List of town 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.
Gelderland
Groningen
Limburg
North Brabant
North Holland
Overijssel
South Holland
Utrecht
Zeeland
Provinces of the Netherlands
A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities, having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance. The government of each province consists of three major parts: the Provinciale Staten which is the...
. It includes all tram systems, past and present.
GelderlandGelderlandGelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| ATM (1897–1917) GTA (1919–1922) | Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000... |
Horse | 12 Aug 1897 | 11 Nov 1917 | Apeldoornsche Tramweg-Maatschappij |
| Petrol (gasoline) | 5 Jun 1919 | 8 Oct 1922 | Gemeentetram Apeldoorn | ||
| ATM (1880–1911) GETA (1911–1944) | Arnhem Arnhem Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the... |
Horse | 3 May 1880 | 12 Jun 1912 | Arnhemsche Tramweg-Maatschappij |
| Electric | 21 May 1911 | 17 Sep 1944 | Gemeente Electrische Tram Arnhem Because of WWII (operation Market-Garden) closed – replaced by trolleybus. Heritage tramway opened in the Netherlands Open Air Museum, 1996. | ||
| HSM (1883–1910) GT (1915–1922) | Groenlo Groenlo Groenlo is a city in the municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands on the German border, a region in the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . Groenlo was a municipality until January 1, 2005, when it merged with Lichtenvoorde. Until May 19 2006 Groenlo... |
Steam | 29 May 1883 | 31 Dec 1910 | Hollandshe IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij |
| Petrol (gasoline) | 6 Aug 1915 | Oct 1922 | Groenlosche Tram | ||
| Horse | 1917 | 1919 | Temporary use of horses because of lack of petrol | ||
| NTM (1889–1912) M&W (1912–1921) GTN (1911–1955) | Nijmegen | Horse | 1889 | 1911 | Nijmeegsche Tramweg-Maatschappij |
| Steam | 30 Jun 1889 | 31 Dec 1921 | Stoomtram Maas en Waal | ||
| Electric | 4 Jun 1911 | 20 Nov 1955 | Gemeentetram Nijmegen Replaced by trolleybus | ||
| GTZ | Zaltbommel Zaltbommel Zaltbommel is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. The town of Zaltbommel was first mentioned as "Bomela" in the year 850. Zaltbommel first received city status in 1231, which status was renewed in 1316.... |
Horse | 14 Mar 1910 | 31 Aug 1923 | Gemeentetram Zaltbommel |
| ZTM | Zutphen | Horse | 16 May 1889 | 29 Jan 1904 | Zutphensche Tramweg-Maatschappij |
GroningenGroningen (province)Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| TGP (1880–1906)GPE (1896–1929)GTG (1906–1949) | Groningen | Horse | 13 July 1880 | 27 Apr 1910 | Tramways de Groningen et de la Province |
| Petrol (gasoline) | 27 Jun 1921 | 30 Jun 1929 | Tramweg-Maatschappij Groningen - Paterswolde - Eelde | ||
| Electric | 1 Mar 1910 | 12 Dec 1949 | Gemeente Tram GroningenReintroduction planned as part of the Kolibri-plan to improve public transport in region and city. | ||
LimburgLimburg (Netherlands)Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| LTM | Heerlen Heerlen Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen... |
Steam | ? | ? | Limburgsche Tramweg-Mij |
| Electric | 1923 | 14 May 1950 | |||
| LTM | ♦ Heerlen - Hoensbroek Hoensbroek Hoensbroek is a Dutch town in the municipality of Heerlen. It is situated in the southeast of Limburg, a province in the southeast of the Netherlands. Until 1982, Hoensbroek was a separate municipality.... |
Steam | ? | 1923 | |
| Electric | 1923 | ? | |||
| LTM | ♦ Hoensbroek - Sittard Sittard Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen... |
Electric | 1923 | ? | |
| LTM | ♦♦ branch to Brunssum Brunssum Brunssum is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. Brunssum was formerly a center of coal mining in the Netherlands and there are a few active mines remaining in the area... |
Electric | 24 Mar 1924 | ? | |
| LTM | ♦ Heerlen - Kerkrade Holz Kerkrade Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.It is the western half of the divided region and de facto city, taken together with the eastern half, the German town of Herzogenrath... (German frontier) |
Electric | 18 Aug 1926 | ? | |
| LTM | ♦ branch Valkenhuizen - Locht (German frontier) | Electric | 15 May 1928 | ? | |
| MT | Maastricht Maastricht Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border... |
Gas | 22 Apr 1896 | 15 Oct 1902 | Maastrichtsche Tram |
| Horse | 7 Jun 1903 | 14 Aug 1914 | Closed for WWI (military barricade of the bridge across the Maas) | ||
| Venlo Venlo Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,... - Steyl Steyl Steyl is a village in the municipality of Venlo in the Netherlands and is best known as a monastery village.-Location:Steyl is on the right bank of the Limburgic river Meuse. A ferry connects Steyl with Baarlo. Steyl in the past has often had to deal with flooding, due to the high level of the... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | |||
| GTV | Venray Venray Venray is a municipality and a town in Limburg, Netherlands, 115 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam. Venray has about 43,000 inhabitants.- Population centres :... |
Horse | 15 Jun 1909 | 30 Jun 1926 | Gemeentetram Venray |
North BrabantNorth BrabantNorth Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| GTM (1884–1919) BM (1901–1919) GTB (1920–1925) | Breda Breda Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance... |
Horse | 25 Mar 1884 | 30 Sep 1925 | Ginnekensche Tramweg-Maatschappij Tramweg-Maatschappij Breda - Mastbosch Gemeentetram Breda |
| 'sBH | 's-Hertogenbosch | Horse | 24 Nov 1881 | 8 Oct 1918 | Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij 's-Bosch - Helmond |
North HollandNorth HollandNorth Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| AT (1895–1923) AST (1923–1929) | Alkmaar Alkmaar Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:... |
Horse | Jan 1895 | 10 Jul 1923 | Alkmaarsche Tramvereeniging |
| Petrol (gasoline) | 15 Jul 1923 | 22 Jun 1929 | Alkmaarsche Stadstram | ||
| GVBA | Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... |
Horse | 3 Jun 1875 | 7 Aug 1916 | Amsterdamse Omnibus Maatschappij |
| Electric | 14 Aug 1900 | Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf is the municipal transport company of Amsterdam. As of 2007, the GVB is an independent corporation wholly owned by the city of Amsterdam.-History:... |
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| NZH | ♦ Amsterdam - Edam Edam-Volendam Edam-Volendam is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam, whose centres lie just 3 km apart.-Local government:... - Volendam Edam-Volendam Edam-Volendam is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam, whose centres lie just 3 km apart.-Local government:... |
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 Purmerend Purmerend is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the trade center of the region but the population grew relatively slow. Only after 1960 did the population... |
Steam | 22 Jun 1894 | ? | |
| Electric | ? | 14 May 1949 | |||
| NZH | ♦ Amsterdam - Haarlem Haarlem Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic... - Zandvoort Zandvoort Zandvoort is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.Zandvoort is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach, bordered by coastal dunes... |
Electric | 3 Jul 1899 | 31 Aug 1957 | The first Electric overhead tramway in the Netherlands. |
| LBB | Bergen Bergen, North Holland Bergen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its North Sea beaches make it a popular destination for tourists, especially Germans. In 2001, the municipality was expanded to include the former municipalities of Egmond and Schoorl.Since about 1900, Bergen... |
Horse | 4 Aug 1907 | 24 Jun 1909 | Lorriedienst Bergen aan Zee - Bergen Binnen |
| HSM (1882–1892) EPU (1892–1924) | Beverwijk Beverwijk Beverwijk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast... - Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee is a small town on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk in the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel chess tournament formerly Corus chess tournament and before that called Hoogovens tournament takes place there every year.Due... |
Steam | 25 May 1882 | 30 Apr 1892 | Until 1 May 1898 Summer only |
| Horse | 1 May 1892 | 7 Jun 1924 | Buffet-Maatschappij "E Pluribus Unum" | ||
| D&B | Castricum Castricum Castricum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.Castricum is a tourist attraction in the province North Holland... |
Horse | 30 Jan 1914 | 1920 | Provinciaal Ziekenhuis "Duin en Bosch" |
| Electric | 1920 | Jun 1938 | Hospital line :nl:Provinciaal ziekenhuis (Noord-Holland) | ||
| HH | Den Helder Den Helder Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula... |
Steam | 7 Jul 1896 | 19 Aug 1917 | Tram Helder - Huisduinen Summer only, no service in 1908/9 |
| Haarlem Haarlem Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic... |
Horse | 28 May 1878 | 1911 | ||
| Electric | 1911 | 31 Oct 1948 | |||
| GTM | Hilversum Hilversum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages... |
Horse | 15 May 1887 | 30 Sep 1923 | 's-Gravelandse Tramweg-Maatschappij |
| ETMZ (1882) TMZ (1884–1889) EPU (1894–1907) | Zandvoort Zandvoort Zandvoort is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.Zandvoort is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach, bordered by coastal dunes... |
Electric | 9 Jun 1882 | 30 Sep 1882 | This line was owned by Siemens & Halske Siemens & Halske Siemens & Halske AG was a German electrical engineering company that later became part of Siemens AG.It was founded on 12 October 1847 as Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske by Ernst Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske... and technical equal to the Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway The Gross Lichterfelde Tramway was the world's first electric tramway. It was built by the Siemens & Halske company in Lichterfelde, a suburb of Berlin, and went in service on 16 May 1881.... |
| Horse | 4 Jul 1884 10 Jun 1894 | 22 Sep 1889 31 Aug 1907 | (Electrische) Tramweg-Maatschappij Zandvoort | ||
OverijsselOverijsselOverijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| GOSM | Deventer Deventer Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in... |
Horse | 14 Feb 1887 | 30 Apr 1894 | Geldersch-Overijsselsche Stoomtram-Maatschappij |
| TET | Enschede Enschede Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region... |
Electric | 5 Jul 1908 | 28 Feb 1933 | Twentsche Electrische Tramweg-Maatschappij |
| ZTM | Zwolle Zwolle Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:... |
Horse | 17 Jul 1885 | 7 Aug 1919 | Zwolsche Tramweg-Maatschappij |
South HollandSouth HollandSouth Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| TD (1879–1891)RTM (1891–1919) | Dordrecht Dordrecht Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009... |
Horse | 23 Nov 1879 | 15 Mar 1919 | |
| LTM (Leidsche Tramway-Maatschappij 1879-1882) TTC (1882–1886) RTM (1886–1909) NZH (1909–1960) |
Leiden | Horse | 22 Nov 1879 | 1911 | |
| Electric | 1 Sep 1911 | 7 Oct 1960 | Reintroduction planned see also → RijnGouweLijn RijnGouweLijn The RijnGouweLijn or RGL is originally a plan for a light rail project in South Holland, Netherlands, with partly new rail tracks and partly using existing rail tracks of the Gouda–Alphen aan den Rijn railway and the Woerden–Leiden railway.... |
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| NZH | ♦ Leiden - Haarlem | Steam | 16 May 1881 | ? | |
| Electric | ? | 2 Jan 1949 | N-Z Holland Tram = " Blue Tram " | ||
| NZH | ♦ Leiden - Noordwijk aan Zee Noordwijk Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km² and had a population of 24,707 in May 2006.... |
Steam traction | 21 Jun 1885 | 7 Oct 1960 | |
| NZH | ♦ Leiden - Katwijk aan Zee Katwijk Katwijk is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland in the western Netherlands. It has a population of 61,292.-Location:... |
Steam | 4 Jun 1881 | 7 Oct 1960 | |
| GTO | Oudewater Oudewater Oudewater is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-Population centres :The municipality of Oudewater consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Hekendorp, Oudewater, Papekop, Snelrewaard.... |
Horse | 7 Aug 1906 | ? | |
| Petrol (gasoline) | 1924 | March 1931 | In 1970 Oudewater went from Zuid-Holland (South Holland) to Utrecht | ||
| RTM (until 1904) RETM (1904–1927) RET Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram is the main public transport operator in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It currently operates 28 bus lines, 9 tram lines and five metro/light rail lines in Rotterdam and the surrounding municipalities.... (since 1927) |
Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... |
Horse | 1 Jun 1879 | 18 May 1925 | |
| Steam | 9 Apr 1881 | 16 Dec 1906 | |||
| Petrol (gasoline) | 19 May 1924 | 25 Oct 1928 | |||
| Electric | 18 Sep 1905 | see also: → RandstadRail RandstadRail RandstadRail network in the southern part of the Randstad conurbation in the west of the Netherlands, connecting The Hague, Zoetermeer and Rotterdam, consists of a metro-like line between The Hague and Rotterdam and two light rail lines between The Hague and Zoetermeer... . |
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| STM (Schiedamse Tramweg Maatschappij) | Schiedam Schiedam Schiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. The city is located west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen and south of Delft... |
Horse | 19 Sep 1902 | Jan 1918 | |
| HTM HTM Personenvervoer HTM Personenvervoer NV is a public transport company in the Netherlands operating trams, lightrail and buses in The Hague, Rijswijk, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Delft, Zoetermeer, Wateringen and Nootdorp, the so-called Conurbation Haaglanden... |
The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... = ♦ Den Haag The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... - Scheveningen |
Horse | 25 Jun 1864 | 1907 | |
| Steam | 1 Jul 1879 | 1924 | |||
| Accumulator with Lead-acid battery Lead-acid battery Lead–acid batteries, invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté, are the oldest type of rechargeable battery. Despite having a very low energy-to-weight ratio and a low energy-to-volume ratio, their ability to supply high surge currents means that the cells maintain a relatively large... |
2 Aug 1890 | 1904 | One of the first electric vehicle Electric vehicle An electric vehicle , also referred to as an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion... s in the world |
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| Electric | 6 Aug 1904 | First segment "Semimetro": RandstadRail RandstadRail RandstadRail network in the southern part of the Randstad conurbation in the west of the Netherlands, connecting The Hague, Zoetermeer and Rotterdam, consists of a metro-like line between The Hague and Rotterdam and two light rail lines between The Hague and Zoetermeer... opened in 2006 |
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| HTM HTM Personenvervoer HTM Personenvervoer NV is a public transport company in the Netherlands operating trams, lightrail and buses in The Hague, Rijswijk, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Delft, Zoetermeer, Wateringen and Nootdorp, the so-called Conurbation Haaglanden... |
♦ Den Haag - Delft Delft Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague.... |
Horse | 24 Jun 1866 | 1887 | |
| Steam | 1887 | 1924 | |||
| Electric | 1924 | branch to Voorburg Voorburg Voorburg is a Dutch town and former municipality in the western part of the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. As also Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has approximately 39,000 inhabitants.... , opened 1934. |
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| NZH | ♦ Den Haag - Voorburg Voorburg Voorburg is a Dutch town and former municipality in the western part of the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. As also Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has approximately 39,000 inhabitants.... - Leiden |
Steam | 1881 | 1924 | |
| Electric | 25 Jan 1924 | 9 Nov 1961 | Blue Tram (Blauwe Tram) | ||
| HTM | ♦ Den Haag - Wassenaar Wassenaar Wassenaar is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. A fairly affluent suburb of The Hague, Wassenaar lies 10 km north of that city on the N44 highway near the North Sea coast. It is part of the Haaglanden region... - Leiden |
Electric | 3 June 1923 | 9 Nov 1961 | Yellow Tram (Gele Tram) |
UtrechtUtrecht (city)Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| ATM | Amersfoort Amersfoort Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the... |
Horse | 1 Aug 1901 | 13 Jan 1917 | Amersfoortsche Tramweg-Maatschappij |
| SP (1895–1918) GTS (1918–1923) | Soest - Baarn Baarn Baarn is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-The municipality Baarn :The municipality of Baarn consists of the following towns: Baarn, Eembrugge, Lage Vuursche.- The town Baarn :... |
Horse | 1 Jun 1895 | 30 Sep 1922 | Soester Paardentramweg |
| Petrol (gasoline) | 1 Oct 1922 | 18 May 1924 | Gemeente-Trambedrijf Soest | ||
| UTM | Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... |
Horse | 3 Jul 1889 | 14 Sep 1907 | Utrechtsche-Tram-Maatschappij |
| GTU | Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... |
Electric | 20 Jun 1906 | 15 Jan 1939 | Gemeentetram Utrecht |
| NBM | ♦ Utrecht - De Bilt De Bilt De Bilt is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-Population centres :The municipality of De Bilt consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bilthoven, De Bilt, Groenekan, Hollandsche Rading, Maartensdijk, Westbroek... - Zeist Zeist Zeist is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, located east of the city of Utrecht.-Population centres :*Austerlitz*Bosch en Duin*Den Dolder*Huis ter Heide*Zeist- The town of 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 Amersfoort Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the... - Zeist - Driebergen Driebergen Driebergen is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Later it became a part of the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. And presently it's part of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.... - Rhenen Rhenen Rhenen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands.The municipality also includes the villages of Achterberg, Remmerden, Elst and Laareind. The town lies at a geographically interesting location, namely on the southernmost part of the chain of hills known as the Utrecht Hill Ridge ,... - Arnhem |
Horse | 1882 | ? | Zeist - Driebergen Driebergen Driebergen is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Later it became a part of the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. And presently it's part of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.... . |
| Steam | 1883 | 1931 | (Zeist -) Driebergen Driebergen Driebergen is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Later it became a part of the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. And presently it's part of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.... - Doorn Doorn Doorn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2008 the town had 10,052 inhabitants.-History:... - Amerongen. Extended Elst Elst (Utrecht) Elst is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Rhenen, and lies about 5 km southwest of Veenendaal.... - Rhenen Rhenen Rhenen is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands.The municipality also includes the villages of Achterberg, Remmerden, Elst and Laareind. The town lies at a geographically interesting location, namely on the southernmost part of the chain of hills known as the Utrecht Hill Ridge ,... - Wageningen Wageningen ' is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specializes in life sciences. The city has 37,414 inhabitants , of which many thousands are students... - Oosterbeek Oosterbeek Oosterbeek is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Renkum, about 5 km west of Arnhem.The oldest part of the village of Oosterbeek is the Benedendorp , on the northern bank of the river Rhine... - Arnhem in 1884 - 1887. Zeist - Huis ter Heide Huis ter Heide Huis ter Heide can refer to:*Huis ter Heide *Huis ter Heide *Huis ter Heide *Huis ter Heide... - Amersfoort opened 1910. Branch, Doorn - Wijk bij Duurstede Wijk bij Duurstede - The city of Wijk bij Duurstede :The city is located on the Rhine. At Wijk bij Duurstede, the Kromme Rijn branches off, and the main branch is called Lek River downstream from Wijk bij Duurstede.... , opened 1885, closed 1931, not electrified. |
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| 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 Nieuwegein Nieuwegein is a municipality and city in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is bordered on the north by the city of Utrecht, the provincial capital... – IJsselstein IJsselstein IJsselstein is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. IJsselstein received city rights in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river Hollandse IJssel which flows through the city.... |
Electric | 17 Dec 1983 | Connexxion Connexxion Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French... |
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| Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... – Vreeswijk Vreeswijk Vreeswijk is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The municipality merged with Jutphaas in 1971, and is now the southern half of the town of Nieuwegein.... |
Steam | 1882 | ? | ||
| Horse | 1893 | 1929 | |||
| Petrol (gasoline) | 1923 | 1929 | |||
ZeelandZeelandZeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
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| Vlissingen - Middelburg Middelburg Middelburg is a municipality and a city in the south-western Netherlands and the capital of the province of Zeeland. It is situated in the Midden-Zeeland region. It has a population of about 48,000.- History of Middelburg :... |
Steam | 1885 | 1910 | ||
| Electric | 1910 | 1944 | |||
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of trolleybus systems