Line T1 , Casablanca Tramway Line 1 serves 36 stations between termini in Sidi Moumen and Lissasfa. It opened in December 2012 and was extended in January 2019. Casa Transport awarded a five-year contract to operate the tramway to the CasaTram consortium of
RATP Group, and Transinvest as partners. In January 2016 RATP Group became the sole shareholder. Following a competitive tender process, RATP Group was awarded a further contract until December 2029 having beaten bids from a
National Express /
ALSA /
ONCF consortium and
Transdev. Engie Ineo and Engie Cofely Morocco supplied signaling and other systems for Line 2 as well as an extension of Line 1.
Station Layouts The first type of station track layouts is the most common with two tracks and a side platform for each one (but with a joint single track at the end since the station is a terminus).
Rolling stock When the tramway first opened it was operated by 74
Alstom Citadis type 302
low-floor trams, built by Alstom in France. The final assembly was completed in
Reichshoffen, Alsace. Trams have air conditioning and tinted windows, and an information system in both Arabic and French. They run typically in pairs with a total length of . A further 50 trams were ordrered in 2015 to operate Line T2. In July 2017, Alstom,
Bombardier /
CAF,
CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive and
Škoda Transportation were shortlisted to bid for a contract for 100 trams for Lines T3 and T4. The contract was awarded to Alstom and 66 Citadis X05s were delivered, which run in coupled pairs capable of carrying up to 630 passengers.
Fares Ticket prices are subsidised by the Moroccan government and the city of Casablanca, and set at a
flat rate of 8
dirhams per journey, with a weekly
season ticket at 60 dirhams and a monthly season ticket at 230 dirhams. Fares are paid by a paper
smart card at turnstiles on each station platform. Students get a reduced monthly season ticket of 150 dirhams. A survey in June 2013 recorded commuters. By 2013, the tramway had met its objectives by carrying over passengers a day. From 2015, passengers a day are expected on Line T1. • On 1 April 2013, a lorry hit a tramcar at full speed. Both the lorry and tram drivers were injured, according to a witness. The impact was so hard that part of the tram was derailed. • On 2 August 2013, a man was crushed to death. • Two days later on 4 August 2013, a motorcyclist was hit by a tram and died. • On 24 April 2014, a 26-year-old woman was fatally injured by the tram. • On 4 July 2014, a coach owned by a private firm failed to give way to the tram and struck it. Part of the tram was derailed. • On 13 January 2015, a rider who entered the tram platform died after being hit. • On 8 November 2017, two teenagers on a motorcycle were injured after hitting a tram line. • On 26 December 2017, two women were struck crossing the tramway and were injured. ==Future==