User:Kjet/Helsinki Tram Former

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.

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

 * 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.

1900—1909

 * 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).

1909—1926
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).
 * Yellow: Töölö—Kaivopuisto—Rautatientori (1908—1911), Töölö—Kaivopuisto—Hakaniemi (1911—1922), Eira—Kallio—Töölö—Kauppatori—Eira (figure-of-eight circular, 1922—2008)
 * Yellow-White: Katajanokka—Hietalahti (1909—1926), Etu-Töölö—Kirurgi (1924—1926). Two lines operated under the same colours 1924—1926.
 * Red: Lapinlahti—Hakaniemi (1909—1913), Lapinlahti—Alppila (1913—1922), Lapinlahti—Hakaniemi (1922—1925).
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Lauttalaituri—Katajaharjunniemi (1913—1917). A horse tram line operated on the island of Lauttasaari.

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

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

1985 onwards

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