Trams in Alexandria
Kinki Sharyo Tram "Al Madina" in "Saad Zaghloul Square", Alexandria. | |||
Overview | |||
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Locale | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
Transit type | Tram | ||
Number of lines | 20 | ||
Number of stations | 140 | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 1863 | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 32 km (20 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Alexandria tramway network serves the city of Alexandria, Egypt. It consists of 20 lines operating on 32 kilometers (20 mi) of route, and serving 140 stops.[1] It began operating in 1863.[2] It is one of only 3 non-heritage tram systems in the world that use double-deck cars. The others are Blackpool in the UK and Hong Kong. The system is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge gauge.[1]
History
The license for building a tram conceded on 16 August 1860. The first line of the network began operating in on 8 January 1863. It is the oldest system running in Africa and one of the oldest in the world. The main line between Raml and Victoria stations was first horse drawn, then steam hauled and finally electrified in 1902. In addition to the Al Raml line there is an extensive network of tram lines running in the streets of central and western Alexandria.
Fare
As of 2015, the price of a single tram ride depends on which carriage you use. If the tram does not have curtains (usually the last carriage), the price is L.E. 0.50. If you are in a carriage with curtains, the price is L.E. 1. The "Tram Cafe" on the same track is L.E. 5, as is the special tram.
Fleet
Current cars in use:
- Japan Kinki Sharyo 1982 (28 cars from 2 orders)
- Japan Kinki Sharyo 1975-1995 (25 cars with 6 double decker cars)
- Hungary Ganz-Mavag EMU 1985-86 (29 cars)
- Egypt SEMAF (ARE) 2009 (3 cars - designed by Kinki Sharyo)
Work Cars
- Austria Plasser & Theurer 1990s (1 work car - track tamper)
- Poland NEWAG Oberhausen 2005 (1 work car) and 1997 (1 work car)
Retired or Storage
- Switzerland Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon 1925 (1 work car and now museum piece)
- Germany Duewag GT-6 1960-66 (97 cars- second hand from Copenhagen Tramways and mostly retired)
- Canada/United States Canadian Car and Foundry/St. Louis Car Company PCC - Alexandria acquired 140 used Toronto PCC streetcars in 1968, but all retired in 1984.
Source: Cairo and Alexandria Tram fleet[4]
Tram lines
The tram transportation system in Alexandria consists of two systems:
Tram Al Ramlh
Al Ramlh trams cars are characterized by their blue and cream livery.
Route 1 serves the following stations:[Note 1]
- El Nasr (Victoria)
- Al Seyouf
- Sidi Beshr
- El Saraya.
- Laurent Louran
- Tharwat
- San Stefano
- Gianaklis.
- Schutz
- Safar
- Abou Shabana aka Baccos
- Al Karnak
- Al Wezara (The Ministry).
- Isis Bolkly Bulkley.
- Roushdy
- Mohammed Mahfouz
- Mustafa Kamil
- Sidi Gaber Al Sheikh (Bus & Railway Station)
- Cleopatra Hammamat (Cleopatra Baths).
- Cleopatra El Soghra
- El Reyada El Kobra (Sporting El Kobra)
- El Reyada El Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
- Al Ibrahimiyya
- El Moaskar (Camp Caesar)
- Al Gamaa (The University).
- Al Shatby
- El Shobban El Moslemin
- El Shahid Moustafa Ziean
- Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
- Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim).
- Mahattet Al Ramleh (Ramlh Station).
Route 2 serves the following stations:
- El Nasr (Victoria)
- Al Seyouf
- Sidi Beshr
- El Saraya.
- Louran
- Tharwat
- San Stefano
- Kasr El Safa (Zizini (Al Safa Palace).
- Al Fonoun Al Gamella (The Fine Arts).
- Ramsis (Glym or Gleem)
- El Bostan (Saba Pasha)
- Al Hedaya (The Guidance).
- Isis Bolkly
- Roushdy
- Mohammed Mahfouz
- Mustafa Kamil
- Sidi Gaber El Mahata
- Cleopatra (Zananere)
- El Reyada El Kobra (Sporting El Kobra)
- El Reyada El Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
- Al Ibrahimiyya
- El Moaskar (Camp Chezar)
- Al Gamaa (The University).
- Al Shatby
- El Shobban El Moslemin
- El Shahid Moustafa Ziean
- Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
- Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim).
- Mahattet Al Ramlh (Ramlh Station).
Route 25 (Red and Yellow Tram) runs on both Tram Al Ramlh and Tram El Medina tracks and serves the following stations:
- Sidi Gaber Al Sheikh (Bus & Railway Station)
- Cleopatra Hammamat (Cleopatra Baths).
- Cleopatra El Soghra
- El Reyada El Kobra (Sporting El Kobra)
- El Reyada El Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
- Al Ibrahimiyya
- El Moaskar (Camp Chezar)
- Al Gamaa (The University).
- Al Shatby
- El Shobban El Moslemin
- El Shahid Moustafa Ziean
- Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
- Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim).
- Mahattet Al Ramlh (Ramlh Station).
- Al Mahkama (المحكمة) (The Courts).
- El Matafi (El Tahreer Sq).
- El Koweri.
- El Kahwet Farouk.
- Abu El Abbas. (Mosque)
- El nokrashi
- El-Anfoushi (Citadel of Qaitbay)
- Kasr El Thakafa.
- El Haggary.
- Kahwet Annah
- Maktabet Susan Mubarak.
- Ras El Tin. (Routes 6 and 21 terminate here)
Route 36 (Red and Yellow Tram) runs on both Tram Al Ramlh and Tram El Medina tracks and serves the following stations:
- San Stefano
- Glanaklis.
- Shods
- Safar
- Abou Shabana aka Baccos
- Al Karnak
- Al Wezara (The Ministry).
- Isis Bolkly
- Roushdy
- Mohammed Mahfouz
- Mustafa Kamil
- Sidi Gaber El Mahata
- Cleopatra (Zananere)
- El Reyada El Kobra (Sporting El Kobra)
- El Reyada El Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
- Al Ibrahimiyya
- El Moaskar (Camp Chezar)
- Al Gamaa (The University).
- Al Shatby
- El Shobban El Moslemin
- El Shahid Moustafa Ziean
- Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
- Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim).
- Mahattet Al Ramlh (Ramlh Station).
- Al Mahkama (The Courts).
- El Matafi (El Tahreer Sq).
- El Koweri.
- El Kahwet Farouk.
- Abu El Abbas. (Mosque)
- El nokrashi
- El-Anfoushi (Citadel of Qaitbay)
- Kasr El Thakafa.
- El Haggary.
- Kahwet Annah
- Maktabet Susan Mubarak.
- Ras El Tin. (Routes 6 and 21 terminate here)
Tram Al Madina
Characterised with its yellow colour except for routes 25 & 36 these are red and yellow.
There are 16 routes on this network.
1. Nozha - El Khedewi- Metras.
2. Noxha - El Shohadaa - Karmouz.
3. Metras - El Sabaa Banat - St Cathrine.
4. Moharam Bek - Abi El Dardaa - St Cathrine Square.
6. Moharam Bek - El Khedewi - El Gomork - Ras El Tin.
7. Nozha - El Khedewi - El Max - El Wardian.
9. El Shohadaa - El Khedewi - Metras - El Max.
10. Nozha - El Shohadaa - El Shbaa Banat.
11. Nozha - Moharam Bek - El Shohadaa.
15. Ramlh - El Sayed Karaiem - Ras El Tin.
16. Karmouz - Abi El Dardaa - St Cathrine Square. (Serapeum & Pompey's Pillar)
18. Nozha - Abi El Dardaa - St Cathrine Square.
19. El Shohadaa - El Khedewi - Metras - El Max.
21. Metras - Bab El Karasta - Gomrok - Ras El Tin.
25. Sidi Gaber - El Matafi. (Bus & Railway Station)
36. Ras El Tin - San Stefano.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Spelling of names are from Alexandria Passenger Transporting Authority route boards displayed at each station. One side is in English the other in Arabic.
References
- 1 2 Robert Schwandl. "Alexandria". UrbanRail.net. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
- ↑ "About APTA". Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority (APTA). Retrieved 2015-11-14.
- ↑ Dussart Desart, Roland; and Mike Russell (March 2005). "Egypt: Four tramways are now five!" (Part 2: Alexandria). Tramways & Urban Transit, pp. 96–99. Light Rail Transit Association (UK).
- ↑ https://tramways.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/fleet-list-egypt-2010.pdf
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Alexandria. |
- Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority (APTA) – tram operator
- Alexandria at UrbanRail.Net
- Alexandria Tram at trampicturebook.de
- Tram Travels: Alexandria Passengers Transport Authority (APTA)