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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, List of cities with trolleybuses
Asia
China
People's Republic of China
Mainland China
Hong Kong
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)
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
- Singapore - Bukit Panjang LRT Line, Sengkang LRT Line (partially open), Punggol LRT Line (partially open)
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, Bordeaux
- Ile-de-France - T1 between Saint Denis and Bobigny; T2 between La Defense and Issy Plaine
- Lille to Roubaix to Tourcoing
- Nancy - 'tram on tyres' guided bus
- Clermont-Ferrand (under construction)
Germany
- Baden-Baden, Berlin, Bielefeld, Bochum, Bonn, Cologne
- Dortmund, Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Essen,
- Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Transit
- Freiburg im Breisgau, Gelsenkirchen, Hanover, Hamburg, Herne
- Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Transit
- Mannheim, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Oberhausen
- 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 urban 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
- Arad
- Braşov
- Bucharest (includes both a high-density tram network and a modern light rail network)
- Constanţa
- Cluj-Napoca
- Galaţi
- Ploieşti
- Timişoara
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 Pleso , Trencianská Teplá -Tren?ianske Teplice
Sweden
- Gothenburg - Göteborgs spĺrvägar
- Lidingö - Lidingöbanan
- Norrköping
- Stockholm - Djurgĺrdslinjen , Nockebybanan , Tvärbanan
Switzerland
United Kingdom
- Birmingham to Wolverhampton - Midland Metro
- Blackpool - Blackpool tramway
- Isle of Man - Douglas Horse Tram, Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway
- London - Docklands Light Railway, Tramlink
- Manchester - Manchester Metrolink
- Nottingham - Nottingham Express Transit
- Sheffield - Sheffield Supertram
- Tyneside - Tyne and Wear Metro
Oceania
Australia
- Melbourne - Trams in Melbourne
- Sydney - Metro Light Rail
- Adelaide - Glenelg Tramway
- Adelaide - O-Bahn (guided busway)
- Victor Harbor - Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram
New Zealand
- Christchurch (tourist tram service)
North America
Canada
- Calgary, Alberta - C-Train
- Edmonton, Alberta - ETS
- Ottawa, Ontario - O-Train (diesel-powered pilot project)
- Toronto, Ontario - TTC - streetcars and Scarborough RT (semi-automated light metro)
- Vancouver, British Columbia - SkyTrain (automated light metro)
Mexico
- Guadalajara – tren eléctrico urbano
- Mexico City – Xochimilco–Tasqueńa 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 - The MBTA's Green Line
- 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 - Light rail run by the Regional Transportation District [5]
- 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
- 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 - TRAX operated by the Utah Transit Authority
- San Diego, California - Light rail operated by the Metropolitan Transit System [7]
- San Francisco, California - Muni Metro, operated by San Francisco Municipal Railway
- San Jose, California - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
- Seattle, Washington - Sound Transit [8]
South America
Argentina
Brazil
- Brasilia
- Porto Alegre
- Recife
- Rio de Janeiro
- Sao Paulo
- Velo Horizonte
Colombia
Chile
Peru
Venezuela
External links
- North American Light Rail System Maps & Details
- World list of Light Rail, Trams and Metros at Light Rail Transit Association website
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