Lusail LRT

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 2021.

Lusail LRT
Lusail LRT
Overview
OwnerQatar Rail
LocaleLusail, Qatar
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines4[1]
Number of stations25[1]
WebsiteQatar Rail
Operation
Operation will start2021[2]
Operator(s)RKH Qitarat
(Hamad/Keolis-RATP Dev)[3]
Number of vehicles35 Alstom Citadis
Technical
System length19 km (12 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

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][4] It will be operated by a fleet of 35 Alstom Citadis trams.[5]

Lines

Purple Line

The Purple Line will have the following stations:

  • Lusail is connected with Lusail metro station  M1 
  • Grand Masjed
  • Boulevard
  • Cresecent Junction is connected with Turquoise Line, Orange Line
  • Lusail Towers is connected with Pink Line.

Pink Line

The Pink Line will have the following stations:

  • Leqtaifya is connected with Leqtaifiya metro station  M1 ,
  • 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
  • Vendome is connected with Orange Line
  • Entertainment City
  • Broadwalk
  • Al Seef
  • Lusail Towers is connected with Orange Line
  • Seef Promenade

Orange Line

The Orange Line will have the following stations:

  • Leqtaifya is connected with Leqtaifiya metro station  M1 ,
  • Marina is connected with Pink Line
  • Marina Mall is connected with Pink Line
  • Yacht Club is connected with Pink Line
  • Esplande is connected with Pink Line
  • Vendome is connected with Pink Line
  • Energy City South
  • Al Wadi
  • South Fox Hills is connected with Turquoise Line
  • Cresecent Junction is connected with Turquoise Line and Purple Line
  • North Fox Hills is connected with Turquoise Line
  • Downtown is connected with Turquoise Line
  • Fox Hills Park is connected with Turquoise Line
  • Al Manazel is connected with Turquoise Line
  • Al Erkyah is connected with Turquoise Line
  • 2022 is connected with Turquoise Line
  • Energy City North is connected with Turquoise Line
  • Al Wadi
  • Energy City South
  • Vendome is connected with Pink Line
  • Esplande is connected with Pink Line
  • Yacht Club is connected with Pink Line
  • Marina Mall is connected with Pink Line
  • Marina is connected with Pink Line
  • Leqtaifya is connected with Leqtaifiya metro station M1 , Pink Line

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
  1. "Lusail Tram". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  2. Alstom rolls out first Citadis for Lusail LRT International Railway Journal 31 January 2018
  3. (in French) "Victoire pour Keolis et RATP Dev au Qatar". 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. Lusail light rail project management contract awarded Metro Report International 16 May 2016
  5. Lusail tram contract signed Metro Report International 24 June 2014
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