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

LocationArticleGauge
(mm)
Traction
Type
Date (from)
(year-month-day)
Date (to)
(year-month-day)
Notes
Bahía Blanca Horse?? 
Steam19041910 
Naptha19061910 
electric1910-Mar-021938-Dec-11 
Chivilcoy Horse1895? 
Dolores Horse1888192_ 
Magdalena Horse (?)??An Argentine source states that the existence of this tramway is not confirmed [1].
Mar del Plata Horse18881923 (?) 
Steam1915? 
electric1922-12-30[1]1954-Sep 
Necochea Steam19131914 
electric19141952-03-30 
San Nicolás (de los Arroyos) Horse1889193_ 

Buenos Aires City

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Traction
Type
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Notes
Buenos Aires Horse18631925 
Steam?? 
electric1897-04-22[2]1963-02-20[2] 
"Pre-metro" line E21435electric1987-04-28[3]  
Tranvía del Este1435electric2007-07-152012-10-10using 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.

LocationArticleGauge
(mm)
Traction
Type
Date (from)
(year-month-day)
Date (to)
(year-month-day)
Notes
San Isidro Horse1913? 
"Naptha"?? 
Tigre Horse?? 
Connected Buenos Aires with San Martín, Empalme, San Andrés de Giles, Zárate, and San Antonio de Areco.Tramway RuralHorse/electric18881965 ?Ran on exclusive right-of-way. Rebuilt as a railway, today Línea Urquiza
Ituzaingó Horse19141926 
"Naptha"19261942 
♦ General Rodríguez Horse?? 
Luján Horse1888192_ 
Temperley - Turdera Horse?? 
♦ (José) Mármol - Claypole Horse?? 
"Naptha"?? 
Adrogué - San Vicente Horse18981920 
"Naptha"19201928 
Lanús Horse1884 by? 
electric19041964-12-31[2]Connected Avellaneda and Lanús.
Lomas de Zamora Steam?? 
Horse?? 
"Naptha"?? 
electric19101948Connected Avellaneda and Lomas de Zamora.
Quilmes electric1913 (or 1918)1957-04-28 
La Plata Horse18841910 
Steam1909? 
"Naptha"?? 
electric1892-10-22
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

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Traction
Type
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Notes
(San Fernando del Valle de) Catamarca Horse18871930 

Chaco

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Puerto Tirol Steam?? 
Resistencia Steam1903?Connected Resistencia and Barranqueras.

Córdoba

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(mm)
Traction
Type
Date (from)
(year-month-day)
Date (to)
(year-month-day)
Notes
Bell Ville Horse19011910 
Córdoba Horse18791925 
electric1909-08-221963 
Río Cuarto Horse18851902 
Valle Hermoso  Electric6 Mar 1998Encompasses various scientific, botanical and environmental exhibits, including a planetarium.
Villa María Horse18871891Connected 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

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(mm)
Traction
Type
Date (from)
(year-month-day)
Date (to)
(year-month-day)
Notes
Corrientes Horse18901908 (or 1925) 
Steam19011908 
electric1913-01-221930 
♦ Corrientes - San Luis Steam?? 
electric?? 

Entre Ríos

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(mm)
Traction
Type
Date (from)
(year-month-day)
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(year-month-day)
Notes
Concordia Horse18801885 
electric1928-May-011963-Mar 
Gualeguaychú Horse18901910 
Paraná Horse18731929 
electric1921-05-201962 

La Pampa

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Telén Horse?? 

Mendoza

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(mm)
Traction
Type
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Notes
Mendoza Horse18851911 
electric1912-Oct-011965-Nov [4]Reintroduced 2012 in the form of light rail,
Metrotranvía Mendoza1435electric2012-Oct-08Tramways & Urban Transit, p. 451. LRTA Publishing. ISSN 1460-8324.

Salta

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(mm)
Traction
Type
Date (from)
(year-month-day)
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(year-month-day)
Notes
Salta Horse18941913 
electric1913-02-201935 

San Juan

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Traction
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San Juan Horse1888?Connected San Juan, Desamparados, Trinidad and Concepción.

Santa Fe

LocationArticleGauge
(mm)
Traction
Type
Date (from)
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Date (to)
(year-month-day)
Notes
Esperanza Horse18851902 (before ) 
Rafaela Horse?1902 (after) 
Roldán Horse1915 ca.? 
Rosario Horse18721910 
Steam?? 
electric1906-10-311963-02-11 Being re-activated as the Rosario Tramway
Santa Fe Horse18851914 
electric1914-03-251961-04-30 

Tucumán

LocationArticleGauge
(mm)
Traction
Type
Date (from)
(year-month-day)
Date (to)
(year-month-day)
Notes
(San Miguel de) Tucumán Horse1882-12-25
1905-12-25
1904
1910-Dec
 
electric1909-10-22 (or 1910-01-01)1965-Oct-12 
Steam19161929Connected Tucumán and Yerba Buena

References

See also