List of town tramway systems in Romania information
This is a list of urban tramway systems in Romania. 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
Trams in Arad (CTP Arad)
Arad
Horse
24 Oct 1869
1916
Steam
?
?
Diesel
?
?
Electric
29 Nov 1946
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Trams in Botoșani (Eltrans)
Botoșani
Electric
16 Sep 1991
31 Jul 2020
Plans were to repair the network and acquire new trams but in 2022 decision was to abandon the plan and dismantle network.
Trams in Brăila (Braicar, S.A.)
Brăila
Horse
1886
?
Electric
25 Jun 1900
In reconstruction, some new trams to come.
BHHÉV/CFPBT/CFLB/CFR
Brașov
Steam/Diesel/Petrol
7 Mar 1892
1 Apr 1960
IJTL/RAT Brașov
Electric
23 Aug 1987
17 Nov 2006
Replaced partially by trolleybus route 8.
Trams in Bucharest (STB)
Bucharest
Horse
28 Dec 1872
1929
Electric
19 Dec 1894
See also: Bucharest Light rail. New trams since December 2022. Also older trams are being modernized (partially low floor, A/C, etc). Tenders for repairing the older network sections.
Trams in Cluj-Napoca (CTP)
Cluj-Napoca
Steam
28 Aug 1893
15 May 1902
Electric
1 Oct 1987
Only new rolling stock.
RATC Constanța
Constanța
Steam
1905
?
Electric
18 Jul 1944
Aug 1944
Rolling stock requisitioned from Odesa.
Electric
23 Aug 1984
22 Nov 2008[1]
Trams in Craiova (RAT Craiova)
Craiova
Electric
-
-
Construction started 1942 (to be operated by rolling stock requisitioned from Odessa), never completed.
Electric
26 Sep 1984
Present
Under repair. New trams operate on reconstructed sections in city.
Trams in Galați (Transurb, S.A.)
Galați
Electric
26 Jun 1900
Until 1978 gauge 1000 mm. Since 1978 1435 mm. Reconstructed and 8 new trams since 2021. Tender for 10 more trams.
Trams in Iași (CTP Iași)
Iași
Electric
1 Mar 1900
Present
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). 32 new trams. Tender for another new 18-20 trams.
Trams in Oradea (OTL R.A.)
Oradea
Electric
25 Apr 1906
Trams in Ploiești (TCE Ploiești)
Ploiești
Electric
1 Dec 1987
Fully repaired between 2014 and 2016. There are attempts to renew the fleet by buying new trams, searching financing.
S.C. Prescom S.A. Reșița
Reșița
Electric
20 Aug 1988
30 Aug 2011
Reintroduction of trams was announced in 2016 and the modernization and expansion of the tram line began in 2019. Reopening planned for December 2022.[2] In 2023, the system was under testing and construction.
Satu Mare
Steam
14 Jun 1900
1900
Electric
8 Aug 1900
31 Dec 1906
Tursib (after 1998)
Sibiu
Electric
8 Sep 1905
1970
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
♦ Sibiu–Rășinari
Electric
1917
28 Feb 2011
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Part of Sibiu tramway system. Regular service ceased on 28 February 2011.[3] Very limited operation that took place later – mainly only for visiting tourist groups – ended in 2012,[4] followed in 2013 by the start of work to dismantle the line. It is hoped to reopen a portion as a heritage tramway.[4]
Trams in Timișoara (RATT)
Timișoara
Horse
1869
?
Electric
27 Jul 1899
New trams since 2021.
^"Transira Constanta" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
^"Two bidders for Reșița tramway reinstallation". Tramways & Urban Transit. 22 Jun 2021.
^Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2011, p. 194. UK: LRTA Publishing.
^ abBlickpunkt Straßenbahn issue "4/2013" (July–August 2013), pp. 142–143 (in German). ISSN 0173-0290.
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