List of town tramway systems in Chile
This is a list of town tramway systems in Chile by region. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Regions of Chile are arranged geographically, from north to south.
XV Arica-Parinacota">Arica-Parinacota Region">XV Arica-Parinacota
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Arica | ? | ? | ? | see note. |
- Note for Arica: Morrison states that old postcards show rails in the streets of this town, but no other evidence of a town tramway could be found.
I Tarapacá">Tarapacá Region">I Tarapacá
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes | |
| Iquique | Horse | 1885 | 192_ | |||
| Iquique | Accumulator | 1916 | ? | 1930 | Heritage tramway opened October 24, 2004. | |
| Pisagua | Horse | 1889 | 1917 |
II Antofagasta">Antofagasta Region">II Antofagasta
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Antofagasta | Horse | 1893 | 1914 | ||
| Tocopilla | Horse | 1904 | 1909 |
III Atacama">Atacama Region">III Atacama
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Copiapó | Horse | 1890 | 1904 |
IV Coquimbo">Coquimbo Region">IV Coquimbo
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Coquimbo | Horse | 1895 | 1929 | ||
| La Serena | Horse | 1887 | 1922 |
V Valparaíso">Valparaíso Region">V Valparaíso
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Cartagena | Horse | 1909 | ca. 1935 | ||
| Los Andes | Horse | 1889 | ? | ||
| Limache | Horse | 1884 | 193_ | ||
| Quillota | Horse | 1884 | 1923 | ||
| San Antonio | Horse | 188_ | ? | ||
| San Antonio | Steam | ? | ? | ||
| San Antonio | Petrol | ? | 193_ | ||
| San Felipe | Horse | 1886 | 1933 | ||
| Valparaíso | Horse | Mar 4, 1863 | 1907 | ||
| Valparaíso | Electric | Dec 26, 1904 | Dec 30, 1952 | . See also Trolleybuses in Valparaíso. | |
| ♦ Viña del Mar | Horse | 1888 | 1906 | ||
| ♦ Viña del Mar | Electric | see Valparaíso – Viña del Mar | |||
| ♦ Valparaíso – Viña del Mar | Electric | Jan 28, 1906 | 1947 | . |
RM Región Metropolitana de Santiago">Santiago Metropolitan Region">RM Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Neighboring and suburban tramway systems in the Santiago region, arranged anti- clockwise, northwest to east.| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Santiago | Horse | Jun 10, 1858 1920 | 1912 1942 | . | |
| Santiago | Petrol | 1922 | 1940 | . | |
| Santiago | Electric | Sep 2, 1900 | Feb 21, 1959 | . | |
| Santiago | Electric | Jan 11, 1902 | Apr 30, 1910 | Electric rack tramway, on Cerro Santa Lucía hill. | |
| Renca | Horse | ? | ? | . | |
| Batuco | Horse | 194_ | ca. 1975 | Horse tramway operation on branch of Santiago – Valparaíso railway . | |
| ♦ Santiago – Pudahuel | Horse, Steam | 1903 | 192_ | ||
| ♦ Santiago – Pudahuel | Petrol | 192_ | 1934 | Part of line electrified in 1934; remainder of line to Pudahuel and branches to Cerro Navia and Resbalón. Electrified segment closed 1951 | |
| ♦ Quinta Normal | Horse | 1904 | 1929 | . | |
| ♦ Quinta Normal | Electric | 1929 | after 1965 | . | |
| ♦ Maipú | Horse | 1910 | 193_ | ||
| ♦ Malloco – Peñaflor | Horse | 1915 | after 1936 | . | |
| ♦ Melipilla | Horse | 1915 | 1932 | . | |
| ♦ Santiago – San Bernardo | Horse | 1901 | 1907 | ||
| ♦ Santiago – San Bernardo | Electric | Feb 9, 1907 | 1945 | , . | |
| ♦ La Cisterna – La Granja | Horse | 1907 | 1942 | . | |
| ♦ Nos – Santa Inés | Horse | 1890 | 1940 | . | |
| ♦ Santiago – Puente Alto | Electric | 1925 | 195_ | . | |
| ♦ Buin – Santa Rita | Horse | ? | 1938 | . | |
| ♦ Buin – Maipo | Horse | 1918 | ? | . | |
| ♦ Puente Alto | Electric | 1925 | 195_ | . | |
| ♦ Chacarilla | Horse | ? | 1923 | . |
VI O'Higgins">O'Higgins Region">VI O'Higgins
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Graneros | Horse | 1920 | after 1934 | ||
| Rancagua | Horse | Jul 1905 | 1918 | ||
| Rancagua | Electric | Jul 8, 1918 | 1930 | Morrison describes unsuccessful efforts to find photographs of the Rancagua tramway. | |
| Rengo | Horse | 1872 | 1918 | ||
| Rengo | Electric | Mar 14, 1918 | 1923 | ||
| Rengo | Petrol | 1923 | ca. 1927 | Morrison states that no photographs of the Rengo tramway could be found. |
VII Maule">Maule Region">VII Maule
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Cauquenes | Horse | 1900 | 1915 | ||
| Constitución | Horse | ca. 1915 | 1934 | ||
| Molina | Horse | by 1915 | 1927 | ||
| Parral | Horse | ca. 1911 | 1928 | ||
| San Javier | Horse | 1906 | 1927 | ||
| Talca | Horse | ca. 1884 | 1916 | ||
| Talca | Electric | 1916 | 1933 | Operation suspended Dec 1, 1928 because of damage caused by earthquake. Part of system restored Dec 25, 1928. | |
| Villa Alegre | Electric | Aug 29, 1915 | Nov 26, 1926 | Closed Oct 1923, reopened Sep 1925 by a new undertaking. | |
| Villa Alegre | Petrol | 1926 | 1931 | Horse traction also used during 1926 – 1931. |
- Curicó Morrison states that Chilean government statistics reported an animal-powered tramway in Curicó Province, but that histories of Curicó town state that no tramway was built.
VIII Bío-Bío">Bío-Bío Region">VIII Bío-Bío
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Chillán | Horse | 1877 | 194_ | ||
| Chillán | Electric | 1921 | 1936 | ||
| Concepción | Horse | 1886 | 1910 | ||
| Concepción | Electric | Jul 4, 1908 | Nov 21, 1941 | See note. | |
| ♦ Concepción – Talcahuano | Electric | Jul 4, 1908 | Nov 21, 1941 | See note. | |
| ♦ Talcahuano | Horse | 1898 | 1928 | Connected Talcahuano and San Vicente. | |
| ♦ Talcahuano | Electric | 1908 | Nov 21, 1941 | See note. | |
| Pemuco | Horse | 1909 | 192_ | ||
| San Carlos | Horse | 1894 | 1928 |
Non-public tramway:
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Lebu | Electric | 1914 | ? |
- Note for Concepción, Concepción – Talcahuano and Talcahuano: Operation suspended Jan 24, 1939 – Feb 1939 because of damage caused by earthquake.
IX Araucanía">Araucanía Region">IX Araucanía
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Curacautín | Horse | 192_ | 192_ | ||
| Temuco | Horse | 1881 | 1920 | ||
| Temuco | Electric | Mar 1919 | 1936 | Southernmost electric tramway system in South America. | |
| Traiguén | Electric | 1903 | 1929 | Passenger service on electric goods railway. |
- Collipulli: Morrison states that the tramway listed here in Chilean government statistics was in fact a goods railway, worked by electric traction.
X Los Lagos">Los Lagos Region">X Los Lagos
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Puerto Montt | Horse | 1921 | 1931 |
XII Magallanes y Antártica Chilena">Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region">XII Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Ferrocarril Mina Loreto | Punta Arenas | Horse | Jan 29, 1902 | 1950 | Passenger service on railway, connecting docks to coal mine, with part of line built in streets. |