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Tramway systems in the Netherlands
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This is a list of town tramway systems in the Netherlands by province.
It includes all tram systems, past and present.
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Gelderland
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apeldoorn | Horse | 1897 | 1917 | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | 1919 | 1922 | |||
| GETA | Arnhem | Horse | 1880 | ? | |
| Electric | 1911 | 17 Sep 1944 | Because of WWII closed – replaced by trolleybus. Heritage tramway opened in National Heritage Museum, Arnhem, 1996. | ||
| Groenlo | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | |||
| GTN | Nijmegen | Horse | 1889 | 1911 | Replaced by trolleybus |
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Electric | 1911 | 1955 | |||
| Zaltbommel | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Zutphen | Horse | ? | ? |
Groningen
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG | Groningen | Horse | 1880 | 1910 | Gemeente Tram Groningen |
| Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | |||
| Electric | 1910 | 1949 | Reintroduction planned as part of the Kolibri-plan to improve public transport in region and city: see [1] |
Limburg
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTM | Heerlen | Steam | ? | ? | Limburgsche Tramweg-Mij |
| Electric | 1923 | 14 May 1950 | |||
| LTM | ♦ Heerlen - Hoensbroek | Steam | ? | 1923 | |
| Electric | 1923 | ? | |||
| LTM | ♦ Hoensbroek - Sittard | Electric | 1923 | ? | |
| LTM | ♦♦ branch to Brunssum | Electric | 24 Mar 1924 | ? | |
| LTM | ♦ Heerlen - Kerkrade Holz (German frontier) | Electric | 18 Aug 1926 | ? | |
| LTM | ♦ branch Valkenhuizen - Locht (German frontier) | Electric | 15 May 1928 | ? | |
| MatT | Maastricht | Petrol (gasoline) | 22 Apr 1896 | 1902 | Maastrichtsche Tram |
| Horse | 1903 | 15 Aug 1914 | Closed for WWI | ||
| Electric (LRT) | Light rail (LRT), in planning, from Hasselt, Belgium, all to Maastricht) Flemish TVnews, 12 Febr. 2007 To be operated by Flemish Public Transport: De Lijn | ||||
| Venlo - Steyl | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | |||
| Venray | Horse | ? | ? |
Noord-Brabant (North Brabant)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breda | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Eindhoven | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Geertruidenberg | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| 's-Hertogenbosch | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Vught | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Steam | ? | ? |
Noord-Holland (North Holland)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkmaar | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| GVBA | Amsterdam | Horse | 3 Jun 1875 | 7 Aug 1916 | Amsterdamse Omnibus Maatschappij |
| Electric | 14 Aug 1900 | Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf | |||
| NZH | ♦ Amsterdam - Edam - Volendam | Steam | 13 Dec 1888 | ? | N-Z Hollandsche stoomTramweg-Mij: Blauwe Tram |
| Electric | ? | 30 Sep 1956 | Edam - Volendam from: 1 Dec 1932. | ||
| NZH | ♦♦ branch to Purmerend | Steam | 22 Jun 1894 | ? | |
| Electric | ? | 14 May 1949 | |||
| NZH | ♦ Amsterdam - Haarlem - Zandvoort | Electric | 3 Jul 1899 | 31 Aug 1957 | The first Electric overhead tramway in the Netherlands. |
| Bergen | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Castricum | Horse traction | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | ? | ? | |||
| Den Helder | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Haarlem | Horse | 28 May 1878 | 1911 | ||
| Electric | 1911 | 31 Oct 1948 | |||
| Hilversum | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Zandvoort | Horse | ? | ? |
Overijssel
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deventer | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Enschede | Electric | 5 Jul 1908 | 28 Feb 1933 | ||
| Zwolle | Horse | ? | ? |
Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capelle (aan den IJssel) | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Dordrecht | Horse traction | ? | ? | ||
| Leiden | Horse | 1871 | 1911 | ||
| Electric | 1911 | 7 Oct 1960 | Reintroduction planned see also → RijnGouweLijn | ||
| NZH | ♦ Leiden - Haarlem | Steam | 16 May 1881 | ? | |
| Electric | ? | 2 Jan 1949 | N-Z Holland Tram = " Blue Tram " | ||
| NZH | ♦ Leiden - Noordwijk aan Zee | Steam traction | 21 Jun 1885 | 7 Oct 1960 | |
| NZH | ♦ Leiden - Katwijk aan Zee | Steam | 4 Jun 1881 | 7 Oct 1960 | |
| RTM & RET | Rotterdam | Horse | 1 Jun 1879 | 18 May 1925 | |
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Petrol (gasoline) | 19 May 1924 | 25 Oct 1928 | |||
| Electric | 18 Sep 1905 | see also: → RandstadRail. | |||
| RTM | Schiedam | Horse | ? | ? | |
| HTM | The Hague = ♦ Den Haag - Scheveningen | Horse | 25 Jun 1864 | 1907 | |
| Steam | 1 Jul 1879 | 1924 | |||
| Accumulator with Lead-acid battery | 2 Aug 1890 | 1904 | One of the first electric vehicles in the world | ||
| Electric | 6 Aug 1904 | First segment "Semimetro": RandstadRail opened at 16 October 2004 | |||
| HTM | ♦ Den Haag - Delft | Horse | 24 Jun 1866 | 1887 | |
| Steam | 1887 | 1924 | |||
| Electric | 1924 | branch to Voorburg, opened 1934. | |||
| NZH | ♦ Den Haag - Voorburg - Leiden | Steam | 1881 | 1924 | |
| Electric | 25 Jan 1924 | 9 Nov 1961 | Blue Tram (Blauwe Tram) | ||
| HTM | ♦ Den Haag - Wassenaar - Leiden | Electric | 3 June 1923 | 9 Nov 1961 | Yellow Tram (Gele Tram) |
Utrecht
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amersfoort | Horse | 1901 | 1917 | ||
| Baarn | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Oudewater | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | |||
| Soest | Horse | 1895 | 1922 | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | ? | 1925 | |||
| UTM | Utrecht | Horse | 1879 | 1906 | |
| GTU | Utrecht | Electric | 20 Jun 1906 | 15 Jan 1939 | |
| NBM | ♦ Utrecht - De Bilt - Zeist | Horse | 29 Apr 1879 | 1909 ? | Initial segment opened 1879 did not extend to Zeist. |
| Electric | 1909 | 2 May 1949 | Nederlandsche Buurtspoorweg-Maatschappij (NBM) | ||
| NBM | ♦ Amersfoort - Zeist - Driebergen - Rhenen - Arnhem | Horse | 1882 | ? | Zeist - Driebergen. |
| Steam | 1883 | 1931 | (Zeist -) Driebergen - Doorn - Amerongen. Extended Elst - Rhenen - Wageningen - Oosterbeek - Arnhem in 1884 - 1887. Zeist - Huis ter Heide - Amersfoort opened 1910. Branch, Doorn - Wijk bij Duurstede, opened 1885, closed 1931, not electrified. | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | 1910 | 1931 (?) | |||
| Electric | 1911 | 2 May 1949 | Zeist – Driebergen electrified 1911. Rhenen - Arnhem electrified 1922. Remainder of Amersfoort - Zeist - Rhenen - Arnhem electrified 1924. Rhenen - Arnhem closed 1937. Remainder closed 1949, last segment in operation was Amersfoort - Zeist - Doorn. | ||
| ♦ Utrecht – Nieuwegein – IJsselstein | Electric | 17 Dec 1983 | Connexxion | ||
| Utrecht – Vreeswijk | Steam | 1882 | ? | ||
| Horse | 1893 | 1929 | |||
| Petrol (gasoline) | 1923 | 1929 |
Zeeland
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tholen | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | |||
| Vlissingen - Middelburg | Steam | 1885 | 1910 | ||
| Electric | 1910 | 1944 |
