The Rabat–Salé tramway () is a

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

system in the Moroccan agglomeration of

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...

and Salé cities which opened on 23 May 2011.

Network

The first tram network to exist in Rabat was inaugurated in 1917 and operated until 1930 when it was replaced by trolley buses. The modern system is long with 42 stops. It has two lines (1 and 2) with a combined section and frequency of 8 minutes in peak hours. It has a calculated ridership of 172,000 passengers per day. It is operated by

Transdev Transdev, formerly Veolia Transdev, is a France-based international private-sector company which operates public transport. It has operations in 17 countries and territories as of November 2020. Transdev was formed on 3 April 2011 via the merg ...

with

Alstom Citadis The Alstom Citadis is a family of low-floor trams and light rail vehicles built by Alstom. , over 2,300 Citadis trams have been sold and 1,800 tramways are in revenue service throughout the world, with operations in all six inhabited continents ...

articulated modern trams consisting of two 5-piece sections. The lines use the special new Hassan II bridge over the

Bou Regreg The Bou Regreg () is a river located in western Morocco which discharges into the Atlantic Ocean between the cities of Rabat and Salé. The estuary of this river is termed Wadi Sala. The river is 240 kilometres long, with a tidal estuary of ap ...

and pass near Rabat-Ville station and through the specially arranged aperture in the medieval city's wall. Expansion of existing lines and two more lines (3 and 4) were under construction with opening scheduled for 2019 or 2020. The tramway is operated under contract by

Lines

*L1: exists and is under extension. *L2: exists and is under extension.

History

Construction of the network began in February 2007 and opened on 23 May 2011. In January 2017, a seven-kilometre extension to the network was announced. The extension opened on 16 February 2022.

Tram Mobile

On 11 October 2021, the Rabat-Salé Tramway Company launched its first mobile app, allowing passengers to purchase and validate tickets, as well as pay for other services such as student and public subscriptions. Tram Mobile will be scalable to include other details such as real-time information on tram arrivals, and the availability of slots in dedicated parking.

Rolling stock

To commence operations, 44

trams were purchased. In 2017 it was announced that a further 22 would be delivered in 2019.Alstom to supply more LTVs to Rabat
''

International Railway Journal The ''International Railway Journal'' (''IRJ'') is a monthly international trade magazine published by Simmons-Boardman Publishing in Falmouth, England. History Founded by Robert Lewis and '' Railway Age'' editor Luther Miller as the world's ...

'' 26 October 2017

References

External links

Official website

Tramway Rabat - Salé
@ public-transport.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabat-Salé tramway Tram transport in Morocco Transdev Transport in Rabat Transport in Salé Town tramway systems by city 2011 establishments in Morocco Standard-gauge railways in Morocco