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Trams in Alexandria

February 06, 2023

The Alexandria tramway network serves the city of Alexandria, Egypt. It began operating in 1863,[1] and consists of 20 lines operating on 32 kilometers (20 mi) of track, serving 140 stops.[2] It is one of only a few tram systems in the world that uses double-deck cars; other examples are in Blackpool in the UK and Hong Kong. The system is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge.[2]

Trams in Alexandria
Overview
LocaleAlexandria, Egypt
Transit typeTram
Number of lines20
Number of stations140
Operation
Began operation1863
Technical
System length32 km (20 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

History

 
One of the small number of double-deck cars (from Kinki Sharyo) in Alexandria's fleet. All six are non-motorised control trailers.[3]
 
Tram network 1959

The license to build a tramway system was issued on 16 August 1860, and the first line of the network began operating in on 8 January 1863. The system was electrified in 1902.[4] In addition to the Al Raml line there is an extensive network of tram lines running in the streets of central and western Alexandria.

A small museum about the trams was opened at Raml station in 2017.[5]

Fare

As of 2019, the price of a single tram ride depends on the standard of the tramcar. If the tram does not have curtains (usually the last carriage), the price is £E1. For a carriage with curtains, the price is £E2. A special "Tram Café" was inaugurated in 2015,[6] on which a fare of £E5 is charged.

Fleet

Current cars in use:

  • Japan Kinki Sharyo/Fuji Heavy Industries 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)
  • Ukraine K-1E6 (15 cars from 15 orders)[7]

Works cars

Retired or in storage

 
An Al Madina line Duewag GT-series tram

Source: Cairo and Alexandria Tram fleet[8]

Tram lines

The tram transportation system in Alexandria consists of two systems:

Tram Al Ramlh

 
Roushdy station
 
Alexandria tram map at Ramlh terminus - Nov 2011

Al Ramlh trams cars are characterized by their blue and cream livery.

Route 1 serves the following stations:[Note 1]

  1. Al Nasr (Victoria)
  2. Al Seyouf
  3. Sidi Beshr
  4. Al Saraya
  5. Laurent Louran
  6. Tharwat
  7. San Stefano
  8. Gianaclis
  9. Schutz (Shods)
  10. Safar
  11. Abou Shabana aka Baccos
  12. Al Karnak
  13. Al Wezara (The Ministry)
  14. Isis Bolkly (Bulkeley)
  15. Roushdy
  16. Mohammed Mahfouz
  17. Mustafa Kamil
  18. Sidi Gaber Al Sheikh (Bus & Railway Station)
  19. Cleopatra Hammamat (Cleopatra Baths)
  20. Cleopatra Al Soghra
  21. Al Reyada Al Kobra (Sporting Al Kobra)
  22. Al Reyada Al Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
  23. Al Ibrahimiyya
  24. Al Moaskar (Camp Caesar)
  25. Al Gamaa (The University)
  26. Al Shatby
  27. Al Shobban Al Moslemin
  28. Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean
  29. Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
  30. Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim)
  31. Mahattet Al Ramleh (Ramlh Station)

Route 2 serves the following stations:

  1. Al Nasr (Victoria)
  2. Al Seyouf
  3. Sidi Beshr
  4. Al Saraya
  5. Laurent Louran
  6. Tharwat
  7. San Stefano
  8. Kasr Al Safa (Al Safa Palace) (Zizini)
  9. Al Fonoun Al Gamella (The Fine Arts)
  10. Ramsis (Glym or Gleem) (Glymenopoulo)
  11. Al Bostan (Saba Pasha)
  12. Al Hedaya (The Guidance)
  13. Isis Bolkly (Bulkeley)
  14. Roushdy
  15. Mohammed Mahfouz
  16. Mustafa Kamil
  17. Sidi Gaber Al Mahata
  18. Cleopatra (Zananere)
  19. Al Reyada Al Kobra (Sporting Al Kobra)
  20. Al Reyada Al Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
  21. Al Ibrahimiyya
  22. Al Moaskar (Camp Caesar)
  23. Al Gamaa (The University)
  24. Al Shatby
  25. Al Shobban Al Moslemin
  26. Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean
  27. Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
  28. Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim)
  29. Mahattet Al Ramleh (Ramlh Station)

Route 25 (Red and Yellow Tram) runs on both Tram Al Ramlh and Tram Al Medina tracks and serves the following stations:

  1. Sidi Gaber Al Sheikh (Bus & Railway Station)
  2. Cleopatra Hammamat (Cleopatra Baths)
  3. Cleopatra Al Soghra
  4. Al Reyada Al Kobra (Sporting Al Kobra)
  5. Al Reyada Al Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
  6. Al Ibrahimiyya
  7. Al Moaskar (Camp Caesar)
  8. Al Gamaa (The University)
  9. Al Shatby
  10. Al Shobban Al Moslemin
  11. Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean
  12. Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
  13. Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim)
  14. Mahattet Al Ramleh (Ramlh Station)
  15. Al Mahkama (The Courts)
  16. Al Matafi (Al Tahreer Square)
  17. Al Koweri
  18. Al Kahwet Farouk
  19. Abu Al Abbas (Mosque)
  20. Al Nokrashi
  21. Al-Anfoushi (Citadel of Qaitbay)
  22. Kasr Al Thakafa
  23. Al Haggary
  24. Kahwet Annah
  25. Maktabet Susan Mubarak
  26. Ras Al 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:

  1. San Stefano
  2. Gianaclis
  3. Schutz (Shods)
  4. Safar
  5. Abou Shabana aka Baccos
  6. Al Karnak
  7. Al Wezara (The Ministry)
  8. Isis Bolkly (Bulkeley)
  9. Roushdy
  10. Mohammed Mahfouz
  11. Mustafa Kamil
  12. Sidi Gaber Al Mahata
  13. Cleopatra (Zananere)
  14. Al Reyada Al Kobra (Sporting Al Kobra)
  15. Al Reyada Al Soghra (Sporting Al Soghra)
  16. Al Ibrahimiyya
  17. Al Moaskar (Camp Caesar)
  18. Al Gamaa (The University)
  19. Al Shatby
  20. Al Shobban Al Moslemin
  21. Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean
  22. Hassan Rasim (Azarita)
  23. Gamea' Ibrahim (Mosque of Ibrahim)
  24. Mahattet Al Ramleh (Ramlh Station)
  25. Al Mahkama (The Courts)
  26. Al Matafi (Al Tahreer Square)
  27. Al Koweri
  28. Al Kahwet Farouk
  29. Abu Al Abbas (Mosque)
  30. Al Nokrashi
  31. Al Anfoushi (Citadel of Qaitbay)
  32. Kasr Al Thakafa
  33. Al Haggary
  34. Kahwet Annah
  35. Maktabet Susan Mubarak
  36. Ras Al 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

  1. ^ 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. ^ "About APTA". Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority (APTA). Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  2. ^ a b Robert Schwandl. "Alexandria". UrbanRail.net. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ "Tram modernisation in Alexandria/ Egypt". 16 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Alexandrians take trip down memory lane in newly restored trams - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East".
  6. ^ Elsayed, Raghda (2015-06-14). "A Tram Café opens in Alexandria, because priorities!". Identity Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  7. ^ In the city of Alexandria in Egypt, the first stage of the project for the supply of 15 new tramcars was completed. | https://tatra-yug.com.ua/en/in-the-city-of-alexandria-in-egypt-the-first-stage-of-the-project-for-the-supply-of-15-new-tram-cars-was-completed/
  8. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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)

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The Alexandria tramway network serves the city of Alexandria Egypt It began operating in 1863 1 and consists of 20 lines operating on 32 kilometers 20 mi of track serving 140 stops 2 It is one of only a few tram systems in the world that uses double deck cars other examples are in Blackpool in the UK and Hong Kong The system is 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gauge 2 Trams in AlexandriaOverviewLocaleAlexandria EgyptTransit typeTramNumber of lines20Number of stations140OperationBegan operation1863TechnicalSystem length32 km 20 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeSystem map Contents 1 History 2 Fare 3 Fleet 3 1 Works cars 3 2 Retired or in storage 4 Tram lines 4 1 Tram Al Ramlh 4 2 Tram Al Madina 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit One of the small number of double deck cars from Kinki Sharyo in Alexandria s fleet All six are non motorised control trailers 3 Tram network 1959 The license to build a tramway system was issued on 16 August 1860 and the first line of the network began operating in on 8 January 1863 The system was electrified in 1902 4 In addition to the Al Raml line there is an extensive network of tram lines running in the streets of central and western Alexandria A small museum about the trams was opened at Raml station in 2017 5 Fare EditAs of 2019 update the price of a single tram ride depends on the standard of the tramcar If the tram does not have curtains usually the last carriage the price is E1 For a carriage with curtains the price is E2 A special Tram Cafe was inaugurated in 2015 6 on which a fare of E5 is charged Fleet EditCurrent cars in use Japan Kinki Sharyo Fuji Heavy Industries 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 Ukraine K 1E6 15 cars from 15 orders 7 Works cars Edit Austria Plasser amp Theurer 1990s 1 work car track tamper Poland NEWAG Oberhausen 2005 1 work car and 1997 1 work car Retired or in storage Edit An Al Madina line Duewag GT series tram 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 Former Czechoslovakia CKD Several second hand KT4D from Potsdam and Berlin Tramways built by the former Czechoslovak manufacturer Tatra and acquired since 2015 These vehicles are not yet in use by 2017 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 8 Tram lines EditThe tram transportation system in Alexandria consists of two systems Tram Al Ramlh Edit Roushdy station Alexandria tram map at Ramlh terminus Nov 2011 Al Ramlh trams cars are characterized by their blue and cream livery Route 1 serves the following stations Note 1 Al Nasr Victoria Al Seyouf Sidi Beshr Al Saraya Laurent Louran Tharwat San Stefano Gianaclis Schutz Shods Safar Abou Shabana aka Baccos Al Karnak Al Wezara The Ministry Isis Bolkly Bulkeley Roushdy Mohammed Mahfouz Mustafa Kamil Sidi Gaber Al Sheikh Bus amp Railway Station Cleopatra Hammamat Cleopatra Baths Cleopatra Al Soghra Al Reyada Al Kobra Sporting Al Kobra Al Reyada Al Soghra Sporting Al Soghra Al Ibrahimiyya Al Moaskar Camp Caesar Al Gamaa The University Al Shatby Al Shobban Al Moslemin Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean Hassan Rasim Azarita Gamea Ibrahim Mosque of Ibrahim Mahattet Al Ramleh Ramlh Station Route 2 serves the following stations Al Nasr Victoria Al Seyouf Sidi Beshr Al Saraya Laurent Louran Tharwat San Stefano Kasr Al Safa Al Safa Palace Zizini Al Fonoun Al Gamella The Fine Arts Ramsis Glym or Gleem Glymenopoulo Al Bostan Saba Pasha Al Hedaya The Guidance Isis Bolkly Bulkeley Roushdy Mohammed Mahfouz Mustafa Kamil Sidi Gaber Al Mahata Cleopatra Zananere Al Reyada Al Kobra Sporting Al Kobra Al Reyada Al Soghra Sporting Al Soghra Al Ibrahimiyya Al Moaskar Camp Caesar Al Gamaa The University Al Shatby Al Shobban Al Moslemin Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean Hassan Rasim Azarita Gamea Ibrahim Mosque of Ibrahim Mahattet Al Ramleh Ramlh Station Route 25 Red and Yellow Tram runs on both Tram Al Ramlh and Tram Al Medina tracks and serves the following stations Sidi Gaber Al Sheikh Bus amp Railway Station Cleopatra Hammamat Cleopatra Baths Cleopatra Al Soghra Al Reyada Al Kobra Sporting Al Kobra Al Reyada Al Soghra Sporting Al Soghra Al Ibrahimiyya Al Moaskar Camp Caesar Al Gamaa The University Al Shatby Al Shobban Al Moslemin Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean Hassan Rasim Azarita Gamea Ibrahim Mosque of Ibrahim Mahattet Al Ramleh Ramlh Station Al Mahkama The Courts Al Matafi Al Tahreer Square Al Koweri Al Kahwet Farouk Abu Al Abbas Mosque Al Nokrashi Al Anfoushi Citadel of Qaitbay Kasr Al Thakafa Al Haggary Kahwet Annah Maktabet Susan Mubarak Ras Al 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 Gianaclis Schutz Shods Safar Abou Shabana aka Baccos Al Karnak Al Wezara The Ministry Isis Bolkly Bulkeley Roushdy Mohammed Mahfouz Mustafa Kamil Sidi Gaber Al Mahata Cleopatra Zananere Al Reyada Al Kobra Sporting Al Kobra Al Reyada Al Soghra Sporting Al Soghra Al Ibrahimiyya Al Moaskar Camp Caesar Al Gamaa The University Al Shatby Al Shobban Al Moslemin Al Shahid Moustafa Ziean Hassan Rasim Azarita Gamea Ibrahim Mosque of Ibrahim Mahattet Al Ramleh Ramlh Station Al Mahkama The Courts Al Matafi Al Tahreer Square Al Koweri Al Kahwet Farouk Abu Al Abbas Mosque Al Nokrashi Al Anfoushi Citadel of Qaitbay Kasr Al Thakafa Al Haggary Kahwet Annah Maktabet Susan Mubarak Ras Al Tin Routes 6 and 21 terminate here Tram Al Madina Edit Characterised with its yellow colour except for routes 25 amp 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 amp 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 amp Railway Station 36 Ras El Tin San Stefano See also EditTransportation in AlexandriaNotes Edit 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 Edit About APTA Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority APTA Retrieved 2015 11 14 a b Robert Schwandl Alexandria UrbanRail net Retrieved 2015 11 14 Dussart Desart Roland and Mike Russell March 2005 Egypt Four tramways are now five Part 2 Alexandria Tramways amp Urban Transit pp 96 99 Light Rail Transit Association UK Tram modernisation in Alexandria Egypt 16 August 2019 Alexandrians take trip down memory lane in newly restored trams Al Monitor The Pulse of the Middle East Elsayed Raghda 2015 06 14 A Tram Cafe opens in Alexandria because priorities Identity Magazine Retrieved 2017 04 02 In the city of Alexandria in Egypt the first stage of the project for the supply of 15 new tramcars was completed https tatra yug com ua en in the city of alexandria in egypt the first stage of the project for the supply of 15 new tram cars was completed Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 01 10 Retrieved 2015 01 10 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trams in Alexandria Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority APTA tram operator Alexandria at UrbanRail 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