Transport system in Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok tramway system Tram in Bangkok, 1912
Locale Bangkok , Thailand Open 22 September 1888 Close 11 October 1968 Status Closed Lines 11 Track gauge 1,000mm metre gauge (electric system), unknown (horse system) Electrification 600 V DC overhead line Route length 53.5 km
Horse tram era: 1888–1892
Status
Closed
Lines
1
Operator(s)
John Lofton (1888-1889) Bangkok Tramways Co. Ltd. (1889-1892)
Route length
9.2 km
Electric tram era: 1892–1968
Status
Closed
Lines
11
Operator(s)
Unspecified Danish Company (1892-1894) Electricity Co. Ltd. (1900-1908) Thai Tram Co. Ltd. (1905-1908) Siam Electricity Co. Ltd. (1908-1927) Thai Electricity Corporation (1927-1950) Bangkok Electrical Co. Ltd. (1950-1968)
Route length
53.5 km
Overview
Trams in front of an unspecified temple, 1904
The Bangkok tram system (รถรางกรุงเทพ) was a transport system in Bangkok , Thailand . Its first-generation tram network first operated as a horse tram system , and was eventually converted to electric trams in the late nineteenth century.