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.
Algeria
| 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 | ? | ? |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boma | Steam | 4 Mar 1890 | ca. 1900 |
Egypt
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| el-Iskandariya الإسكندرية /Alexandria – Urban 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 |
Eritrea
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massawa | Steam | ? | ? |
Ethiopia
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa Light Rail | Electric | 20 September 2015 |
Ghana
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accra | Steam | 1906 | 1941 |
Kenya
| 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 |
Libya
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banġāzī بنغازي /Benghazi | Horse | ? | ? |
Madagascar
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antananarivo | (Steam) | Construction started after 1921, not completed. | |||
| Toamasina | Horse | ? | ? |
Mauritius
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-Louis | Metro Express | Electric | Dec 2019 [2] |
Morocco
| 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] |
Mozambique
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maputo | Electric | Feb 1904 | 30 Nov 1936 |
Nigeria
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | Steam | 23 May 1902 | 31 Dec 1913 |
Sierra Leone
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freetown | Steam | ? | ? |
South Africa
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Point –
Camps 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 |
Spain ( Islas Canarias / Canary Islands)
See List of town tramway systems in Spain.
Sudan
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| al-Ḫarṭūm الخرطوم /Khartoum | Steam | 1904 | ? | ||
| Electric | 16 Jan 1928 | Feb 1962 |
Tanzania
| 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 |
Tunisia
| 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 |
Zimbabwe
| Location | Name of System | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutare | Horse | 22 Aug 1901 | by 1920 |
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Africa
- List of town tramway systems in Asia
- List of town tramway systems in Central America
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of town tramway systems in Oceania
- List of town tramway systems in South America
- List of town tramway systems
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems
- List of trolleybus systems
- Template:Suburban railways in Africa – current rail based systems in Africa.
References
- ^ EJOLT. "Heliopolis Municipality Completely Removes Tram Line, Egypt | EJAtlas". Environmental Justice Atlas. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Metro Express Limited launches Free Passenger Service" (Press release). Government Information Service – Mauritius govt. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rabat Trams: Routes and times". railwaysafrica.com. Railways Africa Magazine. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.