Line 1
Hay Karima ↔ Madinat Al Irfane — 21 stations, 11.7 km. It crosses the Bouregreg over the Pont Hassan II and shares a shared central section of five stations with Line 2.
21
Stations
11.7 km
Length
2011
Opened
8 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, Place Al Joulane), Line 1 shares the platforms with Line 2: you can switch from one line to the other there. 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 | 3 min |
| Tabriquet | → | La Poste | 2 min |
| La Poste | → | Mohammed V – Opéra | 2 min |
| Mohammed V – Opéra | → | Diar | 2 min |
| Diar | → | Gare de Salé | 1 min |
| Gare de Salé | → | Bab Lamrissa | 3 min |
| Bab Lamrissa | → | Pont Hassan II | 2 min |
| Pont Hassan II | → | Place du 16 Novembre | 1 min |
| Place du 16 Novembre | → | Tour Hassan | 1 min |
| Tour Hassan | → | Place Al Joulane | 1 min |
| Place Al Joulane | → | Mohammed V – Gare de Rabat | 3 min |
| Mohammed V – Gare de Rabat | → | Bab Rouah | 2 min |
| Bab Rouah | → | Bibliothèque Nationale | 1 min |
| Bibliothèque Nationale | → | Nations Unies | 2 min |
| Nations Unies | → | Stade Al Medina | 1 min |
| Stade Al Medina | → | 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 | 2 min |
| Cité Universitaire Souissi | → | Madinat Al Irfane | 2 min |
Approximate journey times between neighbouring stations in normal service.
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 (Al Boraq and TNR trains).
- 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 → Place Al Joulane) — interchange with Line 2 across five shared stations.
- Salé Station — interchange with ONCF mainline trains.
- Mohammed V – Rabat Station — ONCF Rabat-Ville station (Al Boraq, TNR).
- 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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