List of town tramway systems in South America
This is a list of cities and towns in South America that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system. Separate lists have been created for Argentina, Brazil and Chile to increase user-friendliness and reduce article size. Other geographic regions:
Argentina
Main article: List of town tramway systems in Argentina
Bolivia
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochabamba | Horse | 1902 | ? | ||
| Electric | 1914
1941 |
Jul 1939
May 30, 1948 |
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| ♦ Cochabamba – Quillacollo – Vinto | Electric | September 13, 1910
1941 |
Jul 1939
1943 |
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| (Nuestra Señora de) La Paz | Electric | July 16, 1909 | 1950 | ||
| ♦ La Paz – El Alto | Electric | December 1, 1905 | May 1977 | ||
| Oruro | Horse | July 9, 1907 | June 30, 1914 | ||
| Potosí | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 1917 (?) | 1918 (?) | see note. | ||
- Note for Potosí: System built and (according to one source) inaugurated. Not known whether public service was operated.
Brazil
Main article: List of town tramway systems in Brazil
Chile
Main article: List of town tramway systems in Chile
Colombia
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barranquilla | Horse | ? | 1929 | ||
| (Santa Fe de) Bogotá | Horse | December 24, 1884 | 1921 | See: Trams in Bogotá.[1] | |
| Steam | ? | ? | [1] | ||
| Electric | March 7, 1910 | June 30, 1951 | See: Trams in Bogotá. (Picture during Bogotazo.[1]) | ||
| Accumulator (storage battery) | April 14, 1918 | ? | [1] | ||
| (Santiago de) Cali | Steam | ? | 192_ | ||
| Cartagena (de Indias) | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Cúcuta | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Facatativá | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Medellín | Horse | 1886 | 1897 | ||
| Electric | October 21, 1921 | Jul 1951 | |||
| Pereira | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | February 26, 1926 | 1956 (?) | |||
Ecuador
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Santiago de) Guayquil | Horse | 1873 | ? | ||
| Electric | January 15, 1910 | 1951 | |||
| (San Francisco de) Quito | Electric | October 8, 1914 | ca. 1948 | ||
| ♦ Quito – Cotocollao | Petrol (gasoline) | June 22, 1923 | 1928 | ||
Guyana
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | Horse | 1880 | ? | ||
| Electric | February 25, 1901 | February 28, 1930 | |||
Paraguay
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Nuestra Señora Santa María de la) Asunción | Horse | 1872 | ? | ||
| Steam | 1894 | 1932 | |||
| Electric | July 10, 1913
1975 |
1973
Jun (?) 1995 |
Operated on occasion for private hire (charter) service to Nov 1997. | ||
| Concepción | Animal | ? | ? | ||
Peru
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | Horse | March 14, 1875 | ? | . | |
| Electric | July 18, 1913 | January 9, 1966 | . | ||
| Catacaos | Horse | ? | ? | . | |
| Chiclayo | Horse | ca. 1890 | 1930 | . | |
| Cusco | Horse | 191_ | 1946 | . | |
| Huacho | Horse | December 4, 1890 | ? | . | |
| Accumulator (storage battery) | 1922 | 1929 | . | ||
| Iquitos | Steam | 1905 | 1935 | . | |
| Lima | Horse | March 24, 1878 | ? | ||
| Electric | June 1, 1906 | September 17, 1965 | , , heritage tram opened on August 22, 1997. | ||
| ♦ Callao | Horse | 1864 | ? | ||
| ♦ Lima – Callao | Electric | July 27, 1904 | September 17, 1965 | , , . | |
| ♦ Magdalena (del Mar) | Horse | 18__ | 18__ | ||
| ♦ Lima – Magdalena | Electric | 1909 | September 17, 1965 | , . | |
| ♦ Miraflores, Barranco and (San Pedro de los) Chorrillos | Horse | 18__ | 18__ | ||
| Electric | 191_ | 193_ | , . In Miraflores and Barranco. | ||
| ♦ Lima – Miraflores – Barranco – Chorillos | Horse | 1904 | ? | ||
| Electric | March 31, 1904 | September 17, 1965 | , , . | ||
| Paita | Horse | August 30, 1891 | 192_ | . | |
| Pisco | Horse | 187_ | ? | . | |
| Accumulator (storage battery) | Jan 1921 | after 1935 | . | ||
| Piura | Horse | ca. 1890 | 193_ | . | |
| San Pedro de Lloc | Horse | 1880 | ? | . | |
| Trujillo | Horse | 189_ | 193_ | . | |
Suriname
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramaribo | Steam | 1905 | 1957 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Spain | Electric | June 26, 1895 July (or Aug) 1902 | 1902 (?)
1956 (?) |
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Uruguay
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonia del Sacramento | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Fray Bentos | "Naptha" | ? | ? | ||
| La Floresta | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Montevideo | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | November 10, 1906 | April 14, 1957 | Heritage tramway, October 15, 1967 – April 28, 1974. | ||
| Paysandú | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| "Naptha" | ? | ? | |||
| Piriápolis | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Salto | Horse | ? | 1930 | ||
Venezuela
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Bolívar | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| (Santiago de León de) Caracas | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | January 15, 1907 | August 13, 1947 | |||
| ♦ Caracas – La Guaira | Steam | 188_ | 1928 | ||
| Electric | April 9, 1928 | 1952 | |||
| Tranvías Eléctricos
de Carúpano |
Carúpano | Electric | January 9, 1916 | June 28, 1933 | |
| Cumaná | Horse | 1878? | ? | ||
| La Guaira – Macuto – Maiquetía | Steam | 1885 | 1914 | ||
| Electric | May 9, 1914 | November 9, 1933 | |||
| Maracaibo | Horse | October 5, 1884 | 1925 | . | |
| Steam | 1891 | 1917 (?) | . Connected Maracaibo and Bella Vista. | ||
| Accumulator (storage battery) | May 1915 | 1920 (?) | . | ||
| Electric | May 18, 1917 | 1934 | . Former steam tramway (electrified) was first electric tramway line. | ||
| Nueva Valencia del Rey /Valencia | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 11 (?) Jul 1915 | 1956 | |||
References
Inline citations
- 1 2 3 4 Morrison, Allen (14 February 2007). "The Tramways of Bogatá Colombia". tramz.com. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
Bibliography
See also
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