Tramway

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• Riots Disrupt Tramway and Damage Shops in Moroccan City of Salé
  3 September 2019, by Kamal

  According to the Alyaoum24 website, the passengers of a tramway experienced a horrific moment when a handful of individuals began throwing cobblestones, causing significant material damage.
  The incident had disrupted the tramway’s circulation, forcing the driver to stop it several times. Likewise, protesters vandalized shops in the city, as well as parked cars along the streets.
  Photos of the vandalism scenes have been circulating on social media, provoking outrage from Internet users. (…)

• Hasty Roundabout Built on Tram Tracks for Pope’s Visit Sparks Controversy in Morocco
  2 April 2019, by Said

  Should we laugh or cry about it? A roundabout has been hastily built near Salé, except that it was built on the tramway tracks.
  It only took a few hours for the employees of the city of Salé to set up this "disposable" roundabout, which was built in record time in anticipation of the visit of Pope Francis to Morocco.
  In addition to the borders painted in the usual red and white, it can also be noted that the work of art also has plants that have miraculously grown in just a few hours... (…)

• Fatal Collision: Motorist Killed in Casablanca Tram Accident on Line T1
  5 March 2020, by Ginette

  Another tramway accident in Casablanca, which cost the life of a motorist who was violently hit. This happened on line T1, between the Hay Raja and Tachfine stations.
  The tragic accident occurred this Wednesday morning at 5:30 am, preventing the fluidity of traffic. The motorist who was hit, succumbed, given the violence of the impact.
  Alerted immediately, the teams of RATP Dev, the police and civil security were dispatched to the scene and are doing everything to provide assistance and (…)

• Fatal Collision: Motorcyclist Dies After Crossing into Casablanca Tram’s Path
  27 May 2019, by Said

  A motorcyclist who collided head-on with a tram between the El Fida and Sraghna stations died, announced RATP Dev Casablanca in a press release.
  The tragedy occurred last Friday when the motorcyclist crossed the "platform strictly reserved for the passage of trams," the statement continues, adding that "it must not be crossed in any case by other road users, whether motorists, motorcyclists or pedestrians."
  Despite the emergency braking carried out by the tram driver, the latter hit the (…)

• Casablanca Tramway Resumes Full Service After Two-Week Closure for Infrastructure Work
  7 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Closed since July 20 for work reasons, the nine tramway stations in Casablanca, located between Derb Ghallef and Aïn Diab, resumed service on Monday, August 5, 2019.
  "Traffic will be able to resume normally on the entire T2 route, from Sidi Bernoussi to Aïn Diab," said RATP Dev Casablanca, the operator of the Casablanca tramway, which had pointed out that "the work to build the retaining bridge under the platform of the second tramway line, which will later allow the excavation of an (…)

• Viral Video: Moroccan Teens Risk Lives Clinging to Moving Tram
  30 September 2019, by Ginette

  The video of two young Moroccans clinging to the back of a moving tram is making the rounds of the web and has caused outrage on social media.
  The behavior of these two young Moroccans who, in total oblivion, defy death, is making the rounds of the web with its share of complaints and denunciations.
  Many were afraid that this irresponsible gesture would cost them their lives. In the video of this moment of madness, we can see two individuals and a dog clinging to the back of a moving (…)

• Rabat-Salé Tramway Extension: Test Runs to Begin on New Salé Line Next Week
  17 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  The delivery of the work on the extension project of line 2 of the tramway network connecting Rabat to Salé is just a matter of days. Indeed, the Rabat Salé Tramway Company (STRS) will start circulation tests from next week.
  The tramway network connecting Rabat to Salé is in full development. After the delivery of the extension work on the Rabat side over 2 km, it is the turn of the Salé side to also undergo circulation tests from next week, reports l’Économiste.
  According to the (…)

• Shocking Video Highlights Casablanca Tram Safety Concerns
  11 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  A shocking video to raise awareness among drivers and pedestrians against accidents... The idea can produce the desired effect, namely a real awareness among citizens, in order to drastically reduce traffic accidents, especially those related to the tram.
  In order to reach a large number of people, the National Committee for the Prevention of Traffic Accidents, which has chosen this path, has published on its Facebook page a video, a compilation in fact, of accidents involving the (…)

• Casablanca Tramway Accidents Surge 41% Since 2015, Report Shows
  14 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  The company responsible for the operation and maintenance of the tramway in the metropolis, "RATP Dev Casablanca", recorded 141 cases of accidents involving the tramway for the year 2018. This represents a 41% increase compared to 2015, when 100 cases of accidents were recorded.
  If we consider the figures put forward by the "RATP Dev Casablanca" company, the accidents are experiencing a significant 31% decrease compared to 2013, the year the tramway was put into service.
  On another (…)

• Rabat-Salé-Témara Tramway Project Advances with $2.7 Million Preliminary Study
  28 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  The preliminary studies for the Rabat-Salé-Témara tramway will cost around 27 million dirhams.
  The project to develop the Rabat-Salé-Témara agglomeration’s tramway network is starting to take shape with the awarding of the preliminary study contract to the CID/Egis Rail consortium, based in Morocco. According to the documents consulted, these preliminary studies will cost more than 27.5 million dirhams (more than 1.2 million euros).
  Le360 also reports that the Rabat-Salé Tramway Company (…)