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.

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 ? [1]
Electric 1914
1941 		Jul 1939
May 30, 1948 		[2]
MiTren Cochabamba Electric September 13, 2022  
  ♦ Cochabamba – Quillacollo – Vinto Electric September 13, 1910
1941 		Jul 1939
1943 		[3]
  (Nuestra Señora de) La Paz Electric July 16, 1909 1950 [4]
  ♦ La Paz – El Alto Electric December 1, 1905 May 1977 [5]
  Oruro Horse July 9, 1907 June 30, 1914 [6]
  Potosí Horse ? ? [7]
Electric 1917 (?) 1918 (?) [8] 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  
Ayacucho Tram Electric October 15, 2015 Translohr
  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 [9]
  ♦ Quito – Cotocollao Petrol (gasoline) June 22, 1923 1928 [10]
  (Santa Ana de los Ríos de) Cuenca Electric May 25, 2020 ? [11]

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 ? [12]. See Trams in Asunción.
Steam 1894 1932 [13]. See Trams in Asunción.
Electric July 10, 1913
1975 		1973
Jun (?) 1995 		[14] Operated on occasion for private hire (charter) service to Nov 1997. See Trams in Asunción.
  Concepción Animal ? ?  

Peru

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Arequipa Horse March 14, 1875 ? [15].
Electric July 18, 1913 January 9, 1966 [16].
  Catacaos Horse ? ? [17].
  Chiclayo Horse ca. 1890 1930 [18].
  Cusco Horse 191_ 1946 [19].
  Huacho Horse December 4, 1890 ? [20].
Accumulator (storage battery) 1922 1929 [21].
  Iquitos Steam 1905 1935 [22].
  Lima Tramway Lima Horse March 24, 1878 ? [23]
Electric June 1, 1906 September 17, 1965 [24], [25], heritage tram opened on August 22, 1997.
  ♦ Callao Horse 1864 ? [26]
  ♦ Lima – Callao Electric July 27, 1904 September 17, 1965 [27], [28], [29].
  ♦ Magdalena (del Mar) Horse 18__ 18__ [30]
  ♦ Lima – Magdalena Electric 1909 September 17, 1965 [31], [32].
  ♦ Miraflores, Barranco and (San Pedro de los) Chorrillos Horse 18__ 18__ [33]
Electric 191_ 193_ [34], [35]. In Miraflores and Barranco.
  ♦ Lima – Miraflores – Barranco – Chorillos Horse 1904 ? [36]
Electric March 31, 1904 September 17, 1965 [37], [38], [39].
  Paita Horse August 30, 1891 192_ [40].
  Pisco Horse 187_ ? [41].
Accumulator (storage battery) Jan 1921 after 1935 [42].
  Piura Horse ca. 1890 193_ [43].
  San Pedro de Lloc Horse 1880 ? [44].
  Trujillo Horse 189_ 193_ [45].

Suriname

Name of System Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Lawa Railway 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 (?)

 

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 ? 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 [46].
Steam 1891 1917 (?) [47]. Connected Maracaibo and Bella Vista.
Accumulator (storage battery) May 1915 1920 (?) [48].
Electric May 18, 1917 1934 [49]. Former steam tramway (electrified) was first electric tramway line.
  Nueva Valencia del Rey /Valencia Horse ? ?  
Electric 11 (?) Jul 1915 1956  

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Morrison, Allen (February 14, 2007). "The Tramways of Bogotá Colombia". tramz.com. Retrieved August 2, 2014.