Tranvía

Tranvía
Tranvía de Filipinas
Operation
LocaleProvince of Manila (later City of Manila and Rizal), Philippines
Open1888 (1888)
Close1945 (1945)
StatusDestroyed
Owner(s)Compañia de Tranvías y Ferrocarriles de Filipinas
→Meralco
Operator(s)Compañia de Tranvías y Ferrocarriles de Filipinas
→Meralco
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Statistics
191320,000 per car per month
Spanish colonial era: 1884 (1884)–1900 (1900)
Status Defunct
Lines
Owner(s) Compañia de los Tranvías de Filipinas
Operator(s) Compañia de los Tranvías de Filipinas
Propulsion system(s) Horse-drawn (1885–1900)
Steam (1888–1905)
American colonial era: 1900 (1900)–1945 (1945)
Status Destroyed
Lines Existing lines:
  • Intramuros
  • Malate
  • Sampaloc, Manila
  • Azcarraga
  • Malabon

Additional lines:
  • Pasig
  • Fort Mckinley
Owner(s) Meralco
Operator(s) Meralco
Propulsion system(s) Steam, Overhead electric
Electrification 500V overhead line
Track length (single) 32.8 km (20.4 mi)
Track length (double) 12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Track length (total) 45.4 km (28.2 mi)

The Tranvía was a streetcar system that served Manila and its surrounding cities during the early years of the 20th century.

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