List of town tramway systems in Central America
Encyclopedia
This is a list of cities and towns in Central America that have, or once had, town tram
way (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport
system. Other geographic regions:
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
way (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
system. Other geographic regions:
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- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartago Cartago, Costa Rica - See also :* Cartago Agrarian Union Party* Provincial Integration Party Three* Cartago in Spanish... |
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| Guácimo Guácimo Guácimo is the capital of Guácimo Canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica.This rural town on the east coast of Costa Rica is home to many fruit plantations, such as banana plantations and pineapple plantations. The area is not frequently visited by tourists, but visitors who seek to obtain a true... |
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| Limón Limón Puerto Limón, commonly known as Limón , is the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the cantón of Limón in Costa Rica. It has a population of about 60,000 , and is home to a thriving Afro-Caribbean community... |
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| San José San José, Costa Rica San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San... |
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| Electric | 9 April 1899 | 1 August 1950 | |||
El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Accumulator (storage battery) | ? | ? | |||
| ♦ San Salvador - Santa Tecla Santa Tecla, El Salvador Santa Tecla is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD... |
Accumulator (storage battery) | 15 October 1920 | 1925 (?) | ||
| Sonsonate Sonsonate, Sonsonate Sonsonate is a municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador.... |
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GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... / Guatamela City |
Horse | ? | 1917 | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | 1918 | ? | |||
| Ferrocarril de los Altos | San Felipe San Felipe, Retalhuleu San Felipe is a municipality in the department of Retalhuleu, situated on the road to Quetzaltenango between El Palmar, Quetzaltenango to the north-west and San Martin Zapotitlan to the south side.-Geography:... - Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango, also commonly known by its indigenous name, Xelajú , or more commonly, Xela , is the second largest city of Guatemala. It is both the capital of Quetzaltenango Department and the municipal seat of Quetzaltenango municipality.... |
Electric | 30 March 1930 | September 1933 | |
HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Cortés | Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? | ||
NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefields | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Corinto Corinto, Nicaragua Corinto is a town of 17,000 on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863 and was named in honour of the Greek city of Corinth.- Economy :... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Granada Granada, Nicaragua Granada is a city in western Nicaragua and the capital of the Granada Department. With an estimated population of 110,326 , it is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city. Granada is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities, economically and politically... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Rivas Rivas Rivas is a city and municipality in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.-Overview:... |
Horse | ? | ? | ||
| San Juan del Norte | Horse | ? | ? | Now San Juan de Nicaragua. | |
PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colón Colón, Panama Colón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city.... |
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| Accumulator (storage battery) | Construction started ca. 1910, not completed. | ||||
| United Electric Tramways (1893–ca. 1900) Panama Tramways (1913–1917) Panama Electric (1917–1941) |
Ciudad de Panamá Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... (Panama City) |
Electric | 1 October 1893 1 August 1913 |
ca. 1900 31 May 1941 |
http://www.tramz.com/co/pa/pa.html |
See also
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of trolleybus systems