List of town tramway systems in the Netherlands

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

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
ATM (1897–1917) GTA (1919–1922)	Apeldoorn	Horse	12 August 1897	11 November 1917	Apeldoornsche Tramweg-Maatschappij
		Petrol (gasoline)	5 June 1919	8 October 1922	Gemeentetram Apeldoorn
ATM (1880–1911) GETA (1911–1944)	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.
HSM (1883–1910) GT (1915–1922)	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
NTM (1889–1912) M&W (1912–1921) GTN (1911–1955)	Nijmegen	Horse	1889	1911	Nijmeegsche Tramweg-Maatschappij
		Steam	30 June 1889	31 December 1921	Stoomtram Maas en Waal
		Electric	4 June 1911	20 November 1955	Gemeentetram Nijmegen 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

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
TGP (1880–1906) GPE (1896–1929) GTG (1906–1949)	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

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
LTM	Heerlen	Steam	?	?	Limburgsche Tramweg-Mij
		Electric	1923	14 May 1950
LTM	♦ 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	?
MT	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)
	Venlo – Steyl	Horse	?	?
		Petrol (gasoline)	?	?
GTV	Venray	Horse	15 June 1909	30 June 1926	Gemeentetram Venray

North Brabant

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
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

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
AT (1895–1923) AST (1923–1929)	Alkmaar	Horse	Jan 1895	10 July 1923	Alkmaarsche Tramvereeniging
		Petrol (gasoline)	15 July 1923	22 June 1929	Alkmaarsche Stadstram
Trams in Amsterdam GVBA	Amsterdam	Horse	3 June 1875	7 August 1916	Amsterdamse Omnibus Maatschappij
		Electric	14 August 1900
NZH	♦ Amsterdam – Edam – Volendam	Steam	13 December 1888	?	N-Z Hollandsche stoomTramweg-Mij: Blauwe Tram
		Electric	?	30 September 1956	Edam – Volendam from: 1 December 1932.
NZH	♦♦ 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
HSM (1882–1892) EPU (1892–1924)	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"
D&B	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
	Haarlem	Horse	28 May 1878	1911
		Electric	1911	31 October 1948
GTM	Hilversum	Horse	15 May 1887	30 September 1923	's-Gravelandse Tramweg-Maatschappij
ETMZ (1882) TMZ (1884–1889) EPU (1894–1907)	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

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
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

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
TD (1879–1891) RTM (1891–1919)	Dordrecht	Horse	23 November 1879	15 March 1919
LTM (Leidsche Tramway-Maatschappij 1879–1882) TTC (1882–1886) RTM (1886–1909) NZH (1909–1960)	Leiden	Horse	22 November 1879	1911
		Electric	1 September 1911	7 October 1960
NZH	♦ 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
GTO	Oudewater	Horse	7 August 1906	?
		Petrol (gasoline)	1924	March 1931	In 1970 Oudewater went from South Holland (Zuid-Holland) to Utrecht
Trams in Rotterdam RTM (1886-1968) RETM (1904–1927) RET (since 1927)	Rotterdam	Horse	1 June 1879	18 May 1925
		Steam	9 April 1881	16 December 1924
		Petrol (gasoline)	19 May 1924	25 October 1968
		Electric	18 September 1905		See also: RandstadRail.
STM (Schiedamse Tramweg Maatschappij)	Schiedam	Horse	19 September 1902	Jan 1918
Trams in The Hague HTM	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
		Electric	6 August 1904		First segment "Semimetro": RandstadRail opened in 2006
Trams in The Hague HTM	♦ Den Haag – Delft	Horse	24 June 1866	1887
		Steam	1887	1924
		Electric	1924		branch to Voorburg, opened 1934.
NZH	♦ 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

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
ATM	Amersfoort	Horse	1 August 1901	13 January 1917	Amersfoortsche Tramweg-Maatschappij
SP (1895–1918) GTS (1918–1923)	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
NBM	♦ 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)
NBM	♦ 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.
Utrecht sneltram	♦ Utrecht – Nieuwegein – IJsselstein	Electric	17 Dec 1983		Operated by Qbuzz since 2011.
	Utrecht – Vreeswijk	Steam	1882	?
		Horse	1893	1929
		Petrol (gasoline)	1923	1929

Zeeland

Name of System & Operator	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
	Vlissingen – Middelburg	Steam	1885	1910
		Electric	1910	1944

See also

• List of town tramway systems in Europe
• List of tram and light rail transit systems
• List of metro systems
• List of trolleybus systems

References

Bibliography

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