Tram traffic in Rijeka was introduced in 1899. The first electric tram appeared on the streets of Rijeka on November 7, 1899, replacing horse-drawn vehicles, and thus marking the beginning of organised public transport in the town. A single-track line that was 4,400 metres long carried passengers from the bridge on Rječina to the Railway Station. Each of the eight existing trams could take twenty-eight passengers.