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List of town tramway systems in Denmark

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This is the list of town tramway systems in Denmark. Currently operating systems are shown with a 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.[1][2][3][4]

Name of system Location Traction type Date (from) Date (to) Notes
Aalborg Letbane [da] Plusbusda Aalborg Electric? A light rail project that was planned to open in 2021, but was not built. A Plusbus [da] system was built instead.[5][6]
Trams in Århus-

Aarhus Sporveje
Aarhus Sporveje.[7]
Aarhuus Sporvejsselskab 1884–1895.[8]
Aarhus Elektriske Sporvej 1904–1927.[9]
Århus Sporveje 1927 – (1971).[10]

Aarhus Horse 31 May 1884 23 May 1895 Bus service and tramway Aarhus Sporveje

[11][12]

Electric 7 July 1904 7 November 1971 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)[11][13][14]
Aarhus Letbane Electric. Light rail/Tram-train 21 December 2017 - [15][16]
Trams in Copenhagen. Copenhagen Railway Company 1863-1866.[17]
Kjøbenhavns Sporvei-Selskab 1866–1898.[18]
Kjøbenhavns Forstæders Sporveisselskab 1872–1898.[19]
Sølvgadens Sporvejsselskab 1888–1898.[20]
De kjøbenhavnske Sporveje 1898–1911.[21]
Københavns Sporveje 1911–1974.[22]
Copenhagen Horse 22 October 1863 14 June 1915 [11][13]
Accumulator (storage battery) 4 March 1897 15 March 1902 [11][23]
Electric 19 September 1899 22 April 1972 [11][24][25]
♦ Hellerup – Charlottenlund – Klampenborg. Strandveiens Dampsporvei Selskab 1884–1893.[26]
Hellerup Sporvej 1897–1902.[27]
Tuborg-Klampenborg Elektriske Sporvej 1902–1911.[28]
Nordsjællands
Elektricitets og Sporvejs Aktieselskab 1911–(1974).[29]
Steam 23 March 1884 1 October 1892 [30]
Horse 1 June 1897 30 November 1902 [30]
Electric 1903 1953 [31]
Nørrebroes Sporvejsselskab [da]
Nørrebroes Sporvejsselskab 1867–1896.
Steam 1867 1896 [32]
Electric 1897 1899 [33]
Frederiksberg Sporvej [da]
Frederiksberg Sporvejsselskab 1872–1897.[34]
Falkoneralléens Sporvejsselskab 1884–1897.[35]
Frederiksberg Sporvejs- og Elektricitets Aktieselskab 1897–1919.[36]
Frederiksberg Electric [37]
Nørrebroes Sporvejsselskab [da] Copenhagen Steam 1867 1896 [32]
Nørrebros Elektriske Sporvej [da] Electric 1897 1899 [33]
Hovedstadens Letbane/Greater Copenhagen Light Rail Greater Copenhagen/Metropolitan Copenhagen/Copenhagen metropolitan area, Urban area of Copenhagen Electric. Light rail/Tram-train 2025/2026 26 October 2025 only the south part - Under construction, northern part still under construction, only the south part is open and operating and running[38][39][40][41][42]
Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museumda and preserved railwaysda Sporvejshistorisk Selskab [da] Ringsted[43][44] Electric, Accumulator (storage battery), Diesel, oil, steam and horse 1978 - Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) and Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) and 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and 1.8 km (1.1 mi)[45] and 2.0 km (1.2 mi)[46][47][45][48] Horse-drawn tram/Horse-drawn streetcar/Horse-drawn railway. Heritage tram/Heritage streetcar/Tram/Light rail/Tram-train/Heritage tramway/Translohr/Interurban/Double-decker tram/W-class Melbourne tram, Horsecar, Horse trams, Buses and Trolleybus, Stadler Variobahn, Low-floor tram, Stadler Variobahn, Stadler Tango, Stadler Rail, Alstom Citadis, Flexity Classic, Siemens Avenio, ADtranz low floor tram, Siemens Combino, Types of trams
Rømøbanen Kongsmark – Lakolk (Rømø island) Horse 1899 1939 Gauge: 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[49][50]
Odense Sporvej [da] Odense Electric 9 September 1911 1 July 1952 [11][51]
Odense Letbane Electric. Light rail/Tram-train 28 May 2022 - [52]
Bornholms Sporvognstrafik B/S[53] Østermarie Electric, Accumulator (storage battery), Diesel, oil, steam and horse 2011[54] - [55][56] Horse-drawn tram/Horse-drawn streetcar/Horse-drawn railway. Heritage tram/Heritage streetcar/Tram/Light rail/Tram-train/Heritage tramway/Translohr/Interurban/Double-decker tram/W-class Melbourne tram, Horsecar, Horse trams, Buses and Trolleybus, Types of trams

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