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List of rural and interurban tramlines in The Netherlands is This is a list of all rural and interurban tramlines in the Netherlands by province. It includes all tram systems, past and present. It does not include the tramlines of the systems listed in the List of town tramway systems in the Netherlands. Many tram lines crossed the border of two provinces. In those cases the line is tabulated with the province where most of the line was. In case of doubt the line is tabulated in the province of the seat of the company.

Drenthe[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
NTM	Oosterwolde - Appelscha - Hijkersmilde - Smilde - Assen	Steam	1 Jul 1915	4 Oct 1947	Line crossed the province border with Friesland between Appelscha and Hijkersmilde
NTM	Hijkersmilde - Dieverbrug - Meppel	Steam	1 Jul 1916	15 Feb 1933
GPE	Groningen - Eelderwolde - Paterswolde - Eelde	Horse	5 Jun 1896	26 Jun 1921	Tramweg-Maatschappij Groningen - Paterswolde - Eelde
GPE	Groningen - Eelderwolde - Paterswolde - Eelde	Petrol (gasoline)	27 Jun 1921	30 Jul 1929	Line crossed the province border with Groningen between Groningen and Eelderwolde
TMZG	Groningen - Haren - Noordlaren - Zuidlaren	Horse	11 Aug 1892	1 Aug 1919	Tramweg-Maatschappij Zuidlaren - Groningen Line crossed the province border with Groningen between Noordlaren and Zuidlaren
TMZG	♦ Zuidlaren - Tynaarlo (station Vries-Zuidlaren)	Horse	26 Jun 1901	1 Aug 1919
EDS	Hoogeveen - Oosterhesselen - Sleen - Erm	Steam	5 Aug 1903	31 Mar 1947
EDS	♦ Erm - Nieuw Amsterdam	Steam	5 Aug 1903	15 May 1934
EDS	♦ Erm - Emmen	Steam	1 Nov 1909	31 Mar 1947
EDS	Emmen - Ter Apel	Steam	12 Dec 1910	4 Apr 1945
EDS	Assen - Schoonoord - Oosterhesselen - Dalen - Coevorden	Steam	3 Jun 1918	31 Mar 1947

Friesland[edit]

NTM = Nederlandsche Tramweg Maatschappij. All lines had 1435 mm gauge. Since 1926 also Petrol (Gasoline) and since 1934 also Diesel were used.

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
NTM	Leeuwarden - Marssum - Beetgumermolen - Berlikum - Minnertsga - Sint Jacobiparochie	Steam	2 Jan 1899	14 May 1939	Minnertsga - Sint Jacobiparochie opened 2 Jul 1899
NTM	♦ Berlikum - Sint Annaparochie	Horse	14 Apr 1900	31 Dec 1916
NTM	♦ Marssum - Dronrijp - Franeker	Steam	12 Sep 1900	14 May 1939
NTM	Franeker - Hitsum - Achtum - Arum	Steam	1 Sep 1902	14 May 1939
NTM	Harlingen - Arum - Witmarsum - Harkezijl - Bolsward	Steam	8 Aug 1882	10 Mar 1947
NTM	Harkezijl - Makkum	Horse	1 Apr 1898	16 July 1930	Last horse tram in The Netherlands
NTM	♦ Bolsward - Sneek	Steam	11 Jan 1882	4 Oct 1947
NTM	♦ Sneek - Joure	Steam	23 Sep 1886	3 May 1947
NTM	♦ Joure - Heerenveen	Steam	26 Mar 1882	4 Oct 1947
NTM	Joure - Lemmer	Steam	12 Aug 1901	4 Oct 1947
NTM	Heerenveen - Gorredijk	Steam	23 Aug 1882	4 Oct 1947
NTM	♦ Gorredijk - Beetserzwaag - Olterterp - Drachten	Steam	18 Aug 1884	3 May 1947
NTM	Gorredijk - Makkinga - Oosterwolde	Steam	26 Oct 1911	3 May 1947
NTM	Makkinga - Noordwolde - Fredriksoord - Steenwijk	Steam	18 May 1914	4 Oct 1947
NTM	Drachten - Nijega - Suameer	Steam	29 May 1896	4 Oct 1947
NTM	♦ Suameer - Bergumerdam	Horse	29 May 1896	30 Apr 1913
NTM	♦ Suameer - Bergumerdam	Steam	1 May 1913	4 Oct 1947
NTM	♦ Bergumerdam - Veenwouden	Horse	19 Sep 1881	30 Apr 1913
NTM	♦ Bergumerdam - Veenwouden	Steam	1 May 1913	5 Oct 1947
NTM	Veenwouden - Dokkum	Horse	6 Oct 1880	31 Mar 1925
NTM	Veenwouden - Dokkum	Steam	15 May 1926	16 Feb 1946

Gelderland[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes

Groningen[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
NTM	Drachten - Marum - Leek - Roden - Peize - Groningen	Steam	1 Oct 1913	8 May 1948	Line crossed the province border with Friesland between Drachten and Marum
TWU	Winsum - Leens - Ulrum	Horse	14 Nov 1897	31 Mar 1922	Tramweg-Maatschappij Winsum - Ulrum
SO	Scheemda - Midwolda - Oostwold - Finsterwolde	Steam	17 Sep 1882	11 Dec 1884	Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij "Oldambt"
SO (1882-1884) SOP (1884-1930)	♦ Finsterwolde - Beerta - Winschoten	Steam	17 Sep 1882	5 Oct 1930
SOP	Winschoten - Oude Pekela - Nieuwe Pekela - Stadskanaal	Steam	10 Jul 1885	20 Apr 1935	Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij "Oldambt-Pekela" Since 1932 also Diesel
EGTM	Zuidbroek - Muntendam - Veendam	Horse	18 Aug 1880	21 Mar 1911	Eerste Groninger Tramway-Maatschappij
EGTM (1880-1914) OG (1914-1918)	♦ Veendam - Wildervank	Horse	18 Aug 1880	31 Aug 1918
EGTM (1881-1914) OG (1914-1918)	♦ Wildervank - Stadskanaal	Horse	26 May 1881	31 Aug 1918
EGTM (1894-1914) OG (1914-1919) GOSTA (1920-1923)	♦ Stadskanaal - Valthermond - Ter Apel	Horse	2 Oct 1894 1 Nov 1920	31 Aug 1919 30 Apr 1923	Gemeenschappelijke Onderneming Stadskanaal - Ter Apel Valthermond - Ter Apel opened 16 Mar 1895 Line crossed the province border with Drenthe between Valthermond and Ter Apel
EGTM (1894-1914) OG (1914-1920) VP (1921-1923)	Veendam - Nieuwe Pekela	Horse	1 Mar 1894 15 Feb 1921	30 Sep 1920 15 Mar 1923	Tramweg-Maatschappij Veendam - Pekela
WB (1900-1914) OG (1914-1948)	Winschoten - Blijham	Horse	26 Oct 1900	30 Oct 1915	Tramweg-Maatschappij Winschoten - Bellingwolde
WB (1900-1914) OG (1914-1948)	Winschoten - Blijham	Steam	31 Oct 1915	31 May 1948
WB (1900-1914) OG (1914-1948)	♦ Blijham - Bellingwolde	Horse	26 Oct 1900	24 Oct 1917
WB (1900-1914) OG (1914-1948)	♦ Blijham - Bellingwolde	Steam	25 Oct 1917	31 May 1948
OG	♦ Blijham - Wedde - Vlagtwedde - Sellingen - Ter Apel	Steam	31 Oct 1915	31 May 1948	Stoomtramweg-Maatschappin Oostelijk-Groningen
OG	Winschoten - Heiligerlee - Midwolda - Oostwold - Woldendorp - Termunten	Steam	9 Jul 1919	8 May 1948
OG	♦ Termunten - Weiwerd - Farmsum - Delfzijl	Steam	9 Jul 1919	22 Jan 1945	Service ended because of war damage

Limburg[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
LTM	Heerlen	Steam	?	?	Limburgsche Tramweg-Mij
LTM	Heerlen	Electric	1923	14 May 1950
LTM	♦ Heerlen - Hoensbroek	Steam	?	1923
LTM	♦ Heerlen - Hoensbroek	Electric	1923	?
LTM	♦ Hoensbroek - Sittard	Electric	1923	?
LTM	♦♦ branch to Brunssum	Electric	24 Mar 1924	?
LTM	♦ Heerlen - Kerkrade Holz (German frontier)	Electric	18 Aug 1926	?
LTM	♦ branch Valkenhuizen - Locht (German frontier)	Electric	15 May 1928	?

North Brabant[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes

North Holland[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
NZH	♦ Amsterdam - Edam - Volendam	Steam	13 Dec 1888	?	N-Z Hollandsche stoomTramweg-Mij: Blauwe Tram
NZH	♦ Amsterdam - Edam - Volendam	Electric	?	30 Sep 1956	Edam - Volendam from: 1 Dec 1932.
NZH	♦♦ branch to Purmerend	Steam	22 Jun 1894	?
NZH	♦♦ branch to Purmerend	Electric	?	14 May 1949
NZH	♦ Amsterdam - Haarlem - Zandvoort	Electric	3 Jul 1899	31 Aug 1957	The first Electric overhead tramway in the Netherlands.

Overijssel[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes

South Holland[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
NZH	♦ Leiden - Haarlem	Steam	16 May 1881	?
NZH	♦ Leiden - Haarlem	Electric	?	2 Jan 1949	N-Z Holland Tram = " Blue Tram "
NZH	♦ Leiden - Noordwijk aan Zee	Steam traction	21 Jun 1885	7 Oct 1960
NZH	♦ Leiden - Katwijk aan Zee	Steam	4 Jun 1881	7 Oct 1960
HTM	The Hague = ♦ Den Haag - Scheveningen	Horse	25 Jun 1864	1907
		Steam	1 Jul 1879	1924
		Accumulator with Lead-acid battery	2 Aug 1890	1904
		Electric	6 Aug 1904		First segment "Semimetro": RandstadRail opened at 16 October 2004

HTM	♦ Den Haag - Delft	Horse	24 Jun 1866	1887
		Steam	1887	1924
		Electric	1924		branch to Voorburg, opened 1934.
NZH	♦ Den Haag - Voorburg - Leiden	Steam	1881	1924
NZH	♦ Den Haag - Voorburg - Leiden	Electric	25 Jan 1924	9 Nov 1961	Blue Tram (Blauwe Tram)
HTM	♦ Den Haag - Wassenaar - Leiden	Electric	3 June 1923	9 Nov 1961	Yellow Tram (Gele Tram)

Utrecht[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
NBM	♦ Utrecht - De Bilt - Zeist	Horse	29 Apr 1879	1909 ?	Initial segment opened 1879 did not extend to Zeist.
NBM	♦ Utrecht - De Bilt - Zeist	Electric	1909	2 May 1949	Nederlandsche Buurtspoorweg-Maatschappij (NBM)
NBM	♦ Amersfoort - Zeist - Driebergen - Rhenen - Arnhem	Horse	1882	?	Zeist - Driebergen.
		Steam	1883	1931	(Zeist -) Driebergen - Doorn - Amerongen. Extended Elst - Rhenen - Wageningen - Oosterbeek - Arnhem in 1884 - 1887. Zeist - Huis ter Heide - Amersfoort opened 1910. Branch, Doorn - Wijk bij Duurstede, opened 1885, closed 1931, not electrified.
		Petrol (gasoline)	1910	1931 (?)
		Electric	1911	2 May 1949	Zeist – Driebergen electrified 1911. Rhenen - Arnhem electrified 1922. Remainder of Amersfoort - Zeist - Rhenen - Arnhem electrified 1924. Rhenen - Arnhem closed 1937. Remainder closed 1949, last segment in operation was Amersfoort - Zeist - Doorn.
	♦ Utrecht – Nieuwegein – IJsselstein	Electric	17 Dec 1983		Connexxion
	Utrecht – Vreeswijk	Steam	1882	?
		Horse	1893	1929
		Petrol (gasoline)	1923	1929

Zeeland[edit]

Name of System	Location	Traction Type	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
	Vlissingen - Middelburg	Steam	1885	1910
	Vlissingen - Middelburg	Electric	1910	1944

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