List of town tramway systems in Africa
This is a list of African cities and towns that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system. Other geographic regions:
Sources, references and external links:
Algeria
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algiers tramway | el-Jazair ولاية الجزائر /Algiers | Steam | 12 Oct 1896 | Dec 1959 (?) | |
| Electric | 2011 | Operating | rebuilding of 30 km (line 1) ongoing, (partial) opened on 8 May 2011[1] | ||
| Annaba عنّابة | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Qacentina قسنطينة /Constantine | Electric | 2013 | Operating | opened on 4 July 2013 | |
| Biskra بسكرة | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Blida البليدة | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Miliana مليانة | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Wahrān وهران /Oran | Steam | 1898 | 1950 | ||
| Electric | 2013 | Operating | rebuilding of line 1, opened on Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | ||
| Ouargla ورقلة | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Sétif سطيف | Electric | ? | ? | Under Construction | |
| Touggourt تقرت | Horse | ? | ? |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boma | Steam | 4 Mar 1890 | ca. 1900 |
Egypt
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Tram | el-Iskandariya الإسكندرية /Alexandria - Urban system | Horse | 1860 | 1902? | Standard gauge |
| Electric | 1902 | ||||
| ♦ Ramleh (suburban) system | Horse | 1869 | ? | Standard gauge | |
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Electric | Dec 1903 | ||||
| el-Qāhirah القاهرة /Cairo | Electric | 12 Aug 1896 | December 2004 ? | Metre gauge See Transport in Cairo | |
| ♦ Miṣr el-ǧidīdah مصر الجديدة /Heliopolis | Electric | 9 May 1908 | Operating | Cairo system extended to serve Heliopolis in 1908. Express tramway between Cairo main station and Heliopolis opened 11 Jul 1910. | |
| Hulwan /Helwan | Electric | 19 Feb 1981 | ca. 2011 | Metre gauge; Ceased operation in the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Tramcars are still parked at the depot, located in Arab al-Fawarsa. | |
| Būr Saʻīd بور سعيد /Port Said | Horse | 22 Sep 1900 | 1932 | Metre gauge |
Eritrea
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massawa | Steam | ? | ? |
Ghana
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accra | Steam | 1906 | 1941 |
Kenya
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mombasa | human | 1890s | 1921 | In Mombasa's Fort Jesus you can find a historic car |
Libya
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banġāzī بنغازي /Benghazi | Horse | ? | ? |
Madagascar
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antananarivo | (Steam) | Construction started after 1921, not completed. | |||
| Toamasina | Horse | ? | ? |
Morocco
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat-Salé tramway | Rabat | Steam | 1917 [2] | 1930 | |
| Electric | 23 May 2011[3] | Operating | |||
| Casablanca tramway | Casablanca | Electric | 13 December 2012 | Operating | |
| Fes tramway | Fes | Electric | Project [4] | ||
| Agadir tramway | Agadir | Electric | Project | ||
| Meknes tramway | Meknes | Electric | Project [4] |
Mozambique
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maputo | Electric | Feb 1904 | 30 Nov 1936 |
Nigeria
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | Steam | 23 May 1902 | 31 Dec 1913 |
Sierra Leone
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freetown | Steam | ? | ? |
South Africa
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town - Urban | Horse | 1 May 1863 | ? | See also Trams in Cape Town. | |
| Electric | 6 Aug 1896 | 28 Jan 1939 | |||
| ♦ Suburban tramway | Electric | Nov 1901 | 17 Feb 1930 | Sea Point - Camps Bay - Burnside Road See also Trams in Cape Town. | |
| Durban | Horse | 1881 | ? | See also Trams in Durban. | |
| Electric | 1 May 1902 | 1 Aug 1949 | |||
| ♦ Isipingo | Horse | 1905 | 191_ | Closed during World War I. | |
| East London | Electric | 25 Jan 1900 | 25 Oct 1935 | ||
| Johannesburg | Horse | 2 Feb 1891 | ? | See also Trams in Johannesburg. | |
| Electric | 14 Feb 1906 | 18 Mar 1961 | |||
| Kimberley | Mule | 1887 | ? | See also Trams in Kimberley, Northern Cape. | |
| Steam | 1900 | ? | |||
| Electric | 1906 | 1947 | |||
| Heritage | 1985 | ||||
| Pietermaritzburg | Electric | 2 Nov 1904 | Dec 1936 | See also Trams in Pietermaritzburg. | |
| Port Elizabeth | Horse | 1881 | ? | See also Trams in Port Elizabeth. | |
| Electric | 16 Jun 1897 | 16 Dec 1948 | |||
| Pretoria | Horse | 1897 | ? | ||
| Electric | 1910 | 19 Aug 1939 |
Spain (Islas Canarias / Canary Islands)
See List of town tramway systems in Spain.
Sudan
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| al-Ḫarṭūm الخرطوم /Khartoum | Steam | 1904 | ? | ||
| Electric | 16 Jan 1928 | Feb 1962 |
Tanzania
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar | Animal | 1907 | ? | Domesticated zebras used at opening. See also History of rail transport in Zanzibar. | |
| Steam | 1911 | 1928 |
Tunisia
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manzil Bourgueeba منزل بورقيبة /Menzel Bourguiba | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| Métro léger de Tunis | Tūnis تونس /Tunis | Horse | 1885 | ? | |
| Electric | 1900
15 Sep 1985 |
20 Apr 1960
operating |
See Trams in Tunis for first generation tramway. |
Zimbabwe
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutare | Horse | 22 Aug 1901 | by 1920 |
See also
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems
- List of trolleybus systems
- Template:Suburban railways in Africa - current rail based systems in Africa.
References
- ↑ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gRmjq5v2XKQ0Rjavh6VTDbcQ_Eiw?docId=CNG.526e791b2e6e203d08bcbb0308c6c8bc.431
- ↑ "Les chemins de fer au Maroc au temps du protectorat". Les chemins de fer au Maroc au temps du protectorat. Les chemins de fer au Maroc au temps du protectorat. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Rabat Trams: Routes and times". Railways Africa website. Railways Africa Magazine. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Alstom a encore d’autres projets de Tram au Maroc". Les Echos. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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