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List of town tramway systems in Africa#Morocco

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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.

[[Algeria]]

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rowspan="3" style="background:#CFECEC" | el-Jazair ولاية الجزائر /Algiers

|  

| Steam

| 12 Sep 1894

| 1935

|  

| Electric

| 14 Apr 1898

| 3 Sep 1959

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" | Algiers tramway

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 8 May 2011

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Annaba عنّابة

|  

| Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

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| Qacentina قسنطينة /Constantine

| Constantine tramway

| Electric

| 4 July 2013

|  

|  

Biskra بسكرة

|  

| Horse

| ?

| ?

|  

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| Sidi Bel Abbès سيدي بلعباس

| Sidi Bel Abbès tramway

| Electric

| 26 Jul 2017

|  

|  

Blida البليدة

|  

| Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

Miliana مليانة

|  

| Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

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| Mestghanem مستغانم
/Mostaganem

| Mostaganem Tramway

| Electric

| 18 Feb 2023

|  

|  

rowspan="3" style="background:#CFECEC" | Wahrān وهران /Oran

|  

| Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

 

| Electric

| 1898

| 1950

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" | Oran tramway

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 1 May 2013

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style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan=2 | Ouargla ورقلة

|  

| Horse

| 1911

| 1941

| Narrow gauge. From Ksar to Bordj Lutaud, around 1500 metres.

style="background:#CFECEC" | Ouargla tramway

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 20 Mar 2018

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style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan=2 | Sétif سطيف

|  

| Horse

| ?

| ?

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" | Sétif tramway

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 8 May 2018

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Touggourt تقرت

|  

| Horse

| ?

| ?

|  

[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]

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Boma

|  

| Steam

| 4 Mar 1890

| ca. 1900

|  

[[Egypt]]

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style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="2" | el-Iskandariya الإسكندرية /Alexandria – Urban system

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="2" | Alexandria Tram

| Horse

| 1860

| 1902?

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 1902

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style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="3" | ♦ Ramleh (suburban) system

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="3" | Alexandria Tram

| Horse

| 1869

| ?

|  

Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Dec 1903

| style="background:#CFECEC" |  

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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{{Cite web|url=https://ejatlas.org/conflict/decommissioning-of-the-heliopolis-neighbourhood-tram-line1|title=Heliopolis Municipality Completely Removes Tram Line, Egypt {{!}} EJAtlas|last=EJOLT|website=Environmental Justice Atlas|language=en|access-date=2019-12-27}}

| 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]]

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Massawa

|  

| Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

[[Ethiopia]]

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style="background:#CFECEC" | Addis Ababa

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Addis Ababa Light Rail

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 20 September 2015

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[[Ghana]]

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Accra

|  

| Steam

| 1906

| 1941

|  

[[Kenya]]

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Mombasa

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| human

| 1890s

| 1921

| In Mombasa's Fort Jesus you can find a historic car

[[Libya]]

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Banġāzī بنغازي /Benghazi

|  

| Horse

| ?

| ?

|  

[[Madagascar]]

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Antananarivo

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| (Steam)

|  

|  

| Construction started after 1921, not completed.

Toamasina

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| Horse

| ?

| ?

|  

[[Mauritius]]

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style="background:#CFECEC" | Port-Louis and Plaines Wilhems

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Metro Express

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Dec 2019{{cite press release |date=23 December 2019 |title=Metro Express Limited launches Free Passenger Service |url=http://www.govmu.org/English/News/Pages/Metro-Express-Limited-launches-Free-Passenger-Service-.aspx |type=Press release |publisher=Government Information Service – Mauritius govt. |access-date=2020-02-20}}

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[[Morocco]]

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| Casablanca

| Casablanca tramway

| Electric

| 12 Dec 2012

|  

|  

Marrākiš مراكش /Marrakech

|  

| Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="2" | Rabat

|  

| Steam

| 1917{{cite web |url=http://maroc-protectorat-chemindefer.fr/index.php/les-lignes/casa-tanger/60-les-voies-de-060-en-ville/108-rabat-les-lignes-de-tramway-en-ville |title=Rabat. Les lignes de "tramway" en ville |date=1 October 2012 |website=Les chemins de fer au Maroc au temps du protectorat |publisher=Serre Éditeur |accessdate=1 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806233952/http://www.maroc-protectorat-chemindefer.fr/index.php/les-lignes/casa-tanger/60-les-voies-de-060-en-ville/108-rabat-les-lignes-de-tramway-en-ville |archivedate=6 August 2013 }}

| 1930

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" | Rabat-Salé tramway

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 23 May 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2011/06/rabat-trams-routes-and-times/ |title=Rabat Trams: Routes and times |date=14 June 2011 |work=railwaysafrica.com |publisher=Railways Africa Magazine |accessdate=23 June 2011}}

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[[Mozambique]]

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Maputo

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| Electric

| Feb 1904

| 30 Nov 1936

|  

[[Nigeria]]

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Lagos

|  

| Steam

| 23 May 1902

| 31 Dec 1913

|  

[[Sierra Leone]]

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Freetown

|  

| Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

[[South Africa]]

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style="background:#CFECEC" |Franschhoek

|style="background:#CFECEC" | Franschhoek Wine tram

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Diesel

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(Since 1904) 2012

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Present

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

rowspan="2" | Cape Town – Urban

| rowspan="2" | 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.

rowspan="2" | Durban

| rowspan="2" | 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

|  

rowspan="2" | Johannesburg

| rowspan="2" | Trams in Johannesburg

| Horse

| 2 Feb 1891

| 14 July 1906

| The Randtram line was railway which opened on 17 March 1890, then 1 year later became Rand Tram in 1891 first tramway{{cite web |url=https://johannesburg1912.com/tag/rand-tram/|title=Short history of trams in Johannesburg}}

Electric

| 14 Feb 1906

| 18 Mar 1961

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="4" | Kimberley

| style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="4" | Trams in Kimberley, Northern Cape

| Mule

| 1887

| ?

|  

Steam

| 1900

| ?

|  

Electric

| 1906

| 1947

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 1985

| style="background:#CFECEC" |  

| style="background:#CFECEC" |Heritage tram

Pietermaritzburg

| Trams in Pietermaritzburg

| Electric

| 2 Nov 1904

| Dec 1936

|  

rowspan="2" | Port Elizabeth

| rowspan="2" | Trams in Port Elizabeth

| Horse

| 1881

| ?

|  

Electric

| 16 Jun 1897

| 16 Dec 1948

|  

rowspan="2" | Pretoria

| rowspan="2" | Pretoria tramway

| Horse

| 1897

| ?

| Church Square to the Union Buildings{{cite web

|last=Schutte|first=Claus

|url=https://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/short-history-tram-lines-serving-pretoria-and-union-buildings-church-square|title=short-history-tram-lines-serving-pretoria-and-union-buildings-church-square|date=2018-08-04

|website=The Heritage Portal

|access-date=2025-02-19}}

Electric

| 1910

| 19 Aug 1939

|  

[[Spain]] ([[Canary Islands|Islas Canarias / Canary Islands]])

See List of town tramway systems in Spain.

[[Sudan]]

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rowspan="2" | al-Ḫarṭūm الخرطوم /Khartoum

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| Steam

| 1904

| ?

|  

Electric

| 16 Jan 1928

| Feb 1962

|  

[[Tanzania]]

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rowspan="2" | Zanzibar

| rowspan="2" |  

| Animal

| 1907

| ?

| Domesticated zebras used at opening.
See also History of rail transport in Zanzibar.

Steam

| 1911

| 1928

|  

[[Tunisia]]

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Manzil Bourgueeba منزل بورقيبة /Menzel Bourguiba

|  

| Steam

| ?

| ?

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" rowspan="3" | Tūnis تونس /Tunis

|  

| Horse

| 1885

| ?

|  

 

| Electric

| 1900

| 20 Apr 1960

|  

style="background:#CFECEC" | Métro léger de Tunis

| style="background:#CFECEC" | Electric

| style="background:#CFECEC" | 15 Sep 1985

| style="background:#CFECEC" |  

| style="background:#CFECEC" |  

[[Zimbabwe]]

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Mutare

|  

| Horse

| 22 Aug 1901

| by 1920

|  

See also

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