Sarajevo tram system

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The Sarajevo tram system is a historic urban light rail network in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital, known as one of the oldest electric tram systems in Europe and a key component of the city’s public transport.

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Sarajevo Tramway 1
Sarajevo tram system canonical 1

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instanceOf public transport network
tram system
urban rail system
connects Baščaršija
Ilidža
city centre of Sarajevo
country Bosnia and Herzegovina
electrification electric tramway
electrificationDate 1895
fareMedium monthly passes
paper tickets
fareSystem integrated with Sarajevo public transport
governingBody Government of Sarajevo Canton
surface form: Sarajevo Canton authorities
hasDepot tram depot in Sarajevo
hasRollingStockType Tatra K2 tram
Tatra KT8D5 tram
ČKD Tatra trams
hasRouteType radial line along main city axis
historicalSignificance among the earliest electric tramways in continental Europe
one of the first tram systems in the Balkans
infrastructureType reserved tramway sections
street-embedded tracks
isOneOf oldest electric tram systems in Europe
lineOrientation east–west corridor through Sarajevo
locatedIn Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Sarajevo Canton
notableFeature continuous line linking historic old town with western suburbs
numberOfTracks double track on most of the network
openingDate 1885
operator Sarajevo
surface form: GRAS Sarajevo
originalTractionType horse-drawn tram
owner Sarajevo
surface form: City of Sarajevo
primaryFunction urban public transport
propulsionSystem electric overhead line
reconstructionPeriod post-1995
safetySystem street-running with mixed traffic on many sections
serves Sarajevo
surface form: Sarajevo metropolitan area
significance backbone of Sarajevo public transport
status in operation
trackGauge 1000 mm
metre gauge
transportType light rail
tram
usedFor daily commuting
tourist transport
wasDamagedDuring Bosnian War
Siege of Sarajevo

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Sarajevo hasPublicTransport Sarajevo tram system
Sarajevo Canton hasPublicTransportSystem Sarajevo tram system
this entity surface form: Sarajevo Tramway