Casablanca tramway opened

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Casablanca tramway opened

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CASABLANCA TRAMWAY OPENED

On December 18, 2012 Railways Africa

On 12 December 2012, King Mohammed VI of Morocco inaugurated Casablanca’s new tramway. The 31km line links the east and south-west districts via the city centre, and calls at 48 stations. The Alstom Citadis trams are 65 metre double units accommodating up to 606 passengers. They will carry up to 250,000 passengers daily. The service is to run at intervals of 4 minutes 45 seconds during peak hours and 8 minutes 30 seconds during the off-peak. The average speed attained is expected to be 18.8km/h. The signalling system supplied and installed by Alstom will ensure safety and is to give a 75% priority rate at street intersections.

Accompanied by French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the king travelled by tram between the United Nations and Mohammed V squares. He decorated executives from the Casa Transports Company for their distinguished contribution to the project.
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