List of trams in Africa
This list contains the existing trams in Africa (shown in bold) and former tram operators . In addition to the cities in which they were located, additional information is provided, as far as possible, about the gauge, the type of drive, opening and setting dates and, if necessary, about the operation. The data relate to the greatest possible extent to the entire operating time, for example all drive types are listed and not the last used; the same applies to different gauges. If available, the link to the individual establishments provides detailed information.
Egypt
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandria (al-Iskandariya) | 1435 | Horse steam electric |
01/08/1863 1902 |
|
APTA (Alexandria Governorate's for Public Passenger Transport Agency) | Alexandria Tram | |||
Al-Mansura | 1000 | steam | 08/15/1897 | 1955 (?) | Al-Mansura tram | ||||
Heliopolis | 1000 | 09/05/1908 | Cairo Transport Authority | Cairo tram | |||||
Cairo (al-Qahira) | 1000 | electric | 08/12/1896 | Cairo Transport Authority | Cairo tram | ||||
Helwan (Heluan) | 1000 | 02/19/1981 | 2011 (?) | Cairo Transport Authority | Helwan tram | ||||
Port Said | 1000 | horse | 09/22/1900 | Port Said Tram | |||||
Port Said | 1000 | electric | 1929 |
Algeria
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algiers | 1055 | horse | 1890 (?) | ||||||
Algiers | 1055 | steam | |||||||
Algiers | 1055 | electric | 1969 | ||||||
Algiers | 1435 | 8th | electric | 05/08/2011 | ETUSA | Tram Algiers | see also Algiers Metro | ||
Annaba - El Kala | 1000 | steam | 1930 (?) | ||||||
Biskra | 1000 | horse | 1910 (?) | 1950 (?) | Biskra tram | ||||
Blida | 1435 | steam | 1940 (?) | Blida tram | |||||
Constantine | 1435 | 8.1 | electric | 04/07/2013 | Setram | Constantine tram | |||
Miliana | 750 | Steam and diesel | 1975 (?) | Tramway des Mines du Zaccar | |||||
Oran | 1055 | electric | 1898 | 1955 | |||||
Oran | 1435 | 18th | electric | 05/01/2013 | Setram ( RATP ) | Oran tram | |||
Ouargla | horse | 1950 (?) | |||||||
Ouargla | 1435 | electric | March 20, 2018 | Ouargla tram | |||||
Sétif | horse | 1940 (?) | |||||||
Sétif | 1435 | electric | March 20, 2018 | Sétif tram | |||||
Sidi bel Abbès | 1435 | 14th | electric | July 25, 2017 | Sidi bel Abbès tram | ||||
Touggourt | horse | 1940 (?) |
Ethiopia
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Addis Ababa | 1435 | 750 V GS overhead line | 09/21/2015 | Addis Ababa light rail |
Congo (Democratic Republic)
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boma | 615 | steam | March 4th, 1890 | circa 1900 | CVM | ||||
Lubumbashi | diesel | Lubumbashi light rail |
Morocco
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rabat and Salé | 1435 | 19th | electric | 05/23/2011 | Veolia Transdev | Rabat-Salé tram | |||
Casablanca | 1435 | 31 | electric | 12/12/2012 | Casa Tram | Casablanca tram |
Mozambique
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maputo | 1000 | 1904 | 1936 | Maputo tram |
Today there are no longer any trams.
Nigeria
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | 762 | 1 | 4.4 | steam | 1902 | 1933 | Lagos steam tram |
Today there are no longer any trams.
South Africa
As of February 2019, South Africa only operates trams in Kimberley.
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloemfontein | electric | Bloemfontein tram | |||||||
Cape Town | horse | 05/01/1863 | ? | ||||||
Cape Town | electric | 08/06/1896 | 01/28/1939 | Cape Town tram | |||||
Durban | electric | 05/01/1902 | 08/01/1949 | Durban tram | |||||
East London | electric | 01/25/1900 | 10/25/1935 | East London tram | |||||
Johannesburg | 1435 | horse | 1880 | ||||||
Johannesburg | 1435 | electric | 1961 | Johannesburg tram | |||||
Kimberley | 1067 | electric | 1905 | 1947 | Victoria Tramways Company | Kimberley Tram | Museum line in operation since 1985 | ||
Pietermaritzburg | electric | 11/02/1904 | 12.1936 | Pietermaritzburg tram | |||||
Port Elizabeth | Horse electric |
05/14/1881 06/16/1897 |
~ June 1897 December 17, 1948 |
Port Elizabeth Tram |
Sudan
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khartoum | electric | 1927 | Tram Khartoum |
Today there are no longer any trams.
Tanzania
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zanzibar City | horse | 1907 | ? | Zanzibar tram | |||||
Zanzibar City | steam | 1911 | 1928 |
Today there are no longer any trams.
Tunisia
city |
Track -wide in mm |
Tracks | Network length in km |
drive |
opening |
Shutdown |
operator |
items |
Remarks
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tunis | 1000 | horse | 1885 | ||||||
Tunis | 1000 | electric | 1960 | ||||||
Tunis | 1435 | electric | 1985 | Transtu | Tram Tunis | is as rail (metro léger) denotes |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Vintage Tram. Kimberley.co.za. Retrieved February 12, 2019.