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Lusail Tram | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Qatar Rail |
Locale | Lusail, Qatar |
Transit type | Light rail |
Number of lines | 2 (operational) 2(under construction) [1] [2] |
Number of stations | 21 (operational) 4 (under construction) [1] |
Website | Qatar Rail |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1 January 2022 |
Operator(s) | RKH Qitarat (Hamad/ Keolis- RATP Dev) [3] |
Number of vehicles | 35 Alstom Citadis |
Technical | |
System length | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) (operational) 25 km (16 mi) (total) [4] |
Track gauge | 1,435 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]
The Purple Line will have the following stations:
The Pink Line opened on 8 April 2024 [1] and has the following stations:
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 | |||||||
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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:
The Turquoise Line will have the following stations: