[1] Notably, most of the staff on Dalian's tram system are female, such as the driver, conductor, points man—even the depot manager.

The tram system was the only rail network in the city, until Dalian Metro opened in 2003.

Trams in Dalian have a long history, stretching as far back as the late Qing dynasty.

On September 25, 1909, the South Manchuria Railway opened the first tram line for testing in Dalian.

The original tram line ran from the Electrical Recreation Grounds (present-day Eton Place) to Tai Pier (now known as Harbour Bridge) via Taisho Road (present-day Zhongshan and Renmin Roads) spanning 2.45 kilometers (1.52 mi).

This type of tram car was built with a wooden body and two motorman's seats.

At that time the Type-11 tram car was commonly known as the, "American large wooden cages."

In 1945, the Soviet Union Red Army defeated Japanese forces located in Manchuria and occupied Dalian near the end of World War II.

Today 27 cars of type DL3000 built by the Japanese in the 1930s still remain and serve on the merged route 201 after retrofitting.

Lines 201 and 203 was merged to create a larger Line 201, and now the modern 201 trams stop service at Huale Square (marked as 区间, which means services on only part of the route) and a free shuttle tram service will be running the rest part[2] This route passes through busy residential areas: This route links the downtown area to the tourist spot of Xinghai Scenic Area, passing through Convention and Exhibition Center, Xinghai Square and Xinghai Park: Route 202: RMB 1 in cash, 0.95 if paid with Mingzhu IC Card or China T-union cards.

30 were built First mass-produced vehicles of Dalian Tram Factory to use chopper controls.

[11] The exterior resembles a Siemens Combino, although due to insufficient technologies, the trams couldn't be built as 100% low floor.

The termini are – Haizhiyun Park, Huale Square, Xinggong Street, Heishijiao and Xiaopingdao Qian.

Recently, route 202 has been re-laid partly on reserved track, and at the side of the road.

DL3000-type vehicles, the tram for 27 Taiwan, in the 20th century, after 30 years of Japanese occupation during the production, were modified in 2007 (and thus some people model themselves after the word "reform" of the alphabet the first letter of the word "G", but actually this letter does not exist in models), and 15 sets of Dalian Tram Bus Group plant in 2007 – 2008 production of "Dalian" and brand DL6WA mixed-type articulated tram.