Lusail LRT

Lusail LRT
Overview
Owner Qatar Rail
Locale Lusail, Qatar
Transit type Light rail
Number of lines 3[1]
Number of stations 25[1]
Website Qatar Rail
Operation
Operation will start 2020[2]
Operator(s) RKH Qitarat
(Hamad/Keolis-RATP Dev)[3]
Number of vehicles 35 Alstom Citadis[4]
Technical
System length 19 km (12 mi)[1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Lusail LRT is a light rail network currently under construction as part of the Lusail urban development project north of Doha, the capital of Qatar. The opening of the system is expected for 2020.

The Lusail LRT 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].

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lusail Tram". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  2. ↑ "Alstom rolls out first Citadis for Lusail LRT". 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. 1 2 (in French) "Victoire pour Keolis et RATP Dev au Qatar". 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Alstom fournira le premier système de tramway clés en main du Qatar" (in French). 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
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