Trams in Surabaya

Trams in Surabaya
An electric tram passed through a street in Surabaya
Operation
LocaleSurabaya
Open1889
Close1978
StatusClosed
Owner(s)Kereta Api Indonesia (assets)
Operator(s)Oost-Java Stoomtram Maatschappij (1889–1949)
Kereta Api Indonesia (1949–1978)
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Overview
Railway maps of Surabaya, including the tram network

There was a tram system in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia from 1889 to 1978. The tramway was operated by a private company Oost-Java Stoomtram Maatschappij (OJS, "East Java Steam Tram Company"), and later by Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), and was the only OJS-owned rail system survived in post-independence Indonesia. The tramway linked Ujung (Port of Tanjung Perak) with Wonokromo and continued towards Krian in Sidoarjo. All land assets of the tramway is currently owned by Operational Area VII Surabaya of the KAI.