List of Town Tramway Systems in Belgium

List of Town Tramway Systems in Belgium

This is a list of town tramway systems in Belgium by region and province. It tables all tram systems, both past (including vicinal tramways) and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Known tram systems that operated on tracks other than standard gauge are indicated in the 'Notes' column.

Brussels Tramways

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

Trams in Brussels Brussels Horse 1 May 1869
Steam 1876
Accumulator (storage battery) 1883
Electric 1 May 1894

Flanders Tramways

Antwerp Province Tramways

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

Trams in Antwerp Antwerp Horse 25 May 1873 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Electric 2 Sep 1902 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Mechelen Electric 1913 30 Apr 1957 Reintroduction discussed

East Flanders Tramways

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

Trams in Ghent Ghent Horse 24 May 1874
Accumulator (storage battery) 23 Jan 1899
Electric 1 Dec 1901 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Flemish Brabant Tramways

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

Leuven Horse
Electric 15 Aug 1952 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Reintroduction discussed

Limburg Tramways

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

Hasselt – Genk Steam
Electric 31 Jan 1958 Reintroduction (LRT) planned: Hasselt – Maastricht (see: Netherlands)

West Flanders Tramways

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

Coast Tram (Belgium) (Kustlijn – i.e. Coast Line: Adinkerke – De Panne – Oostende – Knokke) Belgian coast Steam 15 Jul 1885 1955
Electric 1 Oct 1908 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Brugge (Bruges) Electric 1913 1951 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Reintroduction discussed: see Coast Tram (Belgium) (Kustlijn).

De Panne Horse
Petrol
Electric See also: Coast Tram (Belgium) (Kustlijn).

Knokke – Urban Horse
Electric 1951 See also: Coast Tram (Belgium) (Kustlijn).

Koksijde Horse See also: Coast Tram (Belgium) (Kustlijn).

Kortrijk Steam
Electric 25 Mar 1963

Nieuwpoort – Oostduinkerke Steam
Electric See also: Coast Tram (Belgium) (Kustlijn).

Oostende /Ostend urban Steam
Accumulator (storage battery)
Electric 1 Jul 1958

Tielt Horse

Wallonia Tramways

Hainaut Tramways

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

Trams in Charleroi Charleroi Steam 1881
Electric 4 Jul 1904 29 Jun 1974 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Converted to light rail (see: MLC).

Métro Léger de Charleroi (MLC) Electric 21 Jun 1976 Light rail. Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

La Louvière Steam
Electric August 1993

Vicinal Steam 3 Jun 1887
Electric 28 Mar 1901 Interurban tramway system. First grade separated segment (i.e. LRT) opened om 21 June 1976.

Mons Steam
Petrol
Electric 3 Jun 1973

Péruwelz Horse

Tournai Electric 21 May 1955

Liège Province Tramways

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

Eupen Electric 30 Jul 1956

Trams in Liège Liège Horse 20 Nov 1871
Electric 22 Oct 1896 23 Dec 1961 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Liège – Seraing Horse
Steam
Electric 30 Apr 1968

Verviers Horse
Electric 1900 31 Dec 1969 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

Namur Tramways

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

Trams in Han-sur-Lesse Han-sur-Lesse Diesel 1906 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Tourist historic cars (Caves of Han-sur-Lesse).
Electric 2014

Trams in Namur Namur Electric  26 May 1963