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Lusail Tram
Overview
OwnerQatar Rail
LocaleLusail, Qatar
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines2 (operational)
2(under construction)[1][2]
Number of stations21 (operational)
4 (under construction)[1]
WebsiteQatar Rail
Operation
Began operation1 January 2022
Operator(s)RKH Qitarat
(Hamad/Keolis-RATP Dev)[3]
Number of vehicles35 Alstom Citadis
Technical
System length5.5 km (3.4 mi) (operational)
25 km (16 mi) (total)[4]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Lusail Tram (Arabic: ترام لوسيل), formerly Lusail LRT, is a light rail network in the Lusail urban development project north of Doha, the capital of Qatar. The first phase of the system, a six-station stretch of the Orange Line, opened to the public with "preview service" on 1 January 2022.[4] More stations will be gradually opened to the public, starting with Lusail Central station from 9 April 2022.[5]

The Lusail Tram will be operated and maintained for a duration of 20 years by RKH Qitarat, a joint venture formed by Hamad Group (51%) and French transit operators Keolis and RATP Dev (49%), on behalf of system owner Qatar Rail.[3][6] It uses a fleet of 35 Alstom Citadis trams.[7][8]

Lines

Purple Line

The Purple Line will have the following stations:

Pink Line

The Pink Line opened on 8 April 2024[1] and has the following stations:

Orange Line

The Orange Line shares tracks with the Pink Line between Legtaifiya and Lusail Central before branching west. At Al-Wadi, it begins a unidirectional, counterclockwise loop, sharing tracks with the Turquoise Line, before returning to Al-Wadi and back to Legtaifiya.[9] It has the following stations:

Station name Transfers Opening date
English Arabic
Legtaifiya لقطيفية 1 January 2022[10]
Marina مارينا 1 January 2022[10]
Marina Promenade وشارع المارينا 1 January 2022[10]
Yacht Club ونادي اليخوت 1 January 2022[10]
Esplanade واسلبيناد 1 January 2022[10]
Lusail Central وسط لوسيل 9 April 2022[5]
Al Wessil (formerly Energy City South) ومدينة الطاقة جنوب 1 January 2022[10]

On 8 April 2024, the remainder of the Orange Line was opened,[1] consisting of the following stations:

  • Naifa
  • Fox Hills – South
  • Downtown Lusail
  • Al Khayl Street
  • Fox Hills – North
  • Crescent Park – North
  • Rawdat Lusail
  • Erkiyah
  • Lusail Stadium
  • Al Yasmeen

Turquoise Line

Crescent Junction tram station

The Turquoise Line will have the following stations:

References

  1. ^ a b c d https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/07/04/2024/lusail-tram-service-expanded-pink-orange-lines-operational
  2. ^ "Lusail Tram". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  3. ^ a b (in French) "Victoire pour Keolis et RATP Dev au Qatar". 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Lusail Tram preview service begins; Legtaifiya station connects it with Doha Metro". January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Lusail Central Station to open for public from tomorrow". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  6. ^ Lusail light rail project management contract awarded Metro Report International 16 May 2016
  7. ^ Lusail tram contract signed Metro Report International 24 June 2014
  8. ^ Alstom rolls out first Citadis for Lusail LRT International Railway Journal 31 January 2018
  9. ^ "About Metro & Tram".
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Promotions". Archived from the original on 2022-01-03.
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