This is a list of town tramway systems in Sweden. It includes all tram systems in Sweden, past and present; cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
| This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2014) |
As at 2016, there were plans for new systems in several Swedish cities: Helsingborg, Jönköping, Linköping, Lund, Malmö, and Uppsala. The Lund tramway opened on 13 December 2020. None of the other systems have scheduled construction start dates.
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Name of system |
Location |
Traction type |
Date (from) |
Date (to) |
Notes |
|
Gävle |
Electric |
13 Nov 1909 |
5 Apr 1956 |
[1] |
Gothenburg tram network |
Gothenburg (Göteborg) |
Horse |
24 Sep 1879 |
28 Oct 1902 |
[1] |
Electric |
18 Aug 1902 |
- |
[1] |
|
Helsingborg |
Electric |
11 Jun 1903 |
2 Sep 1967 |
[1] |
|
♦ Ramlösa |
Horse |
Jun 1877 |
Sep 1890 |
Operated only during summer season; replaced by Helsingborg electric tramway line.[1] |
|
Jönköping |
Electric |
12 Jul 1907 |
7 Jun 1958 |
[1] |
|
Karlskrona |
Electric |
21 Dec 1910 |
15 May 1949 |
[1] |
|
Kiruna |
Electric |
1 Oct 1907 |
28 May 1958 |
Heritage tramway: 1984 – 14 Aug 1993[1] |
|
Limhamn |
Horse |
1 Jul 1900 |
Sep 1914 |
[1] |
|
Ljunghusen |
Horse |
May 1905 |
Aug 1924 |
[1] |
Lund tramway |
Lund |
Electric |
13 Dec 2020 |
- |
[1] First light rail system to be built in a new city since early 20th century. |
Trams in Malmö |
Malmö |
Horse |
28 Aug 1887 |
2 Feb 1907 |
[1] |
Electric |
20 Dec 1906 |
27 Apr 1973 |
Heritage tramway: opened 15 Aug 1987[1] |
Trams in Norrköping |
Norrköping |
Electric |
10 Mar 1904 |
- |
[1] |
Trams in Stockholm (Stockholms Spårvägar) |
Stockholm |
Horse |
10 Jul 1877 |
10 Feb 1905 |
[1] |
Steam |
11 Aug 1887 |
15 Nov 1901 |
[1] |
Petrol |
14 Apr 1924 |
1 Mar 1929 |
One line over Gärdet, where wires were not allowed.[1] |
Electric |
5 Sep 1901 |
1967 |
[1] Note for Stockholm: Two systems, north and south, were connected at Slussen on 1 Apr 1922. The system was closed down piece by piece 1950-1967, after which only the Nockeby and Lidingö lines remained. |
Djurgårdslinjen |
Electric |
Jun 1991 |
- |
Heritage tramline[1] |
Tvärbanan |
Electric |
2000 |
- |
Light rail[1] |
Spårväg City |
Electric |
2010 |
- |
Modern tramline[1] |
Lidingöbanan |
♦ Stockholm–Lidingö |
Electric |
26 Oct 1907 |
- |
Separated from the tram network in 1967.[1] |
Nockebybanan |
♦ Nockeby, Stockholm |
Electric |
1914 |
- |
Light rail. Separated from the tram network in 1950.[1] |
Långängsbanan |
♦ Stocksund |
Electric |
15 Oct 1911 |
25 Sep 1966 |
In 1934 converted from 1,435 mm gauge tramway to 891 mm narrow-gauge railway.[1] |
|
Sundsvall |
Electric |
21 Dec 1910 |
9 Nov 1952 |
[1] |
|
Ulricehamn |
(Electric) |
- |
- |
Line completed 1911, test trips operated. Not opened for public service because of an accident, and a dispute over how much passengers should pay as fare.[1] |
|
Uppsala |
Electric |
11 Sep 1906 |
12 Oct 1953 |
[1] |
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