This is a list of extant tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom. For a full historical list of all tramway systems that have existed in the country, see List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom.
Operating systems
Operational tram (green) and light rail (blue) systems in the United Kingdom
| Location | System | Annual ridership in 2022/23 (millions) | System length | Number of Stops | Traction type |
Date opened | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | Blackpool Tramway | 4.9 | 17 km (11 mi) | 39 | Electric | 29 September 1885 | [1][2] |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Trams | 9.3 (2023) | 30 km (19 mi) | 23 | Electric | 31 May 2014 | [3] Extension opened 7 June 2023 |
| South London | Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink | 20.9 | 27 km (17 mi) | 39 | Electric | 10 May 2000 | [2][4][5] |
| Greater Manchester | Metrolink | 36 | 103 km (64 mi) | 99 | Electric | 6 April 1992 | [2] |
| Nottingham | Nottingham Express Transit | 14.4 | 32 km (20 mi) | 50 | Electric | 9 March 2004 | [2][6] |
| Sheffield and Rotherham | Supertram | 8.4 | 34 km (21 mi) | 50 | Electric | 21 March 1994 | [2][7] |
| Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland | Tyne and Wear Metro | 29.3 | 77 km (48 mi) | 60 | Electric | 11 August 1980 | [2] Light rail |
| West Midlands (Birmingham–Wolverhampton) | West Midlands Metro | 5.4 | 23 km (14 mi) | 31 | Electric | 30 May 1999 | [2] |
Systems under construction
- South Wales Metro – Four light rapid transit lines are opening in the Welsh Capital of Cardiff as part of the current "Metro" plan Phase 1 in 2025, which will reach as far out of the capital as Hirwaun, a town 31 miles (50 km) from Cardiff Bay, as well as three new lines planned to open by 2028.
Proposed systems
- KenEx Tram – Thames crossing between Kent and Essex[8]
- Wirral Street Car
- Bristol underground metro
- HERT (Hertfordshire and Essex Rapid Transit)[9]
- Coventry Very Light Rail
Cancelled systems
See also
References
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