List of town tramway systems in Brazil

This is a list of town tramway systems in Brazil by Estado. It includes all tram systems, past and present.

Alagoas

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Maceió   Steam 1868-03-23?
Horse 1871-12-25?
electric 1914-June-121956 ca.
Penedo   Horse 1909-01-011936-12-31

Amazonas

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Manaus   Steam 1895 ca.1898 ca. ,
electric 1899-Aug-011957-02-28 , Operation suspended 1954 - 1956.

Bahia

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Alagoinhas   Horse ??  
Cachoeira   Horse 1872-10-301921
Ilhéus   Horse ??  
Nazaré   Horse ??  
Steam ??  
Salvador   Horse 1860? ,
Steam 1869-May-12? ,
electric 1897-03-141961-Sep , ,
Santo Amaro   Horse 1874-01-011962

Ceará

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Fortaleza   Horse 1880-04-25 (or ca. 1875)?
electric 1913-Oct-091947-05-19
Sobral   Horse 18941918
  • Aracati - Horse traction (?). Morrison (1989, page 43) states that an 1873 brochure issued by the Brazilian government mentions a tramway project in this town; it is not known whether the tramway was built.

Espírito Santo

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim   electric 1924-12-251938-June-04
Vila Velha   1000electric 1912-Apr-121967-12-15 , Connected Paul (ferry terminal for Vitória) and Vila Velha.
Vitória   Horse 1907-July-111913 by ,
electric 1911-07-211963-05-23 ,

Goiás

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Goiás   Horse ??  

Maranhão

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Caxias   Horse ??  
Dom Pedro   Horse ??  
São Luís   Horse 1872 ca.?
electric 1924-09-151966-Dec
♦ Tirirical   electric 1978-10-261983

Mato Grosso

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Cuiabá   Mule 1891-04-301935
Cuiabá   electric 2014

Minas Gerais

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Além Paraíba   1000Mule 18951925 (?)
1000electric 1925-11-151939-07-25 Closed following an accident.
Belo Horizonte   Steam 1895-Sep-07? ,
Horse 1899-02-16? ,
electric 1902-Sep-021963-06-30 ,
Bom Sucesso   1000electric 1930-09-211950 (?)
Campanha   Mule 1911?
Steam 1911 (?)?
Petrol (gasoline) (?)  
electric (?)    see note.
Cataguases   Horse 1910-11-25
1915-Aug-10		1914
1918-03-24
Caxambu   750Horse 19111925
Guarará   Mule 18951923
Juiz de Fora   1000Horse 1889-Sep-07?
1000electric 1906-June-061969-04-14
Lavras   1000electric 1911-10-211967-Noc-08
Mar de Espanha   Horse (?)    see note.
Nova Lima - Rapopos   660electric 1913-Apr-031970 ca.
Ouro Preto   Mule 1888-Dec-011891 ca.
Pedro Leopoldo   1000Mule 19071930
Sacramento - Cipó   1000electric 1913-11-151937-Oct
São Lourenço   Horse 19051932
Telófilo Otoni   Horse 1918-Sep1938-May
Ubá   Mule 18951922
  • Note for Campanha: Morrison (1989, page 87) describes conflicting information on whether the tramway was electrified, and when it closed.
  • Note for Mar de Espanha: Morrison (1989, page 79) states that one source (dated 1889) mentions a tramway in this town, but no other information could be located.

Pará

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Belém   Steam 1869-Sep-01? ,
Mule 18701908-07-21 ,
electric 1907-08-151947-04-27 , Heritage tramway opened 18 August 2005 .
Mosqueiro   Horse 1913 ca. (?)?
San Antônio do Prata   Horse 19071914 Replaced by railway branch line.

Paraíba

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Itabaiana   Horse 19141929
João Pessoa   Horse 1896-June-06?
Steam 1906-10-211919
Petrol (gasoline) 1911-02-151919
electric 1914-02-191958

Paraná

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Curitiba   Mule 1887-Nov-081913 ,
electric 1913-Jan-071952-Jun ,
Paranaguá   Steam 1893-Dec-071938
Mule ?1938
Petrol (gasoline) ?1938

Pernambuco

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Afogados da Ingazeira   Horse 18951914 ca.
Arcoverde   Horse ?? See Carpina (below).
Carpina   Horse ?? Morrison (1989, page 55) cites a Recife historian who states that this town had a tramway.
Caruaru   Horse ?? See Carpina (above).
Limoeiro   Horse ??
Petrol (gasoline) ?1952
Palmares   Horse ?? See Carpina (above).
Pesqueira   Horse 191_193_
Recife   Steam 1867-Jan-051922 ,
Mule 1871-09-22? ,
electric 1914-05-131954-Mar , Service (one daily return trip, worked by a single car) resumed because of court action by the local authority, and continued to 1960.
Timbaúba   Horse 1915-10-10193_
Triunfo   Horse ?? See Carpina (above).
  • Garanhuns - Diesel traction . Test operations conducted with a former Recife tramcar, equipped with a diesel engine, in 1968 over a (then recently closed) railway branch. The engine, overloaded by large numbers of passengers seeking to ride on opening day, failed. Public service was not attempted thereafter.
  • Goiana - Horse traction (?). Morrison (1989, page 55) states that an 1873 brochure issued by the Brazilian government mentions a tramway project in this town; it is not known whether the tramway was built.

Piauí

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Parnaíba   Horse ??  
Teresina   Horse ??

Rio de Janeiro

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Barra do Piraí   Mule ??  
Campos (dos Goytacazes)   1000Mule 1875-09-191916 [1]
1000electric 1916-10-14
1923		1918-09-15
1964-11-15		 [1]
Petrol (gasoline) 19181923 [1]
Macaé   1000Mule 1872-06-291932 [1]
Magé   Horse 1873-Feb-041896-Nov-01 [1] Temporary operation on planned railway route.
Manuel Duarte   Horse 18831911 [1] Connected Paraibuna and Manuel Duarte. Replaced by railway line.
Mendes   Mule 18891912 ca. [1] See note.
Nova Friburgo   1100Mule 18831933 [1]
Petrópolis   1000electric 1912-12-131939-07-15 [1]
Riberão das Lajes   Petrol (gasoline) 19061935 [1] Operated over former dam-construction railway from Nicanor Pereira.
(São Sebastião do) Rio de Janeiro VLT (Rio de Janeiro) Horse 1859-01-31
1868-Oct-09		1862-Sep
1910-03-26		 [2]
Steam 1862-Sep
1882		1866-11-28
?		 [2]
electric 1892-Oct-081967-12-21 [2]
1435electric 2016-Jun-06
♦ Madureira   Horse 1911-09-281928 [2]
electric 1928-Oct-12? [2]
♦ Santa Teresa Santa Teresa Tram Horse 1875-05-251897-Jun ,[2] ,
1100electric 1896-Sep-01  [2]
♦ Campo Grande   electric 1917-05-171967-10-31 [1]
♦ Ilha do Governador   electric 1922-Oct-041965-Apr-10 [2]
♦ Santa Cruz   820Horse 18801911 [1]
♦ Niterói   Horse 1871-Oct-091908-08-15 [1]
Accumulator (storage battery) 1883-Oct-071885-Feb (after) [1]
electric 1906-10-311964-07-31 [1]
♦♦ São Gonçalo   Steam 1899-Aug-051917-Feb [1] Connected Niterói (Neves) and Alcântara.
Petrol (gasoline) 1917-02-151925-Jul [1] Connected Niterói (Neves) and Alcântara.
electric 1910-08-251964-07-31 [1] Connected Niterói and Alcântara. See note.
Teresópolis   Horse ??  
Vassouras   Mule 1883-July-111914 [1]
  • Barra do Piraí - Peschkes (Part 1, 1980, page 45) lists a tramway (using animal traction) in this town. Morrison (1989, page 120) states that an 1888 government report describes three concessions for tramway construction, and a 1922 publication includes two photographs showing track and overhead wire in streets. However, he adds that a visit to the city "failed to produce any information about the existence of a passenger tramway."
  • Note for Mendes: Tramway extended from Humberto Antunes railway station. Electric traction (for goods) and petrol traction (for passengers), ca. 1912 - 1952. Unconnected line extended from Mendes railway station, horse traction, 1900 - 1932.
  • Note for Niterói: Niterói tramway undertaking extended to São Gonçalo from 25 August 1910 (electric traction). São Gonçalo tramway absorbed by Niterói undertaking from 1921.
  • Notes for Rio de Janeiro: Period of no tramway operation following closure of first line (to Tijuca, in 1866) and opening of the second line (to Largo do Machado) on 9 October 1868 (later extended to Jardim Botânico). Tijuca line reopened (by a new undertaking) on 19 January 1870. First tramway line in Zona Norte opened 29 November 1873.
    • Experiments with accumulator (storage battery) traction on 2 July 1887 and 16 July 1887.
    • Electric traction inaugurated in Zona Sul on 8 October 1892, and in Zona Norte on 1 July 1905. Last line in Zona Norte closed 21 May 1963. Only one line (in Zona Sul) remained in operation after 17 May 1965.
    • Alto da Boa Vista line retained as tourist line, but operation suspended because of storm damage 10 January 1966 - May 1966. Operation again suspended because of storm daage, 22 January 1967 - Mar 1967. Following a period of intermittent operation, the line was declared closed on 21 December 1967.
  • Note for Santa Cruz: Connected Santa Cruz and Itaguaí (1880 - 1907, replaced by railway branch), and Santa Cruz and Sepetiba (27 June 1884 - 1911).

Rio Grande do Norte

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Macau   Horse ??  
Mossoró   Horse ??  
Steam ??  
Natal   Horse 1908-Sep-07?
electric 1911-Oct-021955-May

Rio Grande do Sul

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Bagé   Horse (?) ??
Cassino   Horse (?) ??
Passo Fundo   Horse ??  
Pelotas   1435Horse 1873-09-091915 ca.
1435electric 1915-10-201955-Apr
Porto Alegre   Mule 1864-Nov-01
1873-Jan-04		1872
1914		 ,
electric 1908-Mar-101970-Mar-08 ,
Rio Grande   1000Mule 1876-July-051912 ca.
1000electric 1911-11-151967-06-15
Santa Maria   Horse ??  
São Leopoldo   1000Horse 1914-11-291915
Uruguaiana   Horse (?) ??

Santa Catarina

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Florianópolis   Mule 1880-Nov-06
1909-June-05		1885
193_
Joinville   Mule 1911-01-291917-Apr-10

São Paulo

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 width=80px Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Campinas   electric 1912-06-24
1968-05-24
electric 1972-Nov-05 Heritage tramway, (operates on Saturdays and Sundays, year round).
♦ Campinas - Joaquím Egido - Souzas - Cabras   Steam 18941917
electric 1917-03-181960-02-10
♦ Joaquím Egido - Doutor Lacerda   Petrol (gasoline) 19191939-Oct-01
Campos do Jordão   Petrol (gasoline) 1914-11-15
1924-12-21		1916
1956		 , ,
1000electric 1956  , ,
♦ Pindamonhangaba - Campos do Jordão   Petrol (gasoline) 1914-11-151916 ca. , , Goods trains worked by steam. Line not operated between ca. 1916 and 1924.
electric 1924-12-21  , , Operation suspended 1982 - Oct 1986.
Guaratinguetá   Mule 18981920 ca.
electric 1914-Mar-071957 ca. Line connected Guaratinguetá and Aparecida.
♦ Aparecida   Mule 18951913
electric 1913-Dec-081957 ca.
Jundiaí   600Mule 18931896
(electric)    Morrison (1989, page 46) states that an electric tramway project in 1914 was stopped because of the First World War.
Lorena   Mule 1886-10-181896
Piracicaba   1000electric 1916-01-151969-Oct-03
Piraju   1000electric 1915-Aug-011931 (or 2 August 1937) Morrison (1989, page 159) , describes conflicting information about the date of closure.
♦ Piraju - Sarutaiá   electric 1915-08-151931 (or 2 August 1937) Morrison (1989, page 159) , describes conflicting information about the date of closure.
Ribeirão Preto   (electric)    Peschkes (Part 1, 1980, page 46) states that the tramway was constructed, but not opened.
Santo André   Horse ??  
Santos   Mule 1871-Oct-081912-May-03  
Electric 1909-04-281971-02-28  
Santos heritage tramway Electric 10 June 1984October 1986 First heritage tramway[3]
Santos heritage tramway Electric 23 Sep 2000 Second heritage tramway[4]
Santos light rail Electric 31 Jan 2016 Modern tramway[5]
♦ São Vicente   1350Mule 1875-10-241909
electric 1909-04-28? Operated as part of Santos system.
♦ Guarujá - Itapema   Steam 18931925
1000electric 1925-Jan-111956-07-13
São Carlos   Horse 18951896 , Tramway closed because of yellow fever epidemic.
electric 1914-12-271962-06-16 ,
São Paulo   Mule 1872-Oct-121907
Steam 1886-03-141914
electric 1900-May-071968-03-27
♦ São Bernardo do Campo   1000Petrol (gasoline) 1923-May-031930-Oct-05 Tramway connected São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano (do Sul).
♦ Tramway da Cantareira   Steam ?1965-05-31 See note.
Sorocaba   1000electric 1915-12-301959-02-28 ,
♦ Sorocaba - Votorantim   electric 1922-Feb-041966 , Public passenger service withdrawn 1966, non-public passenger service withdrawn 1977.
Taubaté   800Mule 1879-05-271910 ca.
600Steam 18801920 Connected Taubaté and Tremembé.

Non-public tramway:

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Vila de Itatinga   Steam 19061958 ,
800electric 1958-Jan 
  • Note for São Paulo - Tramway da Cantareira: Narrow-gauge light railway. Connected São Paulo, Cantareira, and Guarulhos. Electrification of Guarulhos line planned (ca. 1942, not carried out. Cantareira line closed 1957. Guarulhos line closed 31 May 1965.

Sergipe

Location Article Gauge
(mm)		 Traction
Type		 Date (from)
(year-month-day)		 Date (to)
(year-month-day)		 Notes
Aracaju   Mule 1908-10-24?
electric 1926-June-021955

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rio de Janeiro (2) on tramz.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rio de Janeiro (1) on tramz.com
  3. ↑ http://www.tramz.com/br/ss/ss40.html
  4. ↑ http://www.tramz.com/br/ss/st.html
  5. ↑ http://urbanrail.net/am/santos/santos.htm
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