List of town tramway systems in Romania

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 38 in)
Trams in Botoşani
(Eltrans)
Botoşani Electric 16 Sep 1991 31 Jul 2020  
Trams in Brăila
(Braicar, S.A.)
Brăila Horse 1886 ?  
Electric 25 Jun 1900    
BHHÉV/CFPBT/CFLB/CFR Brașov Steam/Diesel/Petrol 7 Mar 1892 1 Nov 1960  
IJTL/RAT Brașov Electric 23 Aug 1987 17 Nov 2006  
Trams in Bucharest
(RATB)
Bucharest Horse 28 Dec 1872 1929  
Electric 19 Dec 1894   See also: Bucharest Light rail
Trams in Cluj-Napoca
(CTP)
Cluj-Napoca Steam 28 Aug 1893 15 May 1902  
Electric 1 Oct 1987    
RATC Constanța Constanţa Steam 1905 ?  
Electric 18 Jul 1944 Aug 1944 Rolling stock requisitioned from Odessa.
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  
Trams in Galaţi
(Transurb, S.A.)
Galaţi Electric 26 Jun 1900   Network is under reconstruction.
Trams in Iaşi
(CTP Iași)
Iaşi Electric 1 Mar 1900 Present Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Trams in Oradea
(OTL R.A.)
Oradea Electric 25 Apr 1906    
Trams in Ploieşti
(TCE Ploieşti)
Ploieşti Electric 1 Dec 1987    
S.C. Prescom S.A. Reșița Reşiţa 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.
  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 38 in)
♦ Sibiu–Rășinari Electric 1917 28 Feb 2011 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Part of Sibiu tramway system. Regular service ceased on 28 February 2011.[2] Very limited operation that took place later – mainly only for visiting tourist groups – ended in 2012,[3] followed in 2013 by the start of work to dismantle the line. It is hoped to reopen a portion as a heritage tramway.[3]
Trams in Timișoara
(RATT)
Timișoara Horse 1869 ?  
Electric 27 Jul 1899    

See also

References

  1. "Transira Constanta" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
  2. Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2011, p. 194. UK: LRTA Publishing.
  3. Blickpunkt Straßenbahn issue "4/2013" (July–August 2013), pp. 142–143 (in German). ISSN 0173-0290.
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