[1] In other words, this list only includes systems which operate year-round and provide actual transit service, not ones that are primarily tourist services, are seasonal-only, or are excursion-type tram operations.
Only currently operational tram and LRT systems are included in this listing – tram and LRT systems that have "suspended operation" or are presently under construction are excluded.
2.12 km (1.32 mi) All systems in Kazakhstan and Turkey, including those in Europe, are listed together, for convenience, in the Asia section of this article.
All systems in Russia, including those in Asia, are listed together, for convenience, in this section.
North America, specifically more so the United States, once had extensive tram networks in almost all cities, but nearly all were removed for bus operations between the 1940s and the 1960s.