Dubrovnik tram
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A tram
network and services operated in the Croatia
n city of Dubrovnik
from 1910 until 1970.
The first tram commenced operations on 10 December 1910 between the city gates at (Pile
) and nearby port of Gruž
, and expanded throughout its life with an extension of the original line to the Dubrovnik railway station, and a second line to Lapad.
The final tram service was on 20 October 1970, with transport services in the city now exclusively operated by buses
. The tramways carried around 100 million passengers during its decades of existence.
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
network and services operated in the Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n city of Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
from 1910 until 1970.
The first tram commenced operations on 10 December 1910 between the city gates at (Pile
Walls of Dubrovnik
The Walls of Dubrovnik are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the citizens of the afterward proclaimed maritime city-state of Dubrovnik , situated in southern Croatia, since the city's founding prior to the 7th century as a Byzantium castrum on a rocky island...
) and nearby port of Gruž
Gruž
Gruž is modern day neighborhood in the greater city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The main port for Dubrovnik is in Gruž as well as its largest market and the main bus station "Libertas". Around 15,000 people currently live in Gruž...
, and expanded throughout its life with an extension of the original line to the Dubrovnik railway station, and a second line to Lapad.
The final tram service was on 20 October 1970, with transport services in the city now exclusively operated by buses
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
. The tramways carried around 100 million passengers during its decades of existence.