This is a list of extant tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom. For a full historical list of all tramway systems that have existed in the country, see ''
List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom
This is a list of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom divided by constituent country and by regions of England. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Most of the tram systems operated on (SG) or track, although there were a sm ...
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Operating systems
Systems under construction
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Coventry Very Light Rail
Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) is a light rail tram system proposed to operate in Coventry, England. The system has been promoted as being the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. When finished, it will also be the first tram network to o ...
The Coventry Very Light Rail is a planned system of 4 lines around the city of
Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed ...
. The first line to
University Hospital Coventry
University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service (NHS) hospital situated in the Walsgrave on Sowe area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, north-east of the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and War ...
is planned to open late 2023, or early 2024. The first tram vehicle left the construction line in Late March 2021, and was taken on a showcase in the City, before being taken to
Dudley for testing.
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South Wales Metro
The South Wales Metro () is an integrated heavy rail, light rail and bus-based public transport services and systems network in South East Wales around the hub of . The first phase was approved for development in October 2013. Works are current ...
Four Light Rapid Transit Lines are opening in the Welsh Capital of
Cardiff as part of the current "Metro" plan Phase 1 in 2023, which will reach as far out of the capital as Hirwaun, a town 31 Miles from Cardiff Bay, as well as 3 new lines planned to open by 2026.
Proposed systems
Preston Trampower'KenEx' Thames Gateway Tramlink Ltd
*East London Transit
East London Transit (ELT) is a part-segregated bus rapid transit, operated as part of the London Buses network. The East London Transit opened in phases between 2010 and 2013. The scheme for this system was developed by Transport for London to ...
- proposed conversion to tram operation
*Wirral Street Car
The Wirral Street Car is a proposed tramway from Bidston Dock to Woodside Ferry Terminal to provide transport links for the Wirral Waters development. The line will use pre-existing rolling stock as well as incorporating both the disused Birke ...
* Bristol underground metro
* Cardiff Crossrail
Bath Trams
pro-integrated public transport campaign
Southwark Supertram
Cancelled systems
*Abbey line
The Abbey Line, also called the St Albans Abbey branch line, is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. The route passes through town and countryside in the county of Hertfordshire, just outside the boundaries of the Oyster Car ...
* Bristol Supertram
*CITI Belfast
The CITI was a proposed light-rail system that would have served the under-construction Titanic Quarter and George Best Belfast City Airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots ...
*Cross River Tram
Cross River Tram (formerly Cross River Transit) was a Transport for London (TfL) proposal for a tram system in London. It was planned to run on a north–south route from Camden Town in the north, via King's Cross, to Peckham and Brixton in ...
*Leeds Supertram
The Leeds Supertram was a proposed light rail/tram system in Leeds and West Yorkshire in England. It would have been a three-line, system with 50 stations. It received provisional government approval in 2001, and was specifically for corridor ...
* Merseytram
* Penistone Line Tram-Train
* South Hampshire Rapid Transit
*Thames Gateway Transit
The Thames Gateway Transit was the collective name of two planned segregated bus schemes planned and partially implemented by Transport for London (TfL) in the east London section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone in England. They were:
...
*West London Tram
The West London Tram (also known as West London Transit) was a proposed on-street light rail line that was to run along the Uxbridge Road ( A4020) corridor in West London, England. The scheme was promoted by Transport for London (TfL). It wa ...
* Tees Valley Metro
See also
* Light Rail Transit Association
* List of guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom
This is a list of the past, present, planned or abandoned guided bus systems or bus rapid transit schemes in the United Kingdom, including segregated busways. Not included are bus priority schemes, bus lanes or local authority bus company qual ...
* List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom
This is a list of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom divided by constituent country and by regions of England. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Most of the tram systems operated on (SG) or track, although there were a sm ...
* List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
* Rapid transit in the United Kingdom
* Urban rail in the United Kingdom
Urban or suburban rail plays a key role in public transport in many of the United Kingdom's major cities. Urban rail refers to the train service between city centres and suburbs or nearby towns that acts as a main mode of transport for travelle ...
References
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