List of town tramway systems in Africa


This is a list of African cities and towns that have, or once had, town tramway systems as part of their public transport system. Other geographic regions:
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LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
el-Jazair ولاية الجزائر /Algiers Steam12 Sep 18941935
el-Jazair ولاية الجزائر /AlgiersElectric14 Apr 18983 Sep 1959
el-Jazair ولاية الجزائر /AlgiersAlgiers tramwayElectric8 May 2011
Annaba عنّابة Steam??
Qacentina قسنطينة /ConstantineConstantine tramwayElectric4 July 2013
Biskra بسكرة Horse??
Sidi Bel Abbès سيدي بلعباسSidi Bel Abbès tramwayElectric26 Jul 2017
Blida البليدة Steam??
Miliana مليانة Steam??
Wahrān وهران /Oran Steam??
Wahrān وهران /Oran Electric18981950
Wahrān وهران /OranOran tramwayElectric1 May 2013
Ouargla ورقلة Horse??
Ouargla ورقلةOuargla tramwayElectric20 Mar 2018
Sétif سطيف Horse??
Sétif سطيفSétif tramwayElectric8 May 2018
Touggourt تقرت Horse??

[Democratic Republic of the Congo]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Boma Steam4 Mar 1890ca. 1900

[Egypt]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
el-Iskandariya الإسكندرية /Alexandria - Urban systemAlexandria TramHorse18601902?
el-Iskandariya الإسكندرية /Alexandria - Urban systemAlexandria TramElectric1902
♦ Ramleh systemAlexandria TramHorse1869?
♦ Ramleh systemAlexandria TramSteam??
♦ Ramleh systemAlexandria TramElectricDec 1903
el-Qāhirah القاهرة /CairoTrams in Greater CairoElectric12 Aug 1896ca. 2015In autumn 2015 the operation very short path length of about 3 km, which was supposed to close at the end of that year. It was finally closed in 2019.
Metre gauge
See Transport in Cairo
♦ Miṣr el-ǧidīdah مصر الجديدة /HeliopolisTrams in Greater CairoElectric9 May 19082019Cairo system extended to serve Heliopolis in 1908. Express tramway between Cairo main station and Heliopolis opened 11 Jul 1910.
Hulwan /Helwan Electric19 Feb 1981ca. 2011Metre gauge; Ceased operation in the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. By the end of 2015, trams were finally remove from the depot, located in Arab al-Fawarsa.
Būr Saʻīd بور سعيد /Port Said Horse22 Sep 19001932Metre gauge

[Eritrea]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Massawa Steam??

[Ethiopia]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Addis AbabaAddis Ababa Light RailElectric20 September 2015

[Ghana]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Accra Steam19061941

[Kenya]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Mombasa human1890s1921In Mombasa's Fort Jesus you can find a historic car

[Libya]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Banġāzī بنغازي /Benghazi Horse??

[Madagascar]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Antananarivo Construction started after 1921, not completed.
Toamasina Horse??

[Mauritius]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Port-LouisMetro ExpressElectricDec 2019

[Morocco]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
CasablancaCasablanca tramwayElectric12 Dec 2012
Marrākiš مراكش /Marrakech Steam??
Rabat Steam19171930
RabatRabat-Salé tramwayElectric23 May 2011

[Mozambique]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Maputo ElectricFeb 190430 Nov 1936

[Nigeria]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Lagos Steam23 May 190231 Dec 1913

[Sierra Leone]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Freetown Steam??

[South Africa]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Cape Town - UrbanTrams in Cape Town.Horse1 May 1863?
Cape Town - UrbanTrams in Cape Town.Electric6 Aug 189628 Jan 1939
♦ Suburban tramwayElectricNov 190117 Feb 1930Sea Point - Camps Bay - Burnside Road
See also Trams in Cape Town.
DurbanTrams in DurbanHorse1881?
DurbanTrams in DurbanElectric1 May 19021 Aug 1949
♦ Isipingo Horse19051910sClosed during World War I.
East London Electric25 Jan 190025 Oct 1935
JohannesburgTrams in JohannesburgHorse2 Feb 1891?
JohannesburgTrams in JohannesburgElectric14 Feb 190618 Mar 1961
KimberleyTrams in Kimberley, Northern CapeMule1887?
KimberleyTrams in Kimberley, Northern CapeSteam1900?
KimberleyTrams in Kimberley, Northern CapeElectric19061947
KimberleyTrams in Kimberley, Northern CapeElectric Heritage tram1985
PietermaritzburgTrams in PietermaritzburgElectric2 Nov 1904Dec 1936
Port ElizabethTrams in Port ElizabethHorse1881?
Port ElizabethTrams in Port ElizabethElectric16 Jun 189716 Dec 1948
Pretoria Horse1897?
Pretoria Electric191019 Aug 1939

[Spain] (Islas Canarias / Canary Islands">Canary Islands">Islas Canarias / Canary Islands)

See List of town tramway systems in Spain.

[Sudan]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
al-Ḫarṭūm الخرطوم /Khartoum Steam1904?
al-Ḫarṭūm الخرطوم /Khartoum Electric16 Jan 1928Feb 1962

[Tanzania]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Zanzibar Animal1907?Domesticated zebras used at opening.
See also History of rail transport in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar Steam19111928

[Tunisia]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Manzil Bourgueeba منزل بورقيبة /Menzel Bourguiba Steam??
Tūnis تونس /Tunis Horse1885?
Tūnis تونس /Tunis Electric190020 Apr 1960
Tūnis تونس /TunisMétro léger de TunisElectric15 Sep 1985

[Zimbabwe]

LocationName of SystemTraction
Type		Date Date Notes
Mutare Horse22 Aug 1901by 1920