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This is a work-in-process subpage for radically reworking the "closed routes" section of Helsinki tram article. While working on this list, I came to the conclusion it was far too complex, and created a simplified (still fairly complex) version which was added to Helsinki tram#Route history.

The following is a rough representation of tram lines in Helsinki from the beginning of tram services, divided into subsections by years when the route network remained roughly similar. This is not a complete representation, short-lived variants of various different lines are excluded.

1890—1901: horse-drawn trams[edit]

  • Töölö—Kaivopuisto. Shortened, then closed down in 1900. Replaced by the Yellow Line in the new electrified tramway.
  • Sörnäinen—Lapinlahdenkatu. Shortened in 1900, closed down in 1901. Replaced by the Green and Red Lines in the new electrified tramway.[1]

1900—1909[edit]

  • Green: Eira—Sörnäinen (1900—1901), Katajanokka—Eira—Sörnäinen (1901—1907), Kauppatori—Sörnäinen (1907-1910).
  • Yellow: Töölö—Kaivopuisto.
  • Blue: Töölö—Hietalahti (1900), Mariankatu—Hietalahti (1900—1901). Combined into the Green Line 1901—1907. Katajanokka—Hietalahti (1907—1909).
  • Red: Ylioppilastalo—Kruunuhaka (1900—1901), Lapinlahti—Kruunuhaka (1901—1907), Lapinlahti—Kallio (1907—1909).[2]

1909—1926[edit]

In addition to the lines owned by Helsingin Raitiotie- ja Omnibussiosakeyhtiö, one line was owned by Brändö Spårvägsaktiebolag, two lines by Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius as well as one line (ownership unknown) in Lauttasaari.

  • Green: Eira—Hermanni (1910—1931).[3]
  • Yellow: Töölö—Kaivopuisto—Rautatientori (1908—1911), Töölö—Kaivopuisto—Hakaniemi (1911—1922), Eira—Kallio—Töölö—Kauppatori—Eira (figure-of-eight circular, 1922—2008)[4]
  • Yellow-White: Katajanokka—Hietalahti (1909—1926), Etu-Töölö—Kirurgi (1924—1926). Two lines operated under the same colours 1924—1926.[5]
  • Red: Lapinlahti—Hakaniemi (1909—1913), Lapinlahti—Alppila (1913—1922), Lapinlahti—Hakaniemi (1922—1925).[6]
  • White: Sörnäinen—Kulosaari (1910—1913), Kauppatori—Kulosaari (1913—1951). Brändö Spårvägsaktiebolag owned the line from Sörnäinen onwards as well as the rolling stock. HRO operated the service.[7]
  • Blue-Yellow: Ylioppilastalo—Haaga (1914—1915), Kauppatori—Haaga (1915—1917), Töölö—Haaga (1917—1920), Ylioppilastalo—Haaga (1920—1924), Kauppatori—Haaga (1924—1926). Owned by Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius.[8]
  • Red-Yellow: Ylioppilastalo—Munkkiniemi (1914—1915), Kauppatori—Munkiniemi (1915—1917), Töölö—Munkkiniemi (1917—1920), Ylioppilastalo—Munkkiniemi (1920—1924), Kauppatori—Munkkiniemi (1924—1926). Owned by Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius.[9]
  • Lauttalaituri—Katajaharjunniemi (1913—1917). A horse tram line operated on the island of Lauttasaari.[1]

1926—1953[edit]

In 1926 HRO acquired both Brändö Spårvägsaktiebolag and Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius, becoming the sole tram operater in Helsinki. During the same year numbers and/or letters were taken into use as identifiers of different lines alongside colours.

  • 1 (green): Eira—Hermanni (1910—1931), Eira—Arabia (1931—1945), Eira—Hermanni (1945—1949), Eira—Vallila—Salmisaari (1949—1953).[3]
    • 1A: Eira—Arabia (1950—1951), rush hour service.[3]
    • 1L: Salmisaari—Vallila (1950—1953), rush hour service.[3]
    • 1P: Telakkakatu—Vallila (1950—1953), rush hour service.[3]
    • 1R: Ruskeasuo—Vallila (1950—1952), rush hour service.[3]
  • 2 (green-white): Kauppatori—Hermanni (1926—1928). Not operated 1928—1939. Etu-Töölö—Hakaniemi (1939—1941), Etu-Töölö—Harjutori (1941—1951). Not operated 1951—1976.[10]
    • 2A, 2B: Töölö—Vallila (1938—1939), rush hour service.[10]
    • 2T: Vallila—Töölö—Rautatientori—Vallila (1950—1951), one-direction circular rush hour service.[10]
  • 3 (yellow): Eira—Kallio—Töölö—Kauppatori—Eira (1922—2008), figure-of-eight circular.[4]
  • 4 (blue): Hietalahti—Töölö (1926—1939), Hietalahti—Meilahti (1939—1951).[11]
    • 4B: Hietalahti—Ruskeasuo (1950—1952), rush hour service.[11]
  • 5 / 5A (yellow-white): Etu-Töölö—Katajanokka (1926—1955; 1929—1939 as 5A).[5]
    • 5B: Etu-Töölö—Kauppatori (1929—1939).[5]
    • 5F: Töölö—Pasila—Katajanokka (1951—????), rush hour service.[5]
  • 6 (red): Lapinlahti—Hakaniemi (1926—1928), Lapinlahti—Hermanni (1928—1945), Lapinlahti—Arabia (1945—1959).[6]
    • 6E: Erottaja—Arabia (1950—1954), rush hour service.[6]
  • 7 (red-white): Kirurgi—Diakonissalaitos (1926—1949). Not operated 1949—1951. Töölö—Sörnäinen—Rautatientori (circular, 1951—1980).[12]
  • 8 (blue-white): Ruoholahti—Töölö (1929—1930), Ruoholahti—Vallila (1930—1943), Salmisaari—Vallila (1943—1949). Not operated 1939—1953 (combined into line 1).[13]
  • 9 (blue-yellow): Erottaja—Ruskeasuo (1939—1946).[14]
  • 10 (white): Eläintarha—Länsi-Pasila (1928—1952).[15]
  • 11 (white): Kauppatori—Hermanni (1944).[16]
  • 12 (white, later red-yellow): Erottaja—Taka-Töölö (1944—1949), Kirurgi—Ruskeasuo (1949—1957).[17]
    • 12A: Arabia—Ruskeasuo (1950—1954), rush hour service.[17]
    • 12B: Kallio—Ruskeasuo (1950—1952), rush hour service.[17]
    • 12S: Arabia—Ruskeasuo (1950—1955), rush hour and night-time service.[17]
  • B/KB (white, later green-yellow): Kauppatori—Kulosaari (1913—1951). Tram traffic to Kulosaari terminated 1951.[7]
  • H (blue-yellow): Erottaja—Haaga (1926—1939), Ruskeasuo—Haaga (1939—1946), Erottaja—Haaga (1946—1949), Diakonissalaitos—Haaga (1949—1953).[8]
  • K (green-red): Vallila—Käpylä (1925—1928), Kauppatori—Käpylä (1928—1953).[18]
    • KL: Salmisaari—Käpylä (1950—1953), rush hour service.[18]
    • KP: Eira—Käpylä (1950—1953), rush hour service.[18]
    • KM: Rautatientori—Kallio—Käpylä (1952), additional service during the 1952 Summer Olympics.[18]
  • M (red-yellow): Erottaja—Munkkiniemi (1926—1951).[9]
    • MK: Munkkiniemi—Rantatientori—Kallio—Käpylä (1950), rush hour service.[9]
    • ML: Salmisaari—Munkkiniemi (1950—1951), rush hour service.[9]
    • MS: Kauppatori—Munkkiniemi (1950—1951), rush hour service.[9]
  • W (green/white): Kauppatori—Arabia (1926—1931).[19]

1953—1985[edit]

The usage of letters as the main line identifier ended in 1953. Line colours were abandoned in 1954.

  • 1: Eira—Käpylä (1953—1954), Kauppatori—Käpylä (1954 onwards).[3]
    • 1A: Eira—Käpylä (1954—1976), rush hour service.[3]
  • 2: Kauppatori—Itä-Pasila (1976—1985).[10]
  • 3B, 3T: Eira—Kallio—Töölö—Kauppatori—Eira (1922—2008), figure-of-eight circular.[4]
  • 4: Hietalahti—Munkkiniemi (1951—1959), Kirurgi—Munkkiniemi (1959—1985).[11]
    • 4E: Erottaja—Munkkiniemi (1951—1956), rush-hour and night-time service.[11]
    • 4A: Erottaja—Munkkiniemi (1956—1966), rush-hour and night-time service.[11]
    • 4L: Salmisaari—Munkkiniemi (1953), rush-hour service.[11]
    • 4S: Kauppatori—Munkkiniemi (1951—1981), rush-hour service.[11]
    • 4N: Katajanokka—Munkkiniemi (1973—1985), night-time service.[11]
  • 5: Katajanokka—Töölö (1955—1985).[5]
  • 6: Lapinlahti—Arabia (1945—1959), Hietalahti—Arabia (1959 onwards).[6]
  • 7: Töölö—Sörnäinen—Rautatientori (circular, 1951—1980), Hakaniemi—Töölö—Harjutori (1980—1984).[12]
  • 8: Salmisaari—Vallila (1953—1984).[13]
    • 8K: Salmisaari—Käpylä (1953—1962), rush-hour service.[13]
  • 9: Kauppatori—Vallila (1953—1976).[14]
  • 10: Erottaja—Ruskeasuo (1955—1957), Kirurgi—Ruskeasuo (1957—1959), Linjat—Ruskeasuo (1959—1985).[15]
    • 10A: Käpylä—Ruskeasuo (1955—1958), rush-hour service; Arabia—Ruskeasuo (1959—1964), night-time service.[15]
    • 10S: Kauppatori—Ruskeasuo (1955—1977), rush-hour service.[15]
    • 10N: Erottaja—Ruskeasuo (1957—1959), Arabia—Ruskeasuo (1965—1977), night-time services.[15]
    • 10V: Vallila—Ruskeasuo (1959—1961), rush-hour service.[15]
  • 12: Kirurgi—Ruskeasuo (1949—1957), Diakonissalaitos—Ruskeasuo (1957—1959).[17]
    • 12S: Arabia—Ruskeasuo (1950—1955), rush hour and night-time service.[17]
  • 15: Linjat—Laakso (1954—1957).[20]

1985 onwards[edit]

  • 1: Kauppatori—Käpylä (1954 onwards).[3]
    • 1A: Eira—Käpylä (1985 onwards), rush hour service.[3]
  • 2: Kauppatori—Linjat (1985—1992), Katajanokka ferry terminal—Kruunuhaka—Linjat (1992—1995), Katajanokka ferry terminal—Rautatientori—Linjat (1995—2004), Katajanokka ferry terminal—Rautatientori (2004—2005).[10]
    • 2V: Katajanokka—Kruunuhaka—Linjat (1995—1998), rush hour service.[10]
  • 3B, 3T: Eira—Kallio—Töölö—Kauppatori—Eira (1922—2008), figure-of-eight circular.[4]
  • 4: Katajanokka—Munkkiniemi (1985 onwards).[11]
    • 4T: Katajanokka ferry terminal—Munkkiniemi (2004 onwards).[11]
  • 6: Hietalahti—Arabia (1959 onwards).[6]
  • 7A, 7B: Pasila—Töölö—Rautatientori (1985—1997), Pasila—Töölö—Senaatintori (1997 onwards).[12]
  • 8: Salmisaari—Sörnäinen—Vallila (1984—2007), Salmisaari—Sörnäinen—Arabia (2007 onwards).[13]
  • 10: Kirurgi—Ruskeasuo (1985—1991). Kirurgi—Pikku-Huopalahti (1991 onwards).[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Helsingin raitiotielinjat 1: Hevosraitiotielinjat 1890 - 1901" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ "Helsingin raitiotielinjat 2: Yksiraiteiset sähköraitiotielinjat 1900 - 1909" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 1" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ a b c d "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 3/3B/3T" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linjat 5, 5A, 5B" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ^ a b c d e "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 6" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ^ a b "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja B / KB" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ^ a b "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja H" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ a b c d e "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja M" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 2" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 4" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ^ a b c "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 7, 7A, 7B" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  13. ^ a b c d "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 8" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. ^ a b "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 9" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ^ a b c d e f g "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 10" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ^ "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 11" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 12" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  18. ^ a b c d "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja K" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  19. ^ "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja W" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  20. ^ "Helsingin raitiotielinjat: Linja 15" (in in Finnish). Finnish Tramway Society. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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