List of town tramway systems in Argentina
This is a list of town tramway systems in Argentina by Province. It includes all tram systems, past and present.
Buenos Aires Province
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Bahía Blanca | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Bahía Blanca | Steam | 1904 | 1910 | |||
Bahía Blanca | Naptha | 1906 | 1910 | |||
Bahía Blanca | electric | 1910-Mar-02 | 1938-Dec-11 | |||
Chivilcoy | Horse | 1895 | ? | |||
Dolores | Horse | 1888 | 192_ | |||
Magdalena | Horse | ? | ? | An Argentine source states that the existence of this tramway is not confirmed . | ||
Mar del Plata | Horse | 1888 | 1923 | |||
Mar del Plata | Steam | 1915 | ? | |||
Mar del Plata | electric | 1922-12-30 | 1954-Sep | |||
Necochea | Steam | 1913 | 1914 | |||
Necochea | electric | 1914 | 1952-03-30 | |||
San Nicolás | Horse | 1889 | 193_ |
Buenos Aires City
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Buenos Aires | Horse | 1863 | 1925 | |||
Buenos Aires | Steam | ? | ? | |||
Buenos Aires | electric | 1897-04-22 | 1963-02-20 | |||
Buenos Aires | "Pre-metro" line E2 | 1435 | electric | 1987-04-28 | ||
Buenos Aires | Tranvía del Este | 1435 | electric | 2007-07-15 | 2012-10-10 | using just one loaned tram |
Also: Heritage tramway in the Caballito district opened 15 Nov 1980.
Neighboring and suburban tramway systems in Buenos Aires Province, arranged anti- clockwise, northwest to southeast.
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
♦ San Isidro | Horse | 1913 | ? | |||
♦ San Isidro | "Naptha" | ? | ? | |||
♦ Tigre | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Connected Buenos Aires with San Martín, Empalme, San Andrés de Giles, Zárate, and San Antonio de Areco. | Tramway Rural | Horse/electric | 1888 | 1965 ? | Ran on exclusive right-of-way. Rebuilt as a railway, today Línea Urquiza | |
♦ Ituzaingó | Horse | 1914 | 1926 | |||
♦ Ituzaingó | "Naptha" | 1926 | 1942 | |||
♦ General Rodríguez | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦ Luján | Horse | 1888 | 192_ | |||
♦ Temperley - Turdera | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦ Mármol - Claypole | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦ Mármol - Claypole | "Naptha" | ? | ? | |||
♦ Adrogué - San Vicente | Horse | 1898 | 1920 | |||
♦ Adrogué - San Vicente | "Naptha" | 1920 | 1928 | |||
♦ Lanús | Horse | 1884 by | ? | |||
♦ Lanús | electric | 1904 | 1964-12-31 | Connected Avellaneda and Lanús. | ||
♦ Lomas de Zamora | Steam | ? | ? | |||
♦ Lomas de Zamora | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦ Lomas de Zamora | "Naptha" | ? | ? | |||
♦ Lomas de Zamora | electric | 1910 | 1948 | Connected Avellaneda and Lomas de Zamora. | ||
♦ Quilmes | electric | 1913 | 1957-04-28 | |||
♦ La Plata | Horse | 1884 | 1910 | |||
♦ La Plata | Steam | 1909 | ? | |||
♦ La Plata | "Naptha" | ? | ? | |||
♦ La Plata | electric | 1892-10-22 1910-Jan-03 | ? 1966-12-25 | Tramway connected La Plata with Ensenada and Berisso. | ||
♦♦ Berisso | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦♦ Berisso | electric | ? | ? | |||
♦♦ Ensenada | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦♦ La Plata - Esteban Echeverría | Steam | ? | ? |
Catamarca
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Catamarca | Horse | 1887 | 1930 |
Chaco
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Puerto Tirol | Steam | ? | ? | |||
Resistencia | Steam | 1903 | ? | Connected Resistencia and Barranqueras. |
Córdoba
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Bell Ville | Horse | 1901 | 1910 | |||
Córdoba | Horse | 1879 | 1925 | |||
Córdoba | electric | 1909-08-22 | 1963 | |||
Río Cuarto | Horse | 1885 | 1902 | |||
Valle Hermoso | Electric | 6 Mar 1998 | Encompasses various scientific, botanical and environmental exhibits, including a planetarium. | |||
Villa María | Horse | 1887 | 1891 | Connected Villa María and Villa Nueva. | ||
Villa María | see note. |
- Note for Villa María: Tramway constructed in 1911, using materials salvaged from closed system at Bell Ville and tramcars equipped with internal-combustion engines. Not opened because of construction deficiencies
Corrientes
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Corrientes | Horse | 1890 | 1908 | |||
Corrientes | Steam | 1901 | 1908 | |||
Corrientes | electric | 1913-01-22 | 1930 | |||
♦ Corrientes - San Luis | Steam | ? | ? | |||
♦ Corrientes - San Luis | electric | ? | ? |
Entre Ríos
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Concordia | Horse | 1880 | 1885 | |||
Concordia | electric | 1928-May-01 | 1963-Mar | |||
Gualeguaychú | Horse | 1890 | 1910 | |||
Paraná | Horse | 1873 | 1929 | |||
Paraná | electric | 1921-05-20 | 1962 |
La Pampa
Mendoza
Salta
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Salta | Horse | 1894 | 1913 | |||
Salta | electric | 1913-02-20 | 1935 |
San Juan
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
San Juan | Horse | 1888 | ? | Connected San Juan, Desamparados, Trinidad and Concepción. |
Santa Fe
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Esperanza | Horse | 1885 | 1902 | |||
Rafaela | Horse | ? | 1902 | |||
Roldán | Horse | 1915 ca. | ? | |||
Rosario | Horse | 1872 | 1910 | |||
Rosario | Steam | ? | ? | |||
Rosario | electric | 1906-10-31 | 1963-02-11 | Being re-activated as the Rosario Tramway | ||
Santa Fe | Horse | 1885 | 1914 | |||
Santa Fe | electric | 1914-03-25 | 1961-04-30 |
Tucumán
Location | Article | Gauge | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
Tucumán | Horse | 1882-12-25 1905-12-25 | 1904 1910-Dec | |||
Tucumán | electric | 1909-10-22 | 1965-Oct-12 | |||
Tucumán | Steam | 1916 | 1929 | Connected Tucumán and Yerba Buena |