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List of town tramway systems in Austria

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This is a list of town tramway systems in Austria. It includes all tram systems in Austria, 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.

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Dornbirn - Lustenau

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| Electric

| {{dts|1902|Nov|30|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1938|Oct|31|format=dmy}}

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}

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| Gmunden

| Trams in Gmunden

| Electric

| {{dts|1894|Aug|13|format=dmy}}

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| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}
Ranked{{by who|date=March 2016}} as the world's smallest operating town tramway (by system length){{fact|date=March 2016}}. In 2018 it has been converted into a tram-train system, called Traunsee Tram by linking it to the Traunseebahn.{{Cite web |url = http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/light-rail/austrian-tram-rail-link-approved.html |title = Austrian tram-rail link approved |website=www.railjournal.com |date=12 March 2013 |access-date=25 January 2016}}

style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="2" | Graz

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="2" | Trams in Graz

| Horse

| {{dts|1878|Jun|18|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1899|Jul|23|format=dmy}}

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| Electric

| {{dts|1898|Jan|29|format=dmy}}

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style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="2" | Innsbruck

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="2" | Trams in Innsbruck

| Steam

| {{dts|1891|Jun|01|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1910|Jan|01|format=dmy}}

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}

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| Electric

| {{dts|1905|Jul|15|format=dmy}}

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| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}

rowspan="2" | Klagenfurt

| rowspan="2" | Trams in Klagenfurt

| Horse

| {{dts|1891|Jun|30|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1911}}

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}

Electric

| {{dts|1911|May|06|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1963|Apr|16|format=dmy}}

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}

style="color:#505050;" colspan=6 | ↘ Linz
style="background:#CFECEC; padding-left: 2em;" rowspan=2 | ♦ Linz

| style="background:#CFECEC;" rowspan="2" | Trams in Linz

| Horse

| {{dts|1880|Jul|18|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1897|Jul|31|format=dmy}}

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|900mm}}

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| Electric

| {{dts|1897|Jul|31|format=dmy}}

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| Gauge: {{Track gauge|900mm}}

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| style="padding-left: 2em;" | ♦ Linz - Pöstlingberg

| Pöstlingbergbahn

| Electric

| {{dts|1898|May|29|format=dmy}}

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| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}
2008-2009 service suspended; the line, regauged and integrated in Linz's urban network, was reopened on 29 May 2009.

style="padding-left: 2em;"| ♦ Ebelsberg - Sankt Florian

| Florianerbahn

| Electric

| {{dts|1913|Sep|01|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1973|Dec|31|format=dmy}}

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|900mm}}
Reopened as a museum tramway.

Salzburg

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| Electric

| {{dts|1909|May|04|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1940|Nov|15|format=dmy}}

| Replaced by the city trolleybus system.

Sankt Pölten

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| Electric

| {{dts|1911|Mar|18|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1976|Feb|10|format=dmy}}

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Unterach

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| Electric

| {{dts|1907|Aug|18|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1949|Sep|18|format=dmy}}

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|metre|lk=on}}
Located at the south end of Attersee lake.

style="color:#505050;" colspan=6 | ↘ Vienna
style="background:#CFECEC; padding-left: 2em;" rowspan=3 | ♦ Vienna

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan=3 | Trams in Vienna

| Horse

| {{dts|1865|Oct|04|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1903|Jun|28|format=dmy}}

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Steam

| {{dts|1883|Oct|27|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1922|Jan|23|format=dmy}}

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| Electric

| {{dts|1897|Jan|28|format=dmy}}

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style="background:#CFECEC; padding-left: 2em;" rowspan=2 | ♦ Vienna - Baden

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan=2 | Wiener Lokalbahn

| Steam

| {{dts|1886|Sep|29|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1907}}

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| Electric

| {{dts|1899|May|11|format=dmy}}

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| Tram-train system, electric service from Vienna - Baden began on 1 May 1907.

style="padding-left: 2em;" rowspan="2" | ♦ Baden (bei Wien)

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| Horse

| {{dts|1876|Jul|16|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1893|Oct|format=dmy}}

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Electric

| {{dts|1894|Jul|16|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1951|Feb|14|format=dmy}}

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style="padding-left: 2em;" | ♦ Mödling – Hinterbrühl

| Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram

| Electric

| {{dts|1883|Oct|17|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1932|Mar|31|format=dmy}}

| First permanent electric tramway in Europe.{{Citation needed|date=December 2014}}

Ybbs an der Donau

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| electric

| {{dts|1907|Nov|11|format=dmy}}

| {{dts|1953|Sep|22|format=dmy}}

| Gauge: {{Track gauge|760mm}}

See also

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