The Casablanca Busway Arabic: باصواي الدار البيضاء Bāswāy ad-Dār al-Bayḍā’) is a high-level bus network serving the city of Casablanca in Morocco since 1st March 2024.[2] The network consists of two lines, line  BW1  and the line  BW2 .

Casablanca Busway
Mercedes-Benz vehicle on line L6 at CIL station
Overview
Native nameArabic: باصواي الدار البيضاء
LocaleCasablanca, Morocco
Stations42
Websitehttps://dimaqrib.ma
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
Services2
Operator(s)RATP Dev Casablanca
Rolling stock40 Mercedes-Benz.[1]
History
Opened1 March 2024 (2024-03-01)
Technical
Line length24.5 km (15.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Current network

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Line Terminus Opening Length (km) Stations
 BW1  Laymoune ↔ Salmia 2 2023 12,5 20
 BW2  Oulmès ↔ Oued Sebou 2023 12 18
TOTAL 24,5 38

Line BW1

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As of 2023, Line 1 of the Casablanca Busway serves 20 stations between termini in Salmia and Lissasfa. The line is 12.5 km (7.8 mi).[3]

Line BW2

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As of 2023, Line 2 of the Casablanca Busway serves 20 stations between termini in Maarif and Errahma. The line is 12 km (7.5 mi). An extension of the BW2 line is being built beyond Errahma to reach the rural commune of Ouled Azzouz. The call for tenders relating to the completion of this extension project was launched in January 2023.[4] This 2.5 km extension has 4 stations, which are as follows: Les Ecoles, Ouled Ahmed, La Ferme and Oulad Azzouz.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Auto Nejma et Evobus livreront les bus BHNS des lignes L5 et L6 de Casablanca".
  2. ^ "Le détail sur les 300 observations qui retardent la mise en service du Busway". Le360 (in French). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Casa Busway Details". lematin.ma/ (in French). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. ^ https://medias24.com/2022/01/04/casablanca-appel-doffres-pour-les-travaux-dextension-de-la-ligne-bhns-l6/

Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr:Busway de Casablanca; see its history for attribution.