Tramway Patras
The Patras tram was a local transport system in the city of Patras in the Peloponnese that existed from 1902 to 1917. It was the first tram in Greece to be entirely electric from the start. The depot was located in the Ities district, from where the two routes began. The first line led to Agios Dionysios and was 5.3 km long, the second line to Agios Georgios and Germanos and was 1.7 km long.
Scheduled operation began on April 7, 1902 and was discontinued in 1917 for unknown reasons. Possible reasons are the large number of accidents in which the trams were involved, others that it was more lucrative for society to sell the electricity it produced itself. A reintroduction failed in 1930.
A reintroduction of the tram in Patras is currently being discussed. The city commissioned a feasibility study with the Athens Tramway.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kathimerini of March 6, 2006 ( Memento of the original of September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Report by Tram SA ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
