This bar chart compares the length of tram and light rail transit networks in European countries, as of 2015 or according to the latest available data. Germany had the longest tram network of all European countries, which was made up mostly of Stadtbahn (urban tram/light rail) and Straßenbahn (overground tram) services. The United Kingdom came in seventh place with a total of 307.9 kilometres of tram and light rail lines.
Length of tram and light rail transit lines in Europe in 2015, by country (in kilometres)
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Wikipedia. (November 17, 2015). Length of tram and light rail transit lines in Europe in 2015, by country (in kilometres) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486160/length-of-tram-light-rail-network-in-european-countries/
Wikipedia. "Length of tram and light rail transit lines in Europe in 2015, by country (in kilometres)." Chart. November 17, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486160/length-of-tram-light-rail-network-in-european-countries/
Wikipedia. (2015). Length of tram and light rail transit lines in Europe in 2015, by country (in kilometres). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486160/length-of-tram-light-rail-network-in-european-countries/
Wikipedia. "Length of Tram and Light Rail Transit Lines in Europe in 2015, by Country (in Kilometres)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486160/length-of-tram-light-rail-network-in-european-countries/
Wikipedia, Length of tram and light rail transit lines in Europe in 2015, by country (in kilometres) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486160/length-of-tram-light-rail-network-in-european-countries/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Length of tram and light rail transit lines in Europe in 2015, by country (in kilometres) [Graph], Wikipedia, November 17, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486160/length-of-tram-light-rail-network-in-european-countries/