List of town tramway systems in Spain

This is a list of town tramway systems in Spain by the autonomous community. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with current 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.

Andalucia

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Cádiz Mule 18__ ? Electric 190_ 22 Aug 1964 Reintroduction planned. Granada Electric 7 Jul 1904 14 Feb 1974 Heritage tramway planned. Granada–Sierra Nevada railway ♦ Granada – Sierra Nevada Electric 21 Feb 1925 20 Jan 1974 Jaén Tram Jaén Electric 2 May 2011 May 2011 Operation suspended only about two weeks after system opened, for financial reasons, and still suspended . Málaga Mule 1881 1903 Electric 1903 31 Dec 1961 Málaga Metro light metro/light rail system opened 30 July 2014. Linares – Baeza Electric 1 Aug 1904 15 Jan 1966 ♦ Linares – La Loma Electric 8 Dec 1907 15 Jan 1966 Marmolejo Mule 1916 Jul 1936 Operated only during spa season. Motril Mule 1884 8 Oct 1922 Sanlúcar de Barrameda Horse 188_ 19__ Operated only during summer season. Seville Mule 5 Sep 1887 1899 Transitioned to electric tram. The power plant for the electric trams was built over the old stables. Electric 1899 8 May 1960 Replaced by a fleet of Leyland Worldmaster buses from 1959. MetroCentro Electric 28 Oct 2007 New line built initially to preserve World Heritage places from direct traffic pollution. Vélez-Málaga Tram Vélez-Málaga Electric 16 Oct 2006 4 Jun 2012 Service suspended in June 2012 because of financial crisis; tram cars subsequently leased to Australia where they began operation in March 2014.

Aragon

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Zaragoza Horse 19 Oct 1885 1903 Gauge: Electric 9 Oct 1902 22 Jan 1976 Gauge: ; 600 V DC Trolley pole. Single, double truck & articulated "boston style"; trailers and open cars used. Zaragoza tram Electric 19 Apr 2011 Standard gauge; one line in operation (Mago de Oz–Avenida Academia), and 2 planned lines. Trams model: CAF Urbos 3

Asturias

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Arriondas – Covadonga Horse 1 Jan 1908 1930 Gijón Mule 30 Mar 1890 1909 Electric 1909 10 May 1964 Mieres Mule 18__ 19__ Oviedo Horse 18__ 1922 Electric traction 1922 1957 Three lines: 1. Ayuntamiento-Lugones; 2. Colloto-Buenavista; 3. La Argañosa-San Lázaro Santullano Mule 18__ 1917 Steam 1917 28 Sep 1934 Avilés Horse 1892 1924 Electric 1924 1955(?)

Balearic Islands

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Alaró – Consell (Mallorca) Mule 5 May 1881 1922 Petrol 1922 24 Feb 1935 Sporadic operation during 1936–1939. Trams in Palma Palma (Mallorca) Mule 9 Sep 1891 ? Steam ? ? Petrol 14 Oct 1921 1940 Electric 9 Sep 1891 Jan 1959 Reintroduction planned Tranvía de Sóller Sóller (Mallorca) Electric 4 Oct 1913 Gauge: This and Barcelona's Tramvia Blau are Spain's only surviving first-generation tramlines.

Basque Country

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Bermeo–Sukarrieta Horse 1896 1918 Gauge: Bilbao Mule 9 Sep 1876 4 Sep 1909 The interurban Bilbao–Getxo tram opened in 1876, the line from Bilbao to Santurtzi opened in 1882. They were built to a gauge of . These two lines were electrified in 1896. The first urban line in Bilbao opened in 1888 with a gauge. The urban lines were electrified and regauged to between 1907 and 1909. The last urban line closed in 1955, the Bilbao–Santurtzi line closed in 1959. Electric 1 Feb 1896 7 Oct 1959 Bilbao tram Electric 18 Dec 2002 Gauge: Bilbao–Durango–Arratia tram Bilbao, Basauri, Amorebieta-Etxano, Lemoa, Durango, Igorre, Zeanuri Electric 2 Sep 1899 30 Nov 1964 Gauge: Donostia / San Sebastián Mule 18 Jul 1887 1897 Electric 1897 11 Jul 1958 Reintroduction planned. Irun / Irún - Hondarribia / Fuenterrabía Mule 1 Nov 1893 1919 Electric 1919 18 Jun 1953 Vitoria-Gasteiz tram Vitoria-Gasteiz Electric 23 Dec 2008 Gauge:

Canary Islands

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Las Palmas(de Gran Canaria) Steam 1891 1910 Gauge: Electric 1910 1935 Operation restored with steam traction, one steam locomotive pulling trains of tramcars, 1940–1941.Reintroduction planned. (Santa Cruz de) Tenerife Steam / Electric 8 Apr 1901 1956 Gauge: (?) Tenerife Tram Electric 2 Jun 2007

Cantabria

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Santander Steam 1873 1875 Horse 1875 1908 Electric 1908 11 Jul 1951

Castile and León

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Trams in Valladolid Valladolid Mule 22 Dec 1881 18 Apr 1911 Electric 7 Sep 1910 6 Nov 1933

Catalonia

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Trams in Barcelona Barcelona Mule 26 Jun 1872 1907 Steam 1877 1907 Electric 26 Jan 1899 19 Mar 1971 Note: Closure date does not include the Tramvia Blau line. Tramvia Blau Electric 29 Oct 1901 Trambaix Electric 5 April 2004 Trambesòs Electric 8 May 2004 ♦ Arrabassada Electric 19 Jul 1911 1938 ♦ Mataró – Argentona Electric 27 May 1928 9 Oct 1965 ♦ Montgat – Tiana Electric 1 Nov 1916 30 Sep 1955 Tarragona Mule 9 Apr 1883 13 Jan 1896 Tortosa – Roquetes Mule 20 Sep 1885 1928

Extremadura

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Badajoz Horse 19 Mar 1889 22 July 1929 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Galicia

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes A Coruña (La Coruña) Mule 1 Jan 1903 1913 Electric 1913 Jul 1962 Electric Dec 1997 16 Dec 2020 Ferrol Electric ? 1962 Pontevedra Steam 12 Jun 1889 1924 Electric 1924 1943 Verín Mule 1909 192_ Vigo Electric 10 Aug 1914 30 Dec 1968

Madrid

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes El Escorial (Electric) - - Construction started 1929, not completed. Parla Tram Parla Electric 6 May 2007 - Trams in Madrid Madrid Mule 31 May 1871 ? Steam 1878 ? Electric 1898 1 Jun 1972 Metro Ligero Electric 24 May 2007 Light rail

Region of Murcia

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Cartagena Mule Sep 1892 1907 Electric 1907 1959 Gauge: Murcia Mule Oct 1896 1902 Steam 1902 1906 Electric 1906 29 Apr 1929 Murcia tram Electric 29 Apr 2007

Navarre

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Pamplona Electric 23 Sep 1911 ?

Valencian Community

Name of System Location TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Alcoi (Electric) - - Construction started 1895, not completed. Trams in Alicante Alicante Mule 13 Jul 1893 1902 Steam 1902 1924 Electric 1924 14 Nov 1969 Alicante Tram Electric 15 Aug 2003 Gauge: Tram trial service began 17 March 1999; full service inaugurated 15 August 2003. Carcaixent - Dénia Mule 8 Feb 1864 28 Nov 1881 Line upgraded from tramway to railway. Novelda (Electric) Construction started, not completed. Trams in Valencia Valencia Mule 23 Jun 1876 1925 Steam 1892 ? Electric 1900 20 Jun 1970 Metrovalencia Electric 21 May 1994 Gauge: Line 4 (tramway) opened in May 1994.Metrovalencia is a metre gauge system of tram, light rail, and even commuter rail, albeit with underground metro-like (subway) sections. ♦ Burriana / Borriana - Grao / Grau Mule ? 19__ ♦Villanueva de Castellón - La Pobla Llarga Mule 1 Mar 1896 ? Steam 19191926 19261931 Line upgraded from tramway to railway.

List of town tramway systems in Spain

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