Århus Sporveje (ÅS)

Closed

Before January 1, 1928: Aarhus Elektriske Sporvej (AES).

City: Aarhus (Denmark).
Total route length: 7.5 km (4.7 miles).

Track gauge: 1000 mm (metre gauge).
Opened: July 7, 1904.
Closed: August 22, 1944 because of World War II.
Reopened: July 18, 1945.
Closed: November 6, 1971.

Description

The night between August 21st and 22nd, 1944, the depot was blown up by German henchmen. All trams were destroyed.

Other tram companies in Aarhus

Aarhus Letbane
Operational

Tram museums in Aarhus

Modelparken Danmark
Open regularly

Discontinued tram lines

Aarhus tram line 1: Marienlund - Dalgas Avenue
Closed

Aarhus tram line 2: Marienlund - Kongsvang
Closed

Aarhus horse tram line: Store torv - Banegårdspladsen
Closed

Århus Sporveje (ÅS) stops

Banegårdspladsen, Dalgas Avenue, Kongsvang, Marienlund, Sct. Pauls Kirkeplads, Store Torv, and Trøjborgvej.

View the route map in high resolution. See the official route map.

Former trams in operation

Bus: 68.

Grinder car: 60.

Horse-drawn tower wagon: ?.

Horse-drawn tram: 1, 5.

Museum tram: 18, 55.

Open sidecar: 8, 34.

Railcar: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 12 (gl), 13, 14, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20, 24, 27, 54, 56.

Salt wagon: ?.

Sidecar: 5, 8, 41, 42, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.

Tower wagon: ?.

Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen (BOGESTRA)
Operational

Sidecar: 297.

Hanover Tramway Museum (HSM)
Open regularly

Railcar: 2.

Sidecar: 52.

Hovedstadsområdets Trafikselskabsmuseum (HT-museet)
Closed permanently

Railcar: 1.

Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm
Open regularly

Grinder car: 60.

Horse-drawn tower wagon: ?.

Railcar: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8.

Salt wagon: ?.

Sidecar: 41, 47, 52, 54.

Tower wagon: ?.

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Links

Aarhus Letbane
Language: Danish.

"In December 2017, Aarhus Light Rail opened after four years of construction work and an investment of DKK 4.3 billion spread over 110 km and four municipalities. First in the central part of the city from Aarhus H to the University Hospital in Skejby, then to Odder (August 2018) and finally to Grenaa (April 2019)."

Vognstyrer: Sporvogne i Danmark
By: Michael Olsen.
Language: Danish.

"Trams operated in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Odense from 1863 to 1972. They lasted the longest in Copenhagen, until narrow-minded politicians slaughtered them."

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Last updated: January 22, 2025.