The new third and fourth tram lines in the city of Casablanca are expected to enter service on Monday, September 23, 2024, according to a statement from the company “Casa Transport”, after a period of experimental stages that began last May.
According to a report received by the electronic newspaper Heba Press, the third and fourth lines of the tram extend over a length of 26.5 km and include 39 stations for passengers.
The same communication confirms that these third and fourth tram lines will complete the public transport offer on the city’s private routes, bringing the length of the network lines to a total of 98 km, 151 passenger stations and 12 transfer points, i.e. more than three times the extent of the service provided in 12/2012 /12 (31) km, which will open new transport horizons to the people of Casablanca.
The third line connects the Al-Wahda and Salmiya regions to Casablanca-Port station, passing through the streets of 10 March Abdelkader Sahraoui, Colonel Allam, Idriss Al-Harthi Mohammed VI, Strasbourg, Mohammed Samiha and Moulay Abderrahmane, over a length of 14 km and 20 stations.
The fourth line, which includes 19 stations, extends over a length of 12.5 km and connects the industrial zone of the Moulay Rachid district to the Arab League park, passing through the streets of Oqba Ibn Nafi Idris Al-Harithi, Colonel Al-Allam, the Auxiliary Forces of the Nile, Anwal Ould Ziane, Captain Boisisso, Baraton, Place de la Victoire, Rahal Al-Miskini, Place Marse Sultan Allal Al Fassi and Moulay Youssef.
The total fleet of the third and fourth tramway lines, consisting of 40 Alstom X05 locomotives, with a capacity of 600 passengers per locomotive, will ensure a frequency of up to 5 minutes.
