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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, combination of green and blue lines), Kauppatori—Sörnäinen (1907-1910).
 * Yellow: Töölö—Kaivopuisto (1900—1908).
 * Blue: Töölö/Mariankatu (present-day Presidential Palace)—Hietalahti (1900—1901). Combined into the Green Line 1901—1907. Katajanokka—Hietalahti (1907—1909).
 * Red: Ylioppilastalo/Lapinlahti—Kruunuhaka (1900—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/Hakaniemi (1908—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/Alppila (1909—1925).
 * White: Sörnäinen/Kauppatori—Kulosaari (1910—1951). Brändö Spårvägsaktiebolag owned the line from Sörnäinen onwards as well as the rolling stock. HRO operated the service.
 * Blue-Yellow: Ylioppilastalo/Kauppatori—Haaga (1914—1926). Owned by Aktiebolaget M.G. Stenius.
 * Red-Yellow: Ylioppilastalo/Kauppatori—Munkkiniemi (1914—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/Arabia (1910—1949), Eira—Vallila—Salmisaari (1949—1953, combination of lines 1 and 8).
 * 2 (green-white): Kauppatori—Hermanni (1926—1928). Not operated 1928—1939. Etu-Töölö—Hakaniemi/Harjutori (1939—1951). Not operated 1951—1976.
 * 3 (yellow): Eira—Kallio—Töölö—Kauppatori—Eira (1922—2008), figure-of-eight circular.
 * 4 (blue): Hietalahti—Töölö/Meilahti (1926—1951).
 * 5 / 5A (yellow-white): Etu-Töölö—Katajanokka (1926—1955; 1929—1939 as 5A).
 * 5B: Etu-Töölö—Kauppatori (1929—1939).
 * 6 (red): Lapinlahti—Hakaniemi/Hermanni/Arabia (1926—1959).
 * 7 (red-white): Kirurgi—Linjat (1926—1949). Not operated 1949—1951. Töölö—Sörnäinen—Rautatientori (circular, 1951—1980).
 * 8 (blue-white): Ruoholahti/Salmisaari—Töölö/Vallila (1929—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/Kirurgi—Taka-Töölö/Ruskeasuo (1944—1957).
 * 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 in 1951.
 * H (blue-yellow): Erottaja/Ruskeasuo/Diakonissalaitos—Haaga (1926—1953).
 * K (green-red): Vallila/Kauppatori—Käpylä (1925—1953). Combined into line 1 1953
 * M (red-yellow): Erottaja—Munkkiniemi (1926—1951).
 * 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/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/Kirurgi—Munkkiniemi (1951—1985).
 * 4S: Kauppatori—Munkkiniemi (1951—1981), rush-hour service.
 * 4A: Erottaja—Munkkiniemi (1956—1966), rush-hour and night-time service.
 * 4N: Katajanokka—Munkkiniemi (1973—1985), night-time service.
 * 5: Katajanokka—Töölö (1955—1985).
 * 6: Lapinlahti/Hietalahti—Arabia (1945 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/Kirugi/Linjat—Ruskeasuo (1955—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.
 * 12: Kirurgi/Linjat—Ruskeasuo (1949—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—Linjat (1992—2005).
 * 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/Senaatintori (1985 onwards).
 * 8: Salmisaari—Sörnäinen—Vallila/Arabia (1984 onwards).
 * 10: Kirurgi—Ruskeasuo/Pikku-Huopalahti (1985 onwards).