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:
- Lusail is connected with Lusail metro station
- Grand Masjed
- Boulevard
- Crescent Junction is connected with Turquoise Line, Orange Line
- Lusail Towers is connected with Pink Line.
Pink Line
The Pink Line opened on 8 April 2024[1] and has the following stations:
- Leqtaifya is connected with Leqtaifiya metro station ,
- Marina is connected with Orange Line
- Marina Mall is connected with Orange Line
- Yacht Club is connected with Orange Line
- Esplande is connected with Orange Line
- Lusail Central is connected with Orange Line
- Entertainment City
- Broadwalk
- Al Seef
- Lusail Towers is connected with Orange Line
- Seef Promenade
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 | |||||||
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| Legtaifiya | لقطيفية |
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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
The Turquoise Line will have the following stations:
- Al Manazel is connected with Orange Line
- Al Erkyah is connected with Orange Line
- 2022 is connected with Orange Line
- Energy City North is connected with Orange Line
- South Fox Hills is connected with Orange Line
- Cresecent Junction is connected with Orange Line, Purple Line
- North Fox Hills is connected with Orange Line
- Downtown is connected with Orange Line
- Fox Hills Park is connected with Orange Line
- Al Manazel is connected with Orange Line
References
- ^ a b c d https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/07/04/2024/lusail-tram-service-expanded-pink-orange-lines-operational
- ^ "Lusail Tram". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ a b (in French) "Victoire pour Keolis et RATP Dev au Qatar". 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Lusail Tram preview service begins; Legtaifiya station connects it with Doha Metro". January 2022.
- ^ a b "Lusail Central Station to open for public from tomorrow". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ Lusail light rail project management contract awarded Metro Report International 16 May 2016
- ^ Lusail tram contract signed Metro Report International 24 June 2014
- ^ Alstom rolls out first Citadis for Lusail LRT International Railway Journal 31 January 2018
- ^ "About Metro & Tram".
- ^ a b c d e f "Promotions". Archived from the original on 2022-01-03.
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