According to the same source, the commissioning comes after a dry run period without passengers, which began last May, followed by a pre-operation phase. These operations are necessary to finalize the final adjustments essential to guarantee Casablanca residents all the conditions of comfort and safety, assures the company.
The two Casatramway lines T3 and T4 total 26.5 km and 39 passenger stations. The T3 line, 14 km long, serves through 20 passenger stations, the Al Wahda and Salmia districts in Casa Port by taking the boulevards 10 mars, Abdelkader Sahraoui, El Akid El Allam, Driss El Harti, Mohammed VI, Strasbourg, Mohamed Smiha and Moulay Abderrahmane, recalls the press release.
The T4 line extends over 12.5 km, includes 19 passenger stations and connects the Moulay Rachid Industrial Zone to the Arab League Park via the boulevards Oqba, Driss El Harti, El Akid El Allam, Forces Auxiliaires, Nil, Anoual, Ouled Ziane, Capitaine Puississeau, Baraton, Place Victoire, Rahal Meskini, Place Mers Sultan, Allal El Fassi and Moulay Youssef.
The two Casatramway lines T3 and T4 complete the Casablanca Dedicated Public Transport (TCSP) network and bring its overall length to 98 km, i.e. triple the service provided from 12/12/2012 (31 km), specifies the local development company created in 2009 to implement mobility solutions.
With a total of 151 passenger stations and 12 transfer points, the extension of the TCSP service opens new horizons of mobility to Casablanca residents, Casa Transports is pleased to say. Guaranteeing the continuity of the service enjoyed by users of the Casatramway T1 and T2 and Casabusway Bw1 and Bw2 lines already in service, the T3 and T4 service will extend from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The operation of the Casatramway T3 and T4 lines will be initiated with a fleet of 24 trams allowing a frequency of passage every 10 minutes on each line. A total fleet of 40 Alstom X05 trams, with a capacity of 600 passengers each, will ultimately ensure a frequency of 5 minutes.
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