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 (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Bahía Blanca | Horse | ? | ? | |||
Steam | 1904 | 1910 | ||||
Naptha | 1906 | 1910 | ||||
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 [1]. | ||
Mar del Plata | Horse | 1888 | 1923 (?) | |||
Steam | 1915 | ? | ||||
electric | 1922-12-30[1] | 1954-Sep | ||||
Necochea | Steam | 1913 | 1914 | |||
electric | 1914 | 1952-03-30 | ||||
San Nicolás (de los Arroyos) | Horse | 1889 | 193_ |
Buenos Aires City
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Buenos Aires | Horse | 1863 | 1925 | |||
Steam | ? | ? | ||||
electric | 1897-04-22[2] | 1963-02-20[2] | ||||
"Pre-metro" line E2 | 1435 | electric | 1987-04-28[3] | |||
Tranvía del Este | 1435 | electric | 2007-07-15 | 2012-10-10 | using just one loaned tram (two in first year) |
Also: Heritage tramway in the Caballito district (Buenos Aires Historic Tramway [es]) opened 15 Nov 1980.
Neighboring and suburban tramway systems in Buenos Aires Province, arranged anti- (counter-) clockwise, northwest to southeast.
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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♦ San Isidro | Horse | 1913 | ? | |||
"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 | |||
"Naptha" | 1926 | 1942 | ||||
♦ General Rodríguez | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦ Luján | Horse | 1888 | 192_ | |||
♦ Temperley - Turdera | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦ (José) Mármol - Claypole | Horse | ? | ? | |||
"Naptha" | ? | ? | ||||
♦ Adrogué - San Vicente | Horse | 1898 | 1920 | |||
"Naptha" | 1920 | 1928 | ||||
♦ Lanús | Horse | 1884 by | ? | |||
electric | 1904 | 1964-12-31[2] | Connected Avellaneda and Lanús. | |||
♦ Lomas de Zamora | Steam | ? | ? | |||
Horse | ? | ? | ||||
"Naptha" | ? | ? | ||||
electric | 1910 | 1948 | Connected Avellaneda and Lomas de Zamora. | |||
♦ Quilmes | electric | 1913 (or 1918) | 1957-04-28 | |||
♦ La Plata | Horse | 1884 | 1910 | |||
Steam | 1909 | ? | ||||
"Naptha" | ? | ? | ||||
electric | 1892-10-22 1910-Jan-03 | ? 1966-12-25 | Tramway connected La Plata with Ensenada and Berisso. | |||
♦♦ Berisso | Horse | ? | ? | |||
electric | ? | ? | ||||
♦♦ Ensenada | Horse | ? | ? | |||
♦♦ La Plata - Esteban Echeverría | Steam | ? | ? |
Catamarca
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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(San Fernando del Valle de) Catamarca | Horse | 1887 | 1930 |
Chaco
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Puerto Tirol | Steam | ? | ? | |||
Resistencia | Steam | 1903 | ? | Connected Resistencia and Barranqueras. |
Córdoba
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Bell Ville | Horse | 1901 | 1910 | |||
Córdoba | Horse | 1879 | 1925 | |||
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. | ||
(Petrol (gasoline)) | 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 [2]
Corrientes
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Corrientes | Horse | 1890 | 1908 (or 1925) | |||
Steam | 1901 | 1908 | ||||
electric | 1913-01-22 | 1930 | ||||
♦ Corrientes - San Luis | Steam | ? | ? | |||
electric | ? | ? |
Entre Ríos
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Concordia | Horse | 1880 | 1885 | |||
electric | 1928-May-01 | 1963-Mar | ||||
Gualeguaychú | Horse | 1890 | 1910 | |||
Paraná | Horse | 1873 | 1929 | |||
electric | 1921-05-20 | 1962 |
La Pampa
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Telén | Horse | ? | ? |
Mendoza
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Mendoza | Horse | 1885 | 1911 | |||
electric | 1912-Oct-01 | 1965-Nov [4] | Reintroduced 2012 in the form of light rail, | |||
Metrotranvía Mendoza | 1435 | electric | 2012-Oct-08 | Tramways & Urban Transit, p. 451. LRTA Publishing. ISSN 1460-8324. |
Salta
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Salta | Horse | 1894 | 1913 | |||
electric | 1913-02-20 | 1935 |
San Juan
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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San Juan | Horse | 1888 | ? | Connected San Juan, Desamparados, Trinidad and Concepción. |
Santa Fe
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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Esperanza | Horse | 1885 | 1902 (before ) | |||
Rafaela | Horse | ? | 1902 (after) | |||
Roldán | Horse | 1915 ca. | ? | |||
Rosario | Horse | 1872 | 1910 | |||
Steam | ? | ? | ||||
electric | 1906-10-31 | 1963-02-11 | Being re-activated as the Rosario Tramway | |||
Santa Fe | Horse | 1885 | 1914 | |||
electric | 1914-03-25 | 1961-04-30 |
Tucumán
Location | Article | Gauge (mm) | Traction Type | Date (from) (year-month-day) | Date (to) (year-month-day) | Notes |
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(San Miguel de) Tucumán | Horse | 1882-12-25 1905-12-25 | 1904 1910-Dec | |||
electric | 1909-10-22 (or 1910-01-01) | 1965-Oct-12 | ||||
Steam | 1916 | 1929 | Connected Tucumán and Yerba Buena |
References
- ^ Morrison (1996), p. 180. Bonde Press.
- ^ a b c Morrison, Allen (1996). Latin America by Streetcar. New York: Bonde Press. pp. 143, 157. ISBN 0-9622348-3-4.
- ^ Cross, Barry (April 2001). "Buenos Aires: Brand new pre-Metro line" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Tramways & Urban Transit, pp. 136–137. UK: Light Rail Transit Association/Ian Allan Publishing.
- ^ Morrison (1996), p. 173. Bonde Press.
See also
- Trams in Buenos Aires
- List of town tramway systems
- List of town tramway systems in South America
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of trolleybus systems
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- Tren de la Costa
- Metrotranvía Mendoza
- BA Historic Tramway
- Premetro
- Tranvía del Este (closed)
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