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Trams in Malmö

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Locale
  
Malmö, Sweden

Number of lines
  
1

System length
  
2 km (1.2 mi)

Transit type
  
Tram

Number of stations
  
6

Trams in Malmö

Began operation
  
1887 (horsecar) 1906 (electric trams)

The Malmö tramway is a former tramway network in the city Malmö, Sweden. A route of about 2 km (1.2 mi). has been built as a historic line.

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History

The Malmö tramway existed between 1887 and 1973. It started service as a horsecar. The horsecars were replaced by electric trams from 1906. The last electric tram was 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 was provided by two-axle cars. From 1946 bogie cars were introduced on line 4 and from 1951-2, new two-axle cars were provided for the other remaining routes.

    Museum line

    By Malmöhus Castle and the adjacent technical museum, a heritage route of 2 km. has been set up.

    References

    Trams in Malmö Wikipedia
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