page_title: Trams in Sarajevo
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Trams in Sarajevo / History
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: De eerste rit van de elektrische tram in Europa was in Sarajevo (1 mei 1895) English: The first full-time tram line was in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary chose Sarajevo as the city to have the first full time dawn to dusk operational tram line since it was revolutionary for those times. It was experimental at first, but, in the end, became Europe's first city with a full time tram line. From the national museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
context_page_description: The Sarajevo tram network is one of Europe's oldest, having originally served as the test line for Vienna's trams. As of 2010, the Sarajevo tram system consists of seven lines, primarily running along a single track route. The system is 22.9 kilometres long; this includes a 0.4 kilometres-long branch to the city's main railway station. It primarily serves as an east-west link from the city centre to the western suburb of Ilidža.
  The system is run by KJKP GRAS Sarajevo, who also operate trolleybus and bus routes in the city.
context_section_description: Opened on New Year's Day in 1885, the Sarajevo tramway was the testing line for the tram in Vienna and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and operated by horses. Originally built to 760 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in) Bosnian gauge, the present system was upgraded to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge in 1960. The trams played a pivotal role in the growth of the city in the 20th century.
  During the Siege of Sarajevo of 1992-1995, trackwork and numerous vehicles were badly damaged. The tram operation stopped on April 15 1992, 9 days after the siege started, and resumed despite the dangers of the ongoing siege on April 15, 1994. The vehicles are once again operational though marks remain on some vehicles.
caption: Sarajevo Tramway in 1901
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