Trams in Malmö
The Malmö tramway is a former tramway network in the city Malmö of Sweden. It remains a network about 2 km as a historic line.
| Malmö tramway | |
|---|---|
 car 100 | |
| Info | |
| Locale | Malmö, Sweden |
| Transit type | Tram |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 6 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1887 (horse car) 1906 (electric trams) |
| Technical | |
| System length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Track gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
History
The Malmö tramay existed between 1887 and 1973. It started service as a horse car. The horse cars had been replaced by electric trams since 1906. The last electric tram has been replaced by bus in 1973.
Lines
- line 1 (red) from 1907 till 1967
- line 2 (blue) from 1907 till 1940
- line 3 (white) from 1906 till 1964
- line 4 (yellow) from 1907 till 1973
- line 5 from 1915 till 1928
- line 6 from 1916 till 1919 and from 1924 till 1949
- line 7 from 1918 till 1949
- line 8 from 1928 till 1930
Cars
Originally the service had been provided by two-axle motor cars. From 1949, they had been replace by newer ones.
Museum Line
At a length of 2 km, there still remains a line for historical purpose, it starts at Malmöhus and ends at the museum.
Literature
- Andersson, Per Gunnar; Forsberg, Anders; (2006); Malmö elektriska spårväg 100 år; Stockholm: Trafiknostalgiska Förlaget
Trams In Malmö Media
Type 'G' Tram no. 76 at Gustav Adolfs torg, July 1968
