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The following is a list of largest currently operating tram and light rail transit systems.
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The following is a list of largest currently operating tram and light rail transit systems.
| Nr | City | Country | Length | Stops | Lines | Ridership (million/year) (2019) | Fleet | Info year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | Australia | 250 km (160 mi) | 1763 | 24 | 206 | 500 | 2018 [1] |
| 2 | Moscow | Russia | 208 km (129 mi) [Note 1] | 44 | 220 | 825 | 2015 [2] | |
| 3 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 205.5 km (127.7 mi) | 41 | 312 [Note 2] | 781 | 2011 | |
| 4 | Cologne | Germany | 198 km (123 mi) | 233 | 12 | 217 | 382 | 2016 (2013 Nr. of vehicles) |
| 5 | Berlin | Germany | 193.6 km (120.3 mi) | 803 | 22 | 197 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Paris | France | 183.4 km (114.0 mi) | 271 | 14 | 340 | 353 | 2023 |
| 7 | Milan | Italy | 180.2 km (112.0 mi) [3] | 553 [Note 3] | 19 [3] [Note 4] | 493 [3] | 2019 [3] | |
| 8 | Vienna | Austria | 177 km (110 mi) | 1071 | 30 | 305 | 525 | 2013 [4] |
| 9 | Katowice urban area | Poland | 175.5 km (109.1 mi) [5] [Note 5] | 32 [6] | 307 [7] | 2021 | ||
| 10 | Budapest | Hungary | 156.85 km (97.46 mi)[ circular reference ] | 671 | 40 [Note 6] [ circular reference ] | 430 | 520 | 2018 [8] |
| 11 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 154 km (96 mi) [Note 7] | 165 | 15 | 176 | 2006 [9] [10] | |
| 12 | Los Angeles | United States | 153.7 km (95.5 mi) [11] | 87 | 4 | 51.4 | 337 | 2023 |
| 13 | Dallas | United States | 150 km (93 mi) [12] | 65 | 4 | 28 | 163 | 2023 |
| 14 | Brussels | Belgium | 147.1 km (91.4 mi) | 298 | 18 | 165.5 | 397 | 2018 [13] |
| 15 | Leipzig | Germany | 146 km (91 mi) | 522 | 15 | 134 | 245 | 2016 [14] |
| 16 | Prague | Czech Republic | 145.7 km (90.5 mi) | 596 | 31 | 373 | 857 | 2017 [15] [16] |
| 17 | Bucharest | Romania | 141 km (88 mi) | 598 | 24 | 322 | 483 | 2013 [17] |
| 18 | Dresden | Germany | 134.3 km (83.5 mi) | 259 | 12 | 145 | 2018 | |
| 19 | Stuttgart | Germany | 131 km (81 mi) | 201 | 17 | 170 | 204 | 2016 |
| 20 | Warsaw | Poland | 131.5 km (81.7 mi) [Note 8] | 26 | 248 | 772 | 2023 [18] [19] [20] | |
| 21 | Hanover | Germany | 127 km (79 mi) | 197 | 12 | 176 | 2016 | |
| 22 | Zürich | Switzerland | 122.7 km (76.2 mi) | 14 | 212 | 258 | 2018 [21] | |
| 23 | The Hague | Netherlands | 117 km (73 mi) | 239 | 10 | 68 | 279 | 2016 |
| 24 | Zagreb | Croatia | 116 km (72 mi) | 256 | 15 (day) + 4 (night) | 214 | 204 | 2008 |
| 25 | Philidelphia | United States | 110.1 km (68.4 mi) [22] [23] | >100 | 8 | 24.3 | 2023 | |
| 26 | San Diego | United States | 105 km (65 mi) [24] | 62 | 4 (1 heritage tram line) | 38 | 131 | 2023 |
| 27 | Manchester | United Kingdom | 103 km (64 mi) | 99 | 8 | 44.3 | 120 | 2020 [25] |
| 28 | Arad | Romania | 100.17 km (62.24 mi) | 118 | 16 | 43.3 | 138 | 2014 |
| 29 | Portland | United States | 97 km (60 mi) [26] | 94 | 5 | 38.4 | 145 | 2023 |
| 30 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 95 km (59 mi) | 132 | 13 (1 heritage tram line) [27] | 140 [28] | 263 [29] | 2018 |
| 31 | Denver | United States | 94.1 km (58.5 mi) [30] | 57 | 6 | 24.6 | 2023 | |
| 32 | Lyon | France | 83.7 km (52.0 mi) | 103 | 8 | 98 | 107 | 2019 (2020 nr. of vehicles) |
| 33 | Toronto | Canada | 82 km (51 mi) | 708 | 11 | 64 | 247 | 2012 [31] |
| 34 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 80.5 km (50.0 mi) | 500 | 13 | 130 | 200 | |
| 35 | Munich | Germany | 80.4 km (50.0 mi) | 172 | 13 | 105 | 113 | 2013 |
Transport in Poland involves air, water, road and rail transportation. The country has a large network of municipal public transport, such as buses, trams and the metro. As a country located at the 'cross-roads' of Europe, Poland is a nation with a large and increasingly modern network of transport infrastructure.
A tram is a type of urban rail transit consisting of a rail vehicle, either individual railcars or self-propelled trains coupled by a multiple unit, that runs on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are called tramways or simply trams/streetcars. Many recently built tramways use the contemporary term light rail.
Light rail transit (LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit characterized by a combination of tram and rapid transit features. While its rolling stock is similar to that of a traditional tram, it operates at a higher capacity and speed and often on an exclusive right-of-way. In many cities, light rail transit systems more closely resemble, and are therefore indistinguishable from, traditional underground or at-grade subways and heavy-rail metros.
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas:
The Siemens S70 and its successor, the Siemens S700, are a series of low-floor light-rail vehicles (LRV) and modern streetcars manufactured for the United States market by Siemens Mobility, a division of German conglomerate Siemens AG. The series also includes a European tram-train variant, the Siemens Avanto.
The Gothenburg tramway network is part of the public transport system organised by Göteborgs Spårvägar, controlled by Västtrafik in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The system's approximately 160 kilometres (100 mi) of single track — making it the largest tram network in Northern Europe — is used by around 200 trams as of 2006, which serve twelve day-time and five night-time lines with a combined line length of 190 km. These figures are expected to increase when the second stage of Kringen is finished. The trams perform about 2,000 trips and cover 30,000 km per day. In 2018, 131 million journeys were made.
Europe has an extensive number of tramway networks. Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards, called Stadtbahn in Germany, premetros in Belgium, sneltram in the Netherlands, trem ligeiro in Portugal and fast trams in some other countries.
Light rail is a commonly used mode of public transit in North America. The term light rail was coined in 1972 by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration to describe new streetcar transformations which were taking place in Europe and the United States. The Germans used the term Stadtbahn, which is the predecessor to North American light rail, to describe the concept, and many in UMTA wanted to adopt the direct translation, which is city rail. However, in its reports, UMTA finally adopted the term light rail instead.
The Public Transport Authority is a local government body organising public transport in Warsaw and surrounding metropolitan area. Services managed by the Authority are corporately branded as Warszawski Transport Publiczny. These include: bus and tram networks, two metro lines, szybka kolej miejska trains and park-and-ride car parks.
A medium-capacity system (MCS), also known as light rapid transit or light metro, is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but less than typical heavy-rail rapid transit. MCS's trains are usually 1–4 cars. Most medium-capacity rail systems are automated or use light rail type vehicles.
Although tram systems date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many old systems were closed during the mid-20th century because of the advent of automobile travel. This was especially the case in North America, but postwar reductions and shutdowns also occurred on British, French and other Western European urban rail networks. However, traditional tramway systems survived, and eventually even began to thrive from the late 20th century onward, some eventually operating as much as when they were first built over a century ago. Their numbers have been augmented by modern tramway or light rail systems in cities which had discarded this form of transport.
Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB) is the municipal transport company of the city of Dresden in Germany. It is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe transport association that manages a common public transport structure for Dresden and its surrounding areas. The DVB operates the Dresden tram network comprising 12 tram lines, with a total line length of approximately 210 kilometres (130.5 mi) and a total route length of 132.7 kilometres (82.5 mi), and 28 bus lines, with a total line length of approximately 306 kilometres (190.1 mi). It is also responsible for two funicular railways and three ferries across the River Elbe.
The Sofia Urban Mobility Center (SUMC) is the transit authority responsible for public transport in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is one of the municipal companies controlled by Stolichna Municipality.
The Warsaw tram network is a 125.3-kilometer (77.9 mi) tram system serving a third of Warsaw, Poland, and serving half the city's population. It operates 726 cars, and is the second-largest system in the country. There are about 25 regular lines, forming a part of the city's integrated public transport system organized by the Warsaw Transport Authority. Since 1994 the system is operated by the municipally-owned company Tramwaje Warszawskie sp. z.o.o.
The Dresden tramway network is a network of tramways forming the backbone of the public transport system in Dresden, a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Opened in 1872, it has been operated since 1993 by Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB), and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (VVO).
The Sofia tram network is a vital part of the public transportation system of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It began operation on January 1, 1901. As of 2006, the tram system included approximately 308 kilometres of narrow and standard gauge one-way track. Most of the track is a narrow gauge, with standard gauge used on lines 20, 21, 22 and 23 and accounting for approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) of the system's track length.
Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated. It consists of rapid transit, suburban rail, monorail, and tram systems.
The Kraków tram system is a tram system in Kraków, Poland. The tramway has been in operation since 1882, and is currently operated by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Krakowie. There are 22 ordinary, 2 fast, and 3 night tram lines with a total line length of 347 kilometres (216 mi). As of 2013, the total route length of the tramway was 90 kilometres (56 mi), including a 1.4-kilometre (0.87 mi) tram tunnel with two underground stops.