Line 1
Hay Karima ↔ Madinat Al Irfane — 21 stations. It crosses the Bouregreg over the Pont Hassan II and shares a central section of four stations with Line 2.
21
Stations
27 km
Network length (2 lines)
2011
Opened
5 min
Peak frequency
Hay Karima ↔ Madinat Al Irfane
Line 1 (red) of the Rabat-Salé Tramway links Hay Karima, in Salé, to Madinat Al Irfane, Rabat’s major university hub. Opened on 23 May 2011, it crosses the Bouregreg over the Pont Hassan II and, together with Line 2, forms the backbone of public transport across the conurbation.
From Salé, the line serves Tabriquet and Salé Station (interchange with mainline trains), then crosses the river towards central Rabat — Tour Hassan, Rabat-Ville station, Bab Rouah and the National Library — before reaching the Agdal district and the Souissi university campus.
Along the shared central section (Bab Lamrissa, Pont Hassan II, Place du 16 Novembre, Tour Hassan), Line 1 shares the platforms with Line 2: you can switch from one line to the other there. At Place Al Joulane, the Line 1 stop is separate from the Line 2 stop (about 100 m on foot). The network is operated by Transdev on behalf of Rabat Région Mobilité.
The 21 stations
Line 1 · Hay Karima ↔ Madinat Al Irfane
Travel times
| From | To | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Karima | → | Tabriquet | 2 min |
| Tabriquet | → | La Poste | 2 min |
| La Poste | → | Mohammed V – Opéra | 2 min |
| Mohammed V – Opéra | → | Diar | 1 min |
| Diar | → | Gare de Salé | 2 min |
| Gare de Salé | → | Bab Lamrissa | 3 min |
| Bab Lamrissa | → | Pont Hassan II | 3 min |
| Pont Hassan II | → | Place du 16 Novembre | 1 min |
| Place du 16 Novembre | → | Tour Hassan | 3 min |
| Tour Hassan | → | Place Al Joulane | 2 min |
| Place Al Joulane | → | Mohammed V – Gare de Rabat | 2 min |
| Mohammed V – Gare de Rabat | → | Bab Rouah | 2 min |
| Bab Rouah | → | Bibliothèque Nationale | 2 min |
| Bibliothèque Nationale | → | Stade Al Medina | 2 min |
| Stade Al Medina | → | Nations Unies | 2 min |
| Nations Unies | → | Agdal – Av. de France | 2 min |
| Agdal – Av. de France | → | Ibn Sina | 2 min |
| Ibn Sina | → | Ibn Rochd | 2 min |
| Ibn Rochd | → | Cité Universitaire Souissi | 1 min |
| Cité Universitaire Souissi | → | Madinat Al Irfane | 2 min |
Average times between neighbouring stations, calculated from the official tram timetable (rounded to the minute).
Did you know?
- Line 1 opened on 23 May 2011, at the same time as Line 2 and the Pont Hassan II designed by architect Marc Mimram.
- At Tour Hassan, the line serves the famous Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, emblematic monuments of Rabat (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).
- The Mohammed V – Rabat Station stop provides interchange with the ONCF Rabat-Ville station (regional and intercity trains). The Al Boraq high-speed train calls at Rabat-Agdal station instead.
- The Madinat Al Irfane terminus serves Rabat's large university campus (Mohammed V University, Souissi).
Interchanges and connections
Line 1 offers numerous connections:
- Shared central section (Bab Lamrissa → Tour Hassan) — interchange with Line 2 across four shared stations.
- Place Al Joulane — Line 2 stop about 100 m away on foot.
- Salé Station — interchange with ONCF mainline trains.
- Mohammed V – Rabat Station — ONCF Rabat-Ville station (regional and intercity trains; Al Boraq calls at Rabat-Agdal).
- Buses and shared taxis at most stations.
Timetable and frequencies
See the full timetable, departure intervals by time band, and the first and last trams for every station on the network.
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