List of town tramway systems in the Czech Republic

Tatra T3, still most used tram in Prague Tram System

This is a list of town tramway systems in the Czech Republic. It includes all tram systems, 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
  Bohumín Horse 22 Dec 1902 13 Oct 1903 Gauge: 760 mm (2 ft 5 1516 in)
Steam 13 Oct 1903

02 Jan 1918

23 Sep 1916

23 Jul 1918

Gauge: 760 mm (2 ft 5 1516 in)
Electric 23 Sep 1916

23 Jul 1918

02 Jan 1918

01 Aug 1973

Gauge: 760 mm (2 ft 5 1516 in)
Trams in Brno Brno Horse 17 Aug 1869

04 Jun 1876

1874

03 Oct 1880

 
Steam 31 May 1884 21 Jun 1900  
Electric 21 Jun 1900    
  České Budějovice Electric 15 Jun 1909 02 Mar 1950 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Trams in Teschen Český Těšín/Cieszyn[1] Electric 12 Feb 1911 02 Apr 1921 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
After city was divided in 1920, line became international with Border controls, which led to its closure.
  Liberec Electric 25 Aug 1897   Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
  Jablonec nad Nisou Electric 07 Feb 1900 31 Mar 1965 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Liberec–Jablonec tramway LiberecJablonec Electric 16 Nov 1953   Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Part of line opened 16 Nov 1953, completed 1955. Partial closures for reconstruction during 1972–1975.
  Jihlava Electric 26 Aug 1909 04 Dec 1948 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
  Mariánské Lázně Electric 12 May 1902 26 Apr 1952 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
  MostLitvínov Electric 07 Aug 1901   New alignment opened 30 Dec 1957, original alignment closed 24 Mar 1961.
  Olomouc Electric 01 Apr 1899    
  Opava Electric 04 Dec 1905 23 Apr 1956 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
  Ostrava Steam 18 Aug 1894 01 May 1901  
Electric 01 May 1901    
  Plzeň Electric 29 Jun 1899    
Trams in Prague Prague Horse 23 Sep 1875 12 May 1905  
Electric 18 Jul 1891    
  Teplice Electric 26 Jul 1895 31 Jan 1959 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
  Ústí nad Labem Electric 01 Jul 1899 01 Jun 1970 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
  Vítkovice Steam 03 Jul 1913 29 Mar 1934  
Electric 29 Mar 1934   Vítkovice, now part of Ostrava and served by the Ostrava town tramway system, had a separate tramway to 1953

See also

References

  1. Stenchlá, Kateřina; Blumenschein, Jan; Kysela, Lubomír (2000). Tramvaje v Těšíně 1911 - 1921. SURSM.
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