as part of Toyama 富山 - Shimminato 新湊 vicinal railway.
  Toyama 富山 Electric 1 Sep 1913   Operation suspended 1 Aug 1945 because of firebomb attack. Service restored in stages from 14 Jan 1946.
Sasazu Line 笹津線 ♦ Minami-Toyama 南富山 - Sasazu 笹津 Steam 6 Dec 1914 20 Apr 1933  
Electric 1 Sep 1950 31 Mar 975 Operated under railway concession ("license"), worked by tramway-type stock.
  ♦ Toyama 富山 - Shimminato 新湊 - Takaoka 高岡       see note.
  Toyokawa 豊川       see note.
  Toyohashi 豊橋 Electric 14 Jul 1925    
           
  Ueda 上田:       Vicinal lines built as tramways, changed to railway concession ("license") from 19 Mar 1939.
  ♦ Ueda 上田 - Aoki 青木 Electric 17 Jun 1921 25 Jul 1938  
  ♦ Ueda 上田 - Bessho-onsen 別所温泉 Electric 17 Jun 1921   The survivor of the five electric local railway and tramway lines which once extended from Ueda 上田.
  ♦ Ueda 上田 - Nishi-Maruko 西丸子 Electric 12 Aug 1926 25 Jun 1961  
  • Note for Fukui 福井: Town tramway service over vicinal electric local railway street track. Withdrawn in 1972 but no track was closed, Fukui 福井 - Takefu 武生 line continues in operation.
  • Note for Gifu - Ibi Line 揖斐線: Line curtailed prior to final closure. Connection to Gifu 岐阜town tramway network built 1953; Ibi Line trains worked through to central Gifu 岐阜 from 1967. Operated under railway concession ("license"), worked by railway and tramway-type stock.
  • Note for Hamamatsu 浜松 - Nishi-Kajima 西鹿島: Existing local electric railway line built as tramways, steam traction, opened 3 Mar 1909. Electric railway operation (and concession, "license") from 1 Apr 1923.
    • Branches to Kasai 笠井 and Nakanomachi 中ノ町 worked by steam traction to 1931, then by petrol (gasoline) traction to closure (10 Dec 1944 and 8 Feb 1937, respectively).
    • Branch to Miya-guchi 宮口 opened (by separate undertaking) with steam traction, 1 Jul 1924. Changed from tramway to railway concession ("license") from 1 Jan 1928. Closed 16 Oct 1937.
  • Note for Kaga 加賀: System of lines connecting hot-spring resorts (onsen 温泉) at Awazu 粟津, Katayamazu 片山津, Yamanaka 山中 and Yamashiro 山代 with Awazu 粟津, Daishōji 大聖寺 and Iburihashi 動橋 railway stations. Most segments were built under tramway concessions ("licenses"). These were changed to local railway concessions following electrification. The initial segment opened on 18 Oct 1899. The lines were electrified in 1913 - 1914 with some new segments to complete the system. The lines were closed in 1963 - 1971, with the final closure on 10 Jul 1971. The short segment between Iburihashi 動橋 railway station and Katayamazu 片山津was opened with horse traction on 15 Apr 1914. Electric operation was inaugurated on 23 Nov 1922 and this segment was closed on 24 Sep 1965.
  • Note for Kanazawa 金沢 - Mattō 松任: Through working over Kanazawa town tramway system, 1920 - 1 Apr 1944. Part of line worked as a railway branch line from 23 Oct 1944, changed to railway concession ("license") from 1 Apr 1945.
  • Note for Nagoya 名古屋 - Seto 瀬戸: Existing electric railway was built and operates under a railway concession (license), but opened with three Serpollet steam railcars on 1 Mar 1906. Electrification inaugurated 17 Mar 1907.
  • Note for Niigata 新潟: Town tramway service operated over vicinal electric railway street track in Niigata (this segment was closed on 20 Mar 1992).
  • Note for Ōtsuki 大月: Predecessor to current Fuji Express Company (Fujikyū 富士急) railway built as a tramway and opened with horse traction, 17 Jan 1903. Electric traction used from 7 Jul 1921. (Tramway line replaced by electric railway, opened 19 Jun 1929.)
  • Note for Shizuoka 静岡 - Shimizu 清水: Current electric railway opened with steam traction 18 May 1908. Electric traction used from 2 Aug 1920. This line has operated under a railway concession (“license”) from 1 Dec 1945.
  • Note for Toyama 富山 - Shimminato 新湊 - Takaoka 高岡: Connection between Toyama 富山 and Takaoka 高岡 town tramway systems opened and through workings began 1 Apr 1951. Through workings withdrawn from 18 Jul 1961. Connection closed 5 Apr 1966.
  • Note for Toyokawa 豊川: Railway branch line, built under a tramway concession ("license"). Electric traction. Opened 18 Feb 1945.

Kansai 関西 (Kinki 近畿)

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Aboshi 網干 - Shingū 新宮 Electric 1 Jan 1909 15 Dec 1934 Changed from tramway to railway concession ("license") from 1 Aug 1913.
  Amagasaki 尼崎 - Itami 伊丹 Horse 25 Nov 1891 1893 Replaced by railway line.
  Ise 伊勢 Electric 5 Aug 1903 19 Jan 1961  
  Kōbe 神戸 Electric 5 Apr 1910 13 Mar 1971  
  Kuwana 桑名 Electric 17 Sep 1927 10 Jan 1944  
  Kyōto 京都 Electric 1 Feb 1895 30 Sep 1978  
  ♦ Kyōto 京都 - Arashiyama 嵐山 Electric 25 Mar 1910    
Keihan Keishin Line 京阪京津線 ♦ Kyōto 京都 - Ōtsu 大津 Electric 15 Aug 1912   see note.
Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line 京阪石山阪本線 ♦♦ Sakamoto 坂本 - Ôtsu 大津 - Ishiyama-dera 石山寺 Electric 1 Mar 1913    
  Ōsaka 大阪 Electric 12 Sep 1903 31 Mar 1969  
  ♦ Ōsaka 大阪 - Kōbe 神戸 Electric 1 Jul 1927 6 May 1975  
  ♦ Ōsaka 大阪 - Sakai 堺 Horse 20 Sep 1900 31 Jan 1908  
Electric 1 Oct 1910    
  Ōtsu 大津       see Kyōto 京都 - Ōtsu 大津 and Sakamoto 坂本 - Ôtsu 大津 - Ishiyama-dera 石山寺 (above).
  Wakayama 和歌山 Electric 23 Jan 1909 10 Apr 1971  

Note for Kyōto 京都 - Ōtsu 大津: Street track segment in Kyōto 京都 replaced by new underground alignment built as part of a metro project and opened 12 October 1997. Four-car metro trains operate on a short segment of street track in Ōtsu 大津.

Chūgoku 中国

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Iwami 岩美 Horse 20 Jan 1926 11 Jan 1944 Connected Iwami 岩美 railway station and Iwai-onsen 岩井温泉.
  Hiroshima 広島 Electric 23 Nov 1912   Operation suspended 6 August 1945 because of atomic bomb damage. Initial restoration of service 9 Aug 1945.
  ♦ Hiroshima 広島 - Miyajima 宮島 Electric 22 Aug 1922   Opened in stages, completed 1 Feb 1931.
  Iwakuni 岩国 Electric 2 Feb 1909 5 Apr 1929  
  Kure 呉市 Electric 30 Oct 1909 17 Dec 1967  
  Mine 美祢 Horse 1 Sep 1922 5 Mar 1947 Passenger service withdrawn by 1940. Connected Mine 美祢 (Yoshinori 吉則) railway station with Kitakawa 北川.
  Okayama 岡山 Electric 4 May 1912    
  ♦ Okayama 岡山 - Saidaiji 西大寺 Steam 29 Dec 1911 1950 Changed from tramway to railway concession ("license") from 6 Sep 1914.
Petrol (gasoline) 1931 8 Sep 1962  
  Shimonoseki 下関 Electric 25 Dec 1926 6 Feb 1971 Town tramway system incorporated a short length of railway line opened 22 Apr 1914, electrified 9 Apr 1926.
  Yamaguchi 山口 Steam 15 Oct 1908 20 Feb 1913 Connected Yamaguchi 山口 town with Ogōri 小郡 railway station. Replaced by railway line.
  Yonago 米子 Electric 31 Mar 1925 3 Dec 1938  
  • Note for Hiroshima 広島 - Miyajima 宮島: Built as a railway, through workings over town tramway system started 1 Apr 1958. Railway stock gradually replaced by tramway stock; last railway stock withdrawn 20 Aug 1994.

Shikoku 四国

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Kōchi 高知 Electric 2 May 1904   East-west tramway line extends between Ino 伊野 (いの), Kōchi 高 and Gomen 後免 (ごめん).
  ♦ Gomen 後免 (ごめん) - Aki 安芸 (あき) Steam 8 Dec 1924 1949 Railway line, see note.
Electric 10 Apr 1949 31 Mar 1974  
  Kotohira 琴平 Electric 22 Oct 1922 15 Sep 1963 see note.
  Matsuyama 松山 Steam 22 Aug 1895 15 Apr 1927  
Electric 31 Aug 1911    
  Takamatsu 高松 Electric 20 May 1917 4 Jul 1945 Closed because of firebomb attack which destroyed most of the town. See note.
  ♦ Takamatsu 高松 - Nagao 長尾 Electric     see note.
  • Note for Gomen 後免 (ごめん) - Aki 安芸 (あき): Through workings from Kōchi 高知 over town tramway system, worked by tramcars, started 15 Jul 1954. New railway (not electrified) opened 1 Jul 2002.
  • Note for Takamatsu 高松: Town tramway not rebuilt because extension of local electric railway lines to town center and railway station eliminated the need for the tramway.
  • Note for Takamatsu 高松 - Nagao 長尾: Current electric local railway line, one of three extending from Takamatsu 高松, built under a tramway concession ("license") and opened with electric traction on 30 April 1912. Changed from tramway to railway concession from 8 Jan 1957.

Kyūshū 九州

Okinawa 沖縄

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Naha 那覇 Electric 3 May 1914 20 Mar 1933  
  ♦ Naha 那覇 - Itoman 糸満 Horse 12 Jun 1919 30 Sep 1935  
  Yonabaru 与那原 - Awase 泡瀬 Horse 10 Nov 1914 1945  

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Almaty Electric 1 Dec 1937  
  Öskemen Electric 6 Nov 1959  
  Pavlodar Electric 18 Oct 1965  
  Qaraghandy Electric 25 Aug 1950 1997  
  Temirtau Electric 5 Sep 1959  

North Korea Korea North

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Ch'ŏngjin 청진 (淸津) Electric 20 Aug (or 21 Aug) 1999  
  P'yŏngyang 평양 (平壤) Human 1905 1916  
Electric 20 May 1923

May (or Jun) 1991

Aug 1950

-

First system closed because of war damage. See Pyongyang Tram.

South Korea Korea South

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Busan 부산 (釜山) Steam ? ?  
Electric 31 Oct 1915 20 May 1968  
  Seoul 서울 Electric 1 May 1899 29 Nov 1968  

Lebanon Lebanon

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bayrūt بيروت /Beirut Electric 19 Apr 1908 Sep 1965  
  Ṭarābulus طرابلس /Tripoli Horse ? ?  

Malaysia Malaysia

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  George Town Steam 1880 ?  
Horse 1898 ?  
Electric 1 Jan 1906 1936  

Myanmar Myanmar

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Mandalay မန္တလေးမ္ရို့ Electric 17 Jun 1904 by 1945  
  Yangon ရန္‌ကုန္‌မ္ရို့ Steam 1884 ?  
Electric 15 Dec 1906 by 1945  

Pakistan Pakistan

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Karachi كراچى Steam 20 Apr 1885 ?  
Horse 1886 ?  
Petrol (gasoline) 1909 ?  
Diesel ? 30 Apr 1975  

Philippines Philippines

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Manila Horse 188_ ?  
Steam ? ?  
Electric 10 Apr 1905 1944  

Russia Russia

See List of town tramway systems in Europe.

Singapore Singapore

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Singapore Steam 1885 1894  
Electric 25 Jul 1905 9 Apr 1927 Experimental electric operations in Sep 1891 and Sep 1892.

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Colombo Electric Sep 1898 1960  

Syria Syria

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Halab حلب /Aleppo Electric 1929 1967  
  Damashqu دمشق /Damascus Electric 7 Feb 1907 1967  

Thailand Thailand

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Krung Thep Maha Nakhon กรุงเทพมหานคร /Bangkok Horse 22 Sep 1887 ?  
Electric 1 Jan 1893 1 Oct 1968  
  Lopburi ลพบุรี Electric 31 Jan 1955 1962  

Turkey Turkey

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Antalya Electric 27 Mar 1999  
  Eskişehir Electric 24 Dec 2004  
  İstanbul - Europe Horse 30 Aug 1869 ?  
Electric 16 Aug 1913

1 Aug (?) 1992

12 Aug 1961

-

Heritage tramway opened 29 Dec 1990. New street tramway opened 1 Aug (?) 1992.
  ♦ İstanbul - Asia Electric 8 Jun 1928 11 Nov 1966 Heritage tramway opened 1 Nov 2003.
  İzmir Horse ? ?  
Electric 18 Oct 1928 1954  
  Konya Electric 28 Sep 1992  

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Samarqand Electric 1 May 1947 30 Aug 1973  
  Toshkent Horse 13 Apr 1901 1913  
Electric 10 Jan 1913 Operation suspended 1918 - 1921 because of war (see Russian Civil War).

Vietnam Vietnam

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Hà Nội (河内) /Hanoi Electric 10 Nov 1901 1990  
  Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (城鋪胡志明) /Ho Chi Minh City Steam 27 Dec 1881 ?  
Electric 4 Aug 1923 ca. 1953  
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