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The Alexandria tramway network serves the city of
The license to build a tramway system was issued on 16 August 1860, and the first line of the network began operating in on 8 January 1863. The system was electrified in 1902. In addition to the Al Raml line, there is an extensive network of tram lines running in the streets of central and western Alexandria.
A small museum about the trams was opened at Raml station in 2017.
* Switzerland - 
Source: Cairo and Alexandria Tram fleet
Al Ramlh trams cars are characterized by their blue and cream
Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority (APTA) – tram operatorTram Travels: Alexandria Passengers Transport Authority (APTA)
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Alexandria
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, Egypt
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. It began operating in 1863 and consists of 20 lines operating on of the track, serving 140 stops. It is one of only a few tram
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systems in the world that uses double-deck cars; other examples are Blackpool
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in the UK and Hong Kong
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. The system is a .
History
The license to build a tramway system was issued on 16 August 1860, and the first line of the network began operating in on 8 January 1863. The system was electrified in 1902. In addition to the Al Raml line, there is an extensive network of tram lines running in the streets of central and western Alexandria.
A small museum about the trams was opened at Raml station in 2017.
Fare
, the price of a single tram ride depends on the standard of the tramcar. If the tram does not have curtains (usually the last carriage), the price is £E1. For a carriage with curtains, the price is £E2. A special "Tram Café" was inaugurated in 2015, on which a fare of £E5 is charged.Fleet
Current cars in use: * JapanKinki Sharyo
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/Fuji Heavy Industries
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1982 (28 cars from 2 orders)
* Japan Kinki Sharyo 1975-1995 (25 cars with 6 double-decker cars)
* Hungary Ganz
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The original Ganz Works or Ganz ( or , ''Ganz companies'', formerly ''Ganz ...
-Mavag EMU 1985-86 (29 cars)
* Egypt SEMAF (ARE) 2009 (3 cars - designed by Kinki Sharyo)
* Ukraine K-1E6 (15 cars from 15 orders)
Works cars
* Austria Plasser & Theurer 1990s (1 work car - track tamper) * Poland NEWAG Oberhausen 2005 (1 work car) and 1997 (1 work car)Retired or in storage
* Switzerland - Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon
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1925 (1 work car and now museum piece)
* Germany - Duewag
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History
Duewag was founded in March 1898 as Waggonfabrik U ...
GT-6 1960-66 (97 cars- second hand from Copenhagen Tramways and mostly retired)
* Former Czechoslovakia
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- ÄŒKD
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History
ÄŒKD was formed i ...
Several second-hand KT4D from Potsdam
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and Berlin Tramways, built by the former Czechoslovak manufacturer Tatra and acquired in 2015. These vehicles are not yet in use by 2017.
* Canada/United States - Canadian Car and Foundry
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/ St. Louis Car Company PCC - Alexandria acquired 140 used Toronto PCC streetcars in 1968, but all retired in 1984.
Source: Cairo and Alexandria Tram fleet
Tram lines
The tram transportation system in Alexandria consists of two systems:Tram Al Ramlh
Al Ramlh trams cars are characterized by their blue and cream livery
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.
Route 1 serves the following stations:Spelling of names are from Alexandria Passenger Transporting Authority route boards displayed at each station. One side is in English the other in Arabic.
# Al Nasr (Victoria)
# Al Seyouf
# Sidi Beshr
# Al Saraya
# Laurent Louran
# Tharwat
# San Stefano
# Gianaclis
# Schutz ( Shods)
# Safar
# Abou Shabana aka Baccos
# Al Karnak
# Al Wezara (The Ministry)
# Isis Bolkly (Bulkeley)
# Roushdy
# Mohammed Mahfouz
# Mustafa Kamil
# Sidi Gaber Al Sheikh (Bus & Railway Station)
# Cleopatra Hammamat (Cleopatra Baths)
# Cleopatra Al Soghra
# Al Reyada Al Kobra (Sporting Al Kobra)
# Al Reyada Al Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
# Al Ibrahimiyya
# Al Moaskar ( Camp Caesar)
# Al Gamaa (The University)
# Al Shatby
# Al Shobban Al Moslemin
# Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean
# Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
# Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim)
# Mahattet Al Ramleh (Ramlh Station)
Route 2 serves the following stations:
# Al Nasr (Victoria)
# Al Seyouf
# Sidi Beshr
# Al Saraya
# Laurent Louran
# Tharwat
# San Stefano
# Kasr Al Safa (Al Safa Palace) (Zizini)
# Al Fonoun Al Gamella (The Fine Arts)
# Ramsis (Glym or Gleem) (Glymenopoulo)
# Al Bostan (Saba Pasha)
# Al Hadaya
# Isis Bolkly (Bulkeley)
# Roushdy
# Mohammed Mahfouz
# Mustafa Kamil
# Sidi Gaber Al Mahata ( train station)
# Cleopatra (Zananere)
# Al Reyada Al Kobra (Sporting Al Kobra)
# Al Reyada Al Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
# Al Ibrahimiyya
# Al Moaskar ( Camp Caesar)
# Al Gamaa (The University)
# Al Shatby
# Al Shobban Al Moslemin
# Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean
# Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
# Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim)
# Mahattet Al Ramleh (Raml Station)
Route 25 (Red and Yellow Tram) runs on both Tram Al Ramlh and Tram Al Medina tracks and serves the following stations:
# Sidi Gaber Al Sheikh (Bus & Railway Station)
# Cleopatra Hammamat (Cleopatra Baths)
# Cleopatra Al Soghra
# Al Reyada Al Kobra (Sporting Al Kobra)
# Al Reyada Al Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
# Al Ibrahimiyya
# Al Moaskar ( Camp Caesar)
# Al Gamaa (The University)
# Al Shatby
# Al Shobban Al Moslemin
# Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean
# Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
# Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim)
# Mahattet Al Ramleh (Ramlh Station)
# Al Mahkama (The Courts)
# Al Matafi (Al Tahreer Square)
# Al Koweri
# Al Kahwet Farouk
# Abu Al Abbas (Mosque)
# Al Nokrashi
# Al-Anfoushi (Citadel of Qaitbay)
# Kasr Al Thakafa
# Al Haggary
# Kahwet Annah
# Maktabet Susan Mubarak
# Ras Al Tin (Routes 6 and 21 terminate here)
Route 36 (Red and Yellow Tram) runs on both Tram Al Ramlh and Tram El Medina tracks and serves the following stations:
# San Stefano
# Gianaclis
# Schutz ( Shods)
# Safar
# Abou Shabana aka Baccos
# Al Karnak
# Al Wezara (The Ministry)
# Isis Bolkly (Bulkeley)
# Roushdy
# Mohammed Mahfouz
# Mustafa Kamil
# Sidi Gaber Al Mahata
# Cleopatra (Zananere)
# Al Reyada Al Kobra (Sporting Al Kobra)
# Al Reyada Al Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
# Al Ibrahimiyya
# Al Moaskar ( Camp Caesar)
# Al Gamaa (The University)
# Al Shatby
# Al Shobban Al Moslemin
# Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean
# Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
# Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim)
# Mahattet Al Ramleh (Ramlh Station)
# Al Mahkama (The Courts)
# Al Matafi (Al Tahreer Square)
# Al Koweri
# Al Kahwet Farouk
# Abu Al Abbas (Mosque)
# Al Nokrashi
# Al Anfoushi (Citadel of Qaitbay)
# Kasr Al Thakafa
# Al Haggary
# Kahwet Annah
# Maktabet Susan Mubarak
# Ras Al Tin (Routes 6 and 21 terminate here)
Tram Al Madina
Characterised with its yellow colour except for routes 25 & 36 these are red and yellow. There are 16 routes on this network. 1. Nozha - El Khedewi- Metras. 2. Noxha - El Shohadaa - Karmouz. 3. Metras - El Sabaa Banat - St Cathrine. 4. Moharam Bek - Abi El Dardaa - St Cathrine Square. 6. Moharam Bek - El Khedewi - El Gomork - Ras El Tin. 7. Nozha - El Khedewi - El Max - El Wardian. 9. El Shohadaa - El Khedewi - Metras - El Max. 10. Nozha - El Shohadaa - El Shbaa Banat. 11. Nozha - Moharam Bek - El Shohadaa. 15. Ramlh - El Sayed Karaiem - Ras El Tin. 16. Karmouz - Abi El Dardaa - St Cathrine Square. (Serapeum
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& Pompey's Pillar)
18. Nozha - Abi El Dardaa - St Cathrine Square.
19. El Shohadaa - El Khedewi - Metras - El Max.
21. Metras - Bab El Karasta - Gomrok - Ras El Tin.
25. Sidi Gaber - El Matafi. (Bus & Railway Station)
36. Ras El Tin - San Stefano.
See also
* Transportation in AlexandriaNotes
References
External links
Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority (APTA) – tram operator
{{Urban public transport in Egypt
Alexandria
Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...
Alexandria
Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...
Tramways with double-decker trams
Transport in Alexandria