Trams in Ljubljana

The tram system in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, was originally built in 1901 and was operated until 1958. Slovenia was then part of Austria-Hungary and Yugoslavia, respectively. Work started in 1900 and the tram was put in use after postponements and without a special ceremony on 6 September 1901.[2][3] The tram system's end came on 20 December 1958,[4] when it was replaced in a ceremony by 12 buses.[3]

Overview

In the post-World War II era, many Yugoslav towns and cities with tram systems took out their systems, as they took up a lot of space in an era when it was needed for an increasing number of automobiles.[4] In its final form, established in 1940, the system reached length of 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi).[5] Soon after the last day of operation the tracks were dismantled and the cars were transferred to Osijek and Subotica.[6] Reintroduction of an actual tram system to Ljubljana has been proposed repeatedly in the 2000s.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Dokumenti Slovenskega gledališkega in filmskega muzeja" [The Documents of the Slovenian Theatre and Film Museum] (in Slovenian). 16–19. Slovenski gledališki in filmski muzej [Slovenian Theatre and Film Museum]. 1980: 128. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Brate, Tadej (2001). Tramvaj pripoveduje [Tramvaj Tells a Story] (in Slovenian). Sanje Publishing Company. ISBN 9789616387088.
  3. Kladnik, Darinka (2007). Mestna hiša v Ljubljani [Ljubljana Town Hall] (PDF) (in Slovenian and English). Ljubljana Tourist Board. pp. 25–26. COBISS 233506560.
  4. "Historical Highlights: More than a century of memories and experience". Ljubljanski potniški promet [Ljubljana Public Transport]. Javni holding Ljubljana [Ljubljana Public Holding]. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  5. Smolej, Viktor (1959). "Kronika: časopis za slovensko krajevno zgodovino". Kronika: časopis za slovensko krajevno zgodovino [The Chronicle: The Newspaper for the Slovene Place History] (in Slovenian). Zgodovinsko društvo za Slovenijo [Historical Association of Slovenia]. 8–9: 64.
  6. Business.hr Editorial Office. "Potencijalni gradonačelnici obećali tramvaj, stadion i džamiju". Business.hr.
  7. "Tramvaj ponovno v Ljubljani? Zares želi, da odločitev o tirnem prometu pade že zdaj". STA. dnevnik.si. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  8. "Vozilo, ki bi zanimanje vzbujalo še danes". MMC. rtvslo.si. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

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