Tram traffic in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

was introduced in 1899. The first electric tram appeared on the streets of Rijeka on November 7, 1899, replacing

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s, and thus marking the beginning of organised public transport in the town. A single-track line that was 4,400 metres long carried passengers from the bridge on Rječina to the

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. Each of the eight existing

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s could take twenty-eight passengers. In 1907, the tram started to run also from Školjić to the place where today’s

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"3. maj" is, while three years later it went all the way to Kantrida. In 1921, the double-track line was finished. During the

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it was the only means of public transport in the town. After the war new

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es were acquired and they gradually took over the public transport in the town. Tram tracks that were in a poor condition became a danger for the traffic safety so that on June 15, 1952 the Rijeka tram had to be redesigned. Instead of renovation however, the city council at the time opted to install a bus system to replace it, which has served as the sole means of public transport in the city since.

Gallery

File:Rijeka tram old (1).jpg File:Rijeka tram old (2).jpg File:Rijeka tram old (4).jpg File:Rijeka tram old (5).jpg File:Spomenik prvim tramvajskim kolima Rijeka 280108.jpg , Monument commemorating the first public transport system in

. File:Spomenik prva tamvajska kola rijeka 0108.jpg , Close up of the monument. File:Spomenik tramvaj Rijeka 70208.jpg , Close up of the monument.

References

{{Trams in Croatia

Transport in Rijeka