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===Tram, bus and trolleybus=== [[File:Sarajevo Stadler Tango NF3 009 May2024 (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|[[Trams in Sarajevo|Sarajevo tram]]]] [[Trams in Sarajevo|Sarajevo's electric tramways]], in operation since 1884 and electrified since 1895, are the oldest form of public transportation in the city.<ref>Mary Sparks, The Development of Austro-Hungarian Sarajevo, 1878-1918: An Urban History [https://books.google.com/books?id=1gtCBAAAQBAJ&dq=electric+tram+sarajevo&pg=PA55] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417225007/https://books.google.ca/books?id=1gtCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55&dq=electric+tram+sarajevo&hl=en&sa=Xved=2ahUKEwiVnJ6o1onrAhUtoHIEHXlDDTAQ6AEwAHoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=electric%20tram%20sarajevo&f=false|date=17 April 2022}}</ref> Sarajevo had the first full-time (dawn to dusk) tram line in Europe, and the second in the world.<ref name="amazon1" /> Opened on [[New Year's Day]] in 1885, it was the testing line for the tram in [[Vienna]] and the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire]], and operated by horses. Originally built to {{RailGauge|760mm|allk=on}}, the present system in 1960 was upgraded to {{RailGauge|1435mm|allk=on}}. The trams played a pivotal role in the growth of the city in the 20th century. [[File:Sarajevo Bus Centrotrans Line-Dobrinja-Vijecnica 2011-09-28.jpg|thumb|right|[[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] Centrotrans bus]] There are seven tramway lines supplemented by five [[trolleybus]] lines and numerous bus routes. The [[Sarajevo main railway station|main railway station]] in Sarajevo is in the north-central area of the city. From there, the tracks head west before branching off in different directions, including to industrial zones in the city. Sarajevo is undergoing a major infrastructure renewal; many highways and streets are being repaved, the tram system is undergoing modernization, and new bridges and roads are under construction. In January 2021, the city bought 25 new BKM 433 trolleybuses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/biznis/potpisan-ugovor-za-nabavku-25-novih-trolejbusa-na-ulicama-sarajeva-ce-biti-krajem-godine/210115151|title=Potpisan ugovor za nabavku 25 novih trolejbusa: Na ulicama Sarajeva će biti krajem godine|date=15 January 2021|access-date=15 January 2021|language=bs|author=N.V.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> [[Tramway track|Tram track]] renovation lasted from August 2021 to September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/zavrsena-rekonstrukcija-pruge-krenuo-prvi-tramvaj-od-ilidze-do-bascarsije/230903065|title=Završena rekonstrukcija pruge: Krenuo prvi tramvaj od Ilidže do Baščaršije|date=3 September 2023|access-date=3 September 2023|language=bs|author=M.G.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> The city also bought 15 new [[Stadler Tango]] trams in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/biznis/tramvaji-koje-nabavlja-vlast-u-sarajevu-kostaju-34-miliona-eura-prvi-ce-stici-za-dvije-godine/210901056|title=Tramvaji koje nabavlja vlast u Sarajevu koštaju 34 miliona eura, prvi će stići za dvije godine|date=1 September 2021|access-date=1 September 2021|language=bs|author=N.V.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> The first tram arrived in December 2023, while the rest are expected to arrive by the summer of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/biznis/investicije/u-sarajevo-dosao-prvi-od-15-novih-tramvaja-nakon-testiranja-bit-ce-pusten-u-redovan-saobracaj/231213201|title=U Sarajevo došao prvi od 15 novih tramvaja, nakon testiranja bit će pušten u redovan saobraćaj|date=14 December 2023|access-date=14 December 2023|language=bs|author=B.R.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> An additional 10 new trams were bought, as well as 30 new buses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hocu.ba/indexphp/hocuinfo/ministar-steta-objasnio-kako-ce-funkcionisati-nocni-javni-prijevoz-u-sarajevu/|title=Ministar Šteta objasnio kako će funkcionisati noćni javni prijevoz u Sarajevu|date=25 December 2023|access-date=25 December 2023|language=bs|website=hocu.ba}}</ref>
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