Electric trams existed in Hanoi in nine decades from 1900 to 1991.
Electric trams existed in Hanoi in nine decades from 1900 to 1991.
In the first decades of the 19th century, electric trams were used as the main means of public transport in the capital city.
As from late 1946, carriages turned out to be big obstacles to vehicles entering the city.
After Hanoi was liberated in 1954, there were no more first class and second class carriages but electric trams continued serving citizens for another decade or more.
From 1980-1990 more than 20 million passengers went by electric tram per year.
Trams stopped running in 1991.
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| In front of Hang Co railway station in 1960 |
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| A tram running from Hang Bai street (Bo Ho Commercial Centre on the left) |
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| Trams still in operation during war time (Photo taken in 1972 near Hoan Kiem Lake) |
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| Photo taken in 1972 |
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| Thuy Toa Restaurant by Hoan Kiem Lake |
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| Bo Ho tram station in the flood of 1978 |
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| Dong Xuan Market in 1989 |
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| In front of Dong Xuan Market in 1970-1980 |
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| Overloaded (in 1973) |
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| Fare dodger |
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| A tram running through Hang Gai street in 1985 |
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| Children holding onto trams in Hanoi in 1970-1980 |
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| In Hang Giay street in 1989 |
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| In Thuy Khue street |
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| A tram heading to Hang Dau Post |
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| A tram on Dinh Tien Hoang Street in front of Bo Ho Post Office in 1980 |
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| In Quan Thanh Street |
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| In 1990 |
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| Trams stopped running in 1991 |
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| Pneumatic tire trams – a substitute for electric trams in a short time |
