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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; 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.

Gelderland

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rowspan="2" | ATM (1897–1917)
GTA (1919–1922)

| rowspan="2" | Apeldoorn

| Horse

| 12 August 1897

| 11 November 1917

| Apeldoornsche Tramweg-Maatschappij

Petrol (gasoline)

| 5 June 1919

| 8 October 1922

| Gemeentetram Apeldoorn

rowspan="2" | ATM (1880–1911)
GETA (1911–1944)

| rowspan=2 | Arnhem

| Horse

| 3 May 1880

| 12 June 1912

| Arnhemsche Tramweg-Maatschappij

Electric

| 21 May 1911

| 17 September 1944

| Gemeente Electrische Tram Arnhem
Because of World War II (operation Market-Garden) closed – replaced by trolleybus. Heritage tramway opened in the Netherlands Open Air Museum, 1996.

rowspan="3" | HSM (1883–1910)
GT (1915–1922)

| rowspan=3 | Groenlo

| Steam

| 29 May 1883

| 31 December 1910

| Hollandshe IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij

Petrol (gasoline)

| 6 August 1915

| Oct 1922

| Groenlosche Tram

Horse

| 1917

| 1919

| Temporary use of horses because of lack of petrol

rowspan="3" | {{ill|Nederlandsche Tramweg Maatschappij|nl|lt=NTM}} (1889–1912)
M&W (1912–1921)
{{ill|Gemeentetram Nijmegen|nl|lt=GTN}} (1911–1955)

| rowspan="3" | Nijmegen

| Horse

| 1889

| 1911

| {{ill|Nijmeegsche Tramweg-Maatschappij|nl}}

Steam

| 30 June 1889

| 31 December 1921

| {{ill|Stoomtram Maas en Waal|nl}}

Electric

| 4 June 1911

| 20 November 1955

| {{ill|Gemeentetram Nijmegen|nl}}
Replaced by trolleybus

GTZ

| Zaltbommel

| Horse

| 14 March 1910

| 31 August 1923

| Gemeentetram Zaltbommel

ZTM

| Zutphen

| Horse

| 16 May 1889

| 29 January 1904

| Zutphensche Tramweg-Maatschappij

Groningen

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rowspan="3" | TGP (1880–1906)
GPE (1896–1929)
GTG (1906–1949)

| rowspan="3" | Groningen

| Horse

| 13 July 1880

| 27 April 1910

| Tramways de Groningen et de la Province

Petrol (gasoline)

| 27 June 1921

| 30 June 1929

| Tramweg-Maatschappij Groningen – Paterswolde – Eelde

Electric

| 1 March 1910

| 12 December 1949

| Gemeente Tram Groningen
Reintroduction planned as part of the Kolibri-plan to improve public transport in region and city.

Limburg

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rowspan="2" | LTM

| rowspan="2" | Heerlen

| Steam

| ?

| ?

| Limburgsche Tramweg-Mij

Electric

| 1923

| 14 May 1950

|  

rowspan="2" | LTM

| rowspan="2" | ♦ Heerlen – Hoensbroek

| Steam

| ?

| 1923

|  

Electric

| 1923

| ?

|  

LTM

| ♦ Hoensbroek – Sittard

| Electric

| 1923

| ?

|  

LTM

| ♦♦ branch to Brunssum

| Electric

| 24 March 1924

| ?

|  

LTM

| ♦ Heerlen – Kerkrade Holz (German frontier)

| Electric

| 18 August 1926

| ?

|  

LTM

| ♦ branch Valkenhuizen – Locht (German frontier)

| Electric

| 15 May 1928

| ?

|  

rowspan="2" | MT

| rowspan="2" | Maastricht

| Gas

| 22 April 1896

| 15 October 1902

| Maastrichtsche Tram

Horse

| 7 June 1903

| 14 August 1914

| Closed for World War I (military barricade of the bridge across the Maas)

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| rowspan="2" | Venlo – Steyl

| Horse

| ?

| ?

|  

Petrol (gasoline)

| ?

| ?

|  

GTV

| Venray

| Horse

| 15 June 1909

| 30 June 1926

| Gemeentetram Venray

North Brabant

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GTM (1884–1919)
BM (1901–1919)
GTB (1920–1925)

| Breda

| Horse

| 25 March 1884

| 30 September 1925

| Ginnekensche Tramweg-Maatschappij
Tramweg-Maatschappij Breda – Mastbosch
Gemeentetram Breda

'sBH

| 's-Hertogenbosch

| Horse

| 24 November 1881

| 8 October 1918

| Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij 's-Bosch – Helmond

North Holland

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rowspan="2" | AT (1895–1923)
AST (1923–1929)

| rowspan="2" | Alkmaar

| Horse

| Jan 1895

| 10 July 1923

| Alkmaarsche Tramvereeniging

Petrol (gasoline)

| 15 July 1923

| 22 June 1929

| Alkmaarsche Stadstram

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

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

| Horse

| 3 June 1875

| 7 August 1916

| Amsterdamse Omnibus Maatschappij

style="background:#CFECEC"

| Electric

| 14 August 1900

|  

|  

rowspan="2" | NZH

| rowspan="2" | ♦ Amsterdam – Edam – Volendam

| Steam

| 13 December 1888

| ?

| N-Z Hollandsche stoomTramweg-Mij: Blauwe Tram

Electric

| ?

| 30 September 1956

| Edam – Volendam from: 1 December 1932.

rowspan="2" | NZH

| rowspan="2" | ♦♦ branch to Purmerend

| Steam

| 22 June 1894

| ?

|  

Electric

| ?

| 14 May 1949

|  

NZH

| ♦ Amsterdam – Haarlem – Zandvoort

| Electric

| 3 July 1899

| 31 August 1957

| The first Electric overhead tramway in the Netherlands.

LBB

| Bergen

| Horse

| 4 August 1907

| 24 June 1909

| Lorriedienst Bergen aan Zee – Bergen Binnen

rowspan="2" | HSM (1882–1892)
EPU (1892–1924)

| rowspan="2" | Beverwijk – Wijk aan Zee

| Steam

| 25 May 1882

| 30 April 1892

| Until 1 May 1898 Summer only

Horse

| 1 May 1892

| 7 June 1924

| Buffet-Maatschappij "E Pluribus Unum"

rowspan="2" | D&B

| rowspan="2" | Castricum

| Horse

| 30 January 1914

| 1920

| Provinciaal Ziekenhuis "Duin en Bosch"

Electric

| 1920

| Jun 1938

| Hospital line :nl:Provinciaal ziekenhuis (Noord-Holland)

HH

| Den Helder

| Steam

| 7 July 1896

| 19 August 1917

| Tram Helder – Huisduinen
Summer only, no service in 1908/9

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| rowspan="2" | Haarlem

| Horse

| 28 May 1878

| 1911

|  

Electric

| 1911

| 31 October 1948

|  

GTM

| Hilversum

| Horse

| 15 May 1887

| 30 September 1923

| 's-Gravelandse Tramweg-Maatschappij

rowspan="2" | ETMZ (1882)
TMZ (1884–1889)
EPU (1894–1907)

| rowspan="2" | Zandvoort

| Electric

| 9 June 1882

| 30 September 1882

| This line was owned by Siemens & Halske and technical equal to the Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway

Horse

| 4 July 1884
10 June 1894

| 22 September 1889
31 August 1907

| (Electrische) Tramweg-Maatschappij Zandvoort

Overijssel

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GOSM

| Deventer

| Horse

| 14 February 1887

| 30 April 1894

| Geldersch-Overijsselsche Stoomtram-Maatschappij

TET

| Enschede

| Electric

| 5 July 1908

| 28 February 1933

| Twentsche Electrische Tramweg-Maatschappij

ZTM

| Zwolle

| Horse

| 17 July 1885

| 7 August 1919

| Zwolsche Tramweg-Maatschappij

South Holland

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TD (1879–1891)
RTM (1891–1919)

| Dordrecht

| Horse

| 23 November 1879

| 15 March 1919

|  

rowspan="2" | LTM (Leidsche Tramway-Maatschappij 1879–1882)
TTC (1882–1886)
RTM (1886–1909)
NZH (1909–1960)

| rowspan=2 | Leiden

| Horse

| 22 November 1879

| 1911

|  

Electric

| 1 September 1911

| 7 October 1960

rowspan="2" | NZH

| rowspan="2" | ♦ Leiden – Haarlem

| Steam

| 16 May 1881

| ?

|  

Electric

| ?

| 2 January 1949

| N-Z Holland Tram = " Blue Tram "

NZH

| ♦ Leiden – Noordwijk aan Zee

| Steam traction

| 21 June 1885

| 7 October 1960

|  

NZH

| Katwijk

| Steam

| 4 June 1881

| 7 October 1960

| Started as RSTM between Katwijk aan Zee and Rijnsburg, later expanded by NZHTM to Leiden ("blue tram"). A narrow gauge heritage steam tram service is operational since 1973 by SVM

rowspan="2" | GTO

| rowspan="2" | Oudewater

| Horse

| 7 August 1906

| ?

|  

Petrol (gasoline)

| 1924

| March 1931

| In 1970 Oudewater went from South Holland (Zuid-Holland) to Utrecht

style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="4" | Trams in Rotterdam
RTM (1886-1968)
RETM (1904–1927)
RET (since 1927)

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="4" | Rotterdam

| Horse

| 1 June 1879

| 18 May 1925

|  

Steam

| 9 April 1881

| 16 December 1924

|  

Petrol (gasoline)

| 19 May 1924

| 25 October 1968

|  

style="background:#CFECEC"

| Electric

| 18 September 1905

|  

| See also: RandstadRail.

STM (Schiedamse Tramweg Maatschappij)

| Schiedam

| Horse

| 19 September 1902

| Jan 1918

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="4" | Trams in The Hague
HTM

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="4" | The Hague = ♦ Den Haag – Scheveningen

| Horse

| 25 June 1864

| 1907

|  

Steam

| 1 July 1879

| 1924

|  

Accumulator with Lead-acid battery

| 2 August 1890

| 1904

| One of the first electric vehicles in the world

style="background:#CFECEC"

| Electric

| 6 August 1904

|  

| First segment "Semimetro": RandstadRail opened in 2006

style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="3" | Trams in The Hague
HTM

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="3" | ♦ Den Haag – Delft

| Horse

| 24 June 1866

| 1887

|  

Steam

| 1887

| 1924

|  

style="background:#CFECEC"

| Electric

| 1924

|  

| branch to Voorburg, opened 1934.

rowspan="2" | NZH

| rowspan="2" | ♦ Den Haag – Voorburg – Leiden

| Steam

| 1881

| 1924

|  

Electric

| 25 January 1924

| 9 November 1961

| Blue Tram (Blauwe Tram)

HTM

| ♦ Den Haag – Wassenaar – Leiden

| Electric

| 3 June 1923

| 9 November 1961

| Yellow Tram (Gele Tram)

Utrecht

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ATM

| Amersfoort

| Horse

| 1 August 1901

| 13 January 1917

| Amersfoortsche Tramweg-Maatschappij

rowspan="2" | SP (1895–1918)
GTS (1918–1923)

| rowspan="2" | Soest – Baarn

| Horse

| 1 June 1895

| 30 September 1922

| Soester Paardentramweg

Petrol (gasoline)

| 1 October 1922

| 18 May 1924

| Gemeente-Trambedrijf Soest

UTM

| Utrecht

| Horse

| 3 July 1889

| 14 September 1907

| Utrechtsche-Tram-Maatschappij

GTU

| Utrecht

| Electric

| 20 June 1906

| 15 January 1939

| Gemeentetram Utrecht

rowspan="2" | NBM

| rowspan="2" | ♦ Utrecht – De Bilt – Zeist

| Horse

| 29 April 1879

| 1909(?)

| Initial segment opened 1879 did not extend to Zeist.

Electric

| 1909

| 2 May 1949

| Nederlandsche Buurtspoorweg-Maatschappij (NBM)

rowspan="4" | NBM

| rowspan="4" | ♦ 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.

style="background:#CFECEC"

| Utrechtse sneltram

| ♦ Utrecht – Nieuwegein – IJsselstein

| Electric

| 17 Dec 1983

|  

| Operated by Qbuzz since 2011.{{cite journal|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/qbuzz-wins-utrecht-sneltram-concession.html|title=Qbuzz wins Utrecht sneltram concession|journal=Railway Gazette International|date=26 October 2010|accessdate=2015-01-04}}

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| rowspan="3" | Utrecht – Vreeswijk

| Steam

| 1882

| ?

|  

Horse

| 1893

| 1929

|  

Petrol (gasoline)

| 1923

| 1929

|  

Zeeland

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| rowspan="2" | Vlissingen – Middelburg

| Steam

| 1885

| 1910

|  

Electric

| 1910

| 1944

|  

See also

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