List of town tramway systems in Denmark
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This is a list of town tramway systems in Denmark. It includes all tram systems in Denmark, 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.
Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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Aarhus | Horse | 31 May 1884 | 23 May 1895 | [1][2] | |
Electric | 7 Jul 1904 | 7 Nov 1971 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[1][3][4] | ||
Aarhus Letbane | Electric | 21 Dec 2017 | - | Under expansion[5][6] | |
Trams in Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Horse | 22 Oct 1863 | 14 Jun 1915 | [1][3] |
Accumulator (storage battery) | 4 Mar 1897 | 15 Mar 1902 | [1][7] | ||
Electric | 19 Sep 1899 | 22 Apr 1972 | [1][8][9] | ||
♦ Hellerup – Charlottenlund – Klampenborg | Steam | 23 Mar 1884 | 1 Oct 1892 | [10] | |
Horse | 1 Jun 1897 | 30 Nov 1902 | [10] | ||
Electric | 1903 | 1953 | [11] | ||
Hovedstadens Letbane | Metropolitan Copenhagen | Electric | 2023/2024 | - | Planned |
– (Rømø island) | Horse | 1899 | 1939 | Gauge: 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[12][13] | |
Odense | Electric | 9 Sep 1911 | 1 Jul 1952 | [1][14] | |
Odense Letbane | Electric | 2022 Q2 | - | Construction complete. The planned opening for Christmas 2021 was postponed last minute, as the prime contractor "Comsa" failed to have the final approval for the electrification by the national Danish rail authorities. |
See also[]
- List of town tramway systems – parent article
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Atlas Denmark (dk)". Svenska Spårvägssällskapet [Swedish Tramway Society]. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Århus: 1870-1945 (in Danish). Århus byhistoriske Udvalg. 1998. p. 341. ISBN 978-87-89386-39-3.
- ^ a b Henrik Dahl (15 June 2010). Den usynlige verden (in Danish). Gyldendal. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-87-02-09696-5.
- ^ Bjarne Schilling (2010). Håndbog for halvgamle mænd (in Danish). Politikens Forlag. pp. 117–. ISBN 978-87-567-9436-7.
- ^ "Aarhus letbane [official website]". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Lonely Planet; Carolyn Bain; Cristian Bonetto (1 April 2015). Lonely Planet Denmark. Lonely Planet Publications. pp. 538–. ISBN 978-1-74360-533-2.
- ^ Kåre Lauring (2010). Københavnerliv (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-87-02-10475-2.
- ^ Geografiske Verdensbilleder (in Danish). Gyldendal Uddannelse. 2003. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-87-02-01922-3.
- ^ Paul Hammerich (1984). En Danmarkskrønike 1945-72: Lille land hvad nu? 1948-53 (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 125.
- ^ a b Jens Peter Trap (1954). Danmark (in Danish). G. E. C. Gad. p. 682.
- ^ "Remiser". sporvej.dk.
- ^ "EVP". evp.dk.
- ^ Klosterbanen (Rødekro-Logumkloster-Bredebro) og Rømøbanen (hesterbanen Kongsmark-Lakolk) (in Danish). pt Bøger. 1982.
- ^ Storby og servicecenter Odense, 1945-1988 (in Danish). Odense Kommune i kommission hos Odense Universitetsforlag. 1988. p. 303. ISBN 978-87-7492-665-8.
Categories:
- Tram transport in Denmark
- Denmark transport-related lists
- Tram transport-related lists