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List of town tramway systems in Africa

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This is a list of African cities and towns that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system.

Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
el-Jazair ولاية الجزائر /Algiers   Steam 12 Sep 1894 1935  
Electric 14 Apr 1898 3 Sep 1959  
Algiers tramway Electric 8 May 2011    
Annaba عنّابة   Steam ? ?  
Qacentina قسنطينة /Constantine Constantine tramway Electric 4 July 2013    
Biskra بسكرة   Horse ? ?  
Sidi Bel Abbès سيدي بلعباس Sidi Bel Abbès tramway Electric 26 Jul 2017    
Blida البليدة   Steam ? ?  
Miliana مليانة   Steam ? ?  
Mestghanem مستغانم
/Mostaganem
Mostaganem Tramway Electric 18 Feb 2023    
Wahrān وهران /Oran   Steam ? ?  
  Electric 1898 1950  
Oran tramway Electric 1 May 2013    
Ouargla ورقلة   Horse 1911 1941 Narrow gauge. From Ksar to Bordj Lutaud, around 1500 metres.
Ouargla tramway Electric 20 Mar 2018    
Sétif سطيف   Horse ? ?  
Sétif tramway Electric 8 May 2018    
Touggourt تقرت   Horse ? ?  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Boma   Steam 4 Mar 1890 ca. 1900  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
el-Iskandariya الإسكندرية /AlexandriaUrban system Alexandria Tram Horse 1860 1902?  
Electric 1902    
Ramleh (suburban) system Alexandria Tram Horse 1869 ?  
Steam ? ?  
Electric Dec 1903    
el-Qāhirah القاهرة /Cairo Trams in Greater Cairo Electric 12 Aug 1896 ca. 2015 In 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 /Heliopolis Trams in Greater Cairo Electric 9 May 1908 July 2018[1] Cairo system extended to serve Heliopolis in 1908. Express tramway between Cairo main station and Heliopolis opened 11 Jul 1910.
Hulwan /Helwan   Electric 19 Feb 1981 ca. 2011 Metre gauge; Ceased operation in the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. By the end of 2015, trams were finally removed from the depot, located in Arab al-Fawarsa.
Būr Saʻīd بور سعيد /Port Said   Horse 22 Sep 1900 1932 Metre gauge
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Massawa   Steam ? ?  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Light Rail Electric 20 September 2015    
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Accra   Steam 1906 1941  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Mombasa   human 1890s 1921 In Mombasa's Fort Jesus you can find a historic car
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Banġāzī بنغازي /Benghazi   Horse ? ?  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Antananarivo   (Steam)     Construction started after 1921, not completed.
Toamasina   Horse ? ?  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Port-Louis Metro Express Electric Dec 2019[2]    
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Casablanca Casablanca tramway Electric 12 Dec 2012    
Marrākiš مراكش /Marrakech   Steam ? ?  
Rabat   Steam 1917[3] 1930  
Rabat-Salé tramway Electric 23 May 2011[4]    
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Maputo   Electric Feb 1904 30 Nov 1936  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Lagos   Steam 23 May 1902 31 Dec 1913  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Freetown   Steam ? ?  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Franschhoek Franschhoek Wine Tram

Diesel

(Since 1904) 2012

Present

Two double deck trams and one single deck tram operate on the 27km Paarl-Franschhoek branch line

Cape Town – Urban Trams in Cape Town. Horse 1 May 1863 ?  
Electric 6 Aug 1896 28 Jan 1939  
  ♦ Suburban tramway Electric Nov 1901 17 Feb 1930 Sea PointCamps Bay – Burnside Road
See also Trams in Cape Town.
Durban Trams in Durban Horse 1881 ?  
Electric 1 May 1902 1 Aug 1949  
Isipingo   Horse 1905 1910s Closed during World War I.
East London   Electric 25 Jan 1900 25 Oct 1935  
Johannesburg Trams in Johannesburg Horse 2 Feb 1891 ?  
Electric 14 Feb 1906 18 Mar 1961  
Kimberley Trams in Kimberley, Northern Cape Mule 1887 ?  
Steam 1900 ?  
Electric 1906 1947  
Electric Heritage tram 1985    
Pietermaritzburg Trams in Pietermaritzburg Electric 2 Nov 1904 Dec 1936  
Port Elizabeth Trams in Port Elizabeth Horse 1881 ?  
Electric 16 Jun 1897 16 Dec 1948  
Pretoria   Horse 1897 ?  
Electric 1910 19 Aug 1939  

See List of town tramway systems in Spain.

Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
al-Ḫarṭūm الخرطوم /Khartoum   Steam 1904 ?  
Electric 16 Jan 1928 Feb 1962  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Zanzibar   Animal 1907 ? Domesticated zebras used at opening.
See also History of rail transport in Zanzibar.
Steam 1911 1928  
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Manzil Bourgueeba منزل بورقيبة /Menzel Bourguiba   Steam ? ?  
Tūnis تونس /Tunis   Horse 1885 ?  
  Electric 1900 20 Apr 1960  
Métro léger de Tunis Electric 15 Sep 1985    
Location Name of System Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Mutare   Horse 22 Aug 1901 by 1920  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ EJOLT. "Heliopolis Municipality Completely Removes Tram Line, Egypt | EJAtlas". Environmental Justice Atlas. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Metro Express Limited launches Free Passenger Service" (Press release). Government Information Service – Mauritius govt. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Rabat. Les lignes de "tramway" en ville". Les chemins de fer au Maroc au temps du protectorat. Serre Éditeur. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Rabat Trams: Routes and times". railwaysafrica.com. Railways Africa Magazine. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.