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) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes 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 . Mar del Plata Horse 1888 1923 (?) Steam 1915 ? electric 1922-12-30Morrison (1996), p. 180. Bonde Press. 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) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes Buenos Aires Horse 1863 1925 Steam ? ? electric 1897-04-22 1963-02-20 "Pre-metro" line E2 1435 electric1987-04-28Cross, Barry (April 2001). "Buenos Aires: Brand new pre-Metro line" . Tramways & Urban Transit, pp. 136–137. UK: Light Rail Transit Association/Ian Allan Publishing. 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 () opened 15 Nov 1980.
Neighboring and suburban tramway systems in Buenos Aires Province, arranged anti- (counter-) clockwise, northwest to southeast.
Location Article Gauge (mm) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes ♦ 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 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) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes (San Fernando del Valle de) Catamarca Horse 1887 1930
Chaco
Location Article Gauge (mm) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes Puerto Tirol Steam ? ? Resistencia Steam 1903 ? Connected Resistencia and Barranqueras.
Córdoba
Location Article Gauge (mm) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes 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
Corrientes
Location Article Gauge (mm) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes 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) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes 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) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes Telén Horse ? ?
Mendoza Location Article Gauge (mm) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes Mendoza Horse 1885 1911 electric 1912-Oct-01 1965-Nov Morrison (1996), p. 173. Bonde Press. Reintroduced 2012 in the form of light rail, Metrotranvía Mendoza 1435 electric 2012-Oct-08 Tramways & Urban Transit, p. 451. LRTA Publishing. .
Salta
Location Article Gauge (mm) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes Salta Horse 1894 1913 electric 1913-02-20 1935
San Juan
Location Article Gauge (mm) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes San Juan Horse 1888 ? Connected San Juan, Desamparados, Trinidad and Concepción.
Santa Fe
Location Article Gauge (mm) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes 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) TractionType Date (from)(year-month-day) Date (to)(year-month-day) Notes (San Miguel de) Tucumán Horse 1882-12-251905-12-25 19041910-Dec electric 1909-10-22 (or 1910-01-01) 1965-Oct-12 Steam 1916 1929 Connected Tucumán and Yerba Buena
References
Books, Periodicals and External links
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