Your complete guide for trams in Qatar

Jul 23, 2022

Apart from the metro service available across the country, Qatar also has three tram services currently located at Msheireb, Lusail and Education city. This service makes it very convenient for people to move around places where the metro isn’t accessible. The tram vehicles that run on electricity are air-conditioned and have special glass panels that filter light. Buses struggle in heavy traffic, but trams do better. They are also significantly more efficient in terms of road usage as one train replaces around 40 cars which take up a far larger area of road space.

Downtown Msheireb Tram

The flagship development project of Msheireb Properties, a division of the Qatar Foundation, is Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD), which is situated in the center of Doha. The former commercial district has been effectively revitalized by the real estate development corporation, making it the new center for business, recreation, and habitation in Qatar.

Additionally, traveling is now simpler for both residents and visitors in Qatar thanks to recent improvements to the country's public transit system. To learn everything there is to know about the Tram and Msheireb Downtown Doha, scroll down!

Take the free Msheireb Tram to navigate Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD). The tram vehicles that run on electricity are air-conditioned and have special glass panels that filter light. The following stops are listed on the Msheireb Properties app:

Sahat Al Nakheel Station (not yet operational)
Wadi Msheireb Station
Galleria Station
Msheireb Prayer Ground Station (not yet operational)
Heritage Quarter Station
Al Baraha Station
Sahat Al-Masjid Station
Al Kahraba Street Station
Al Mariah Street Station (not yet operational)

33 seats, onboard CCTV, and Wi-Fi are available aboard Msheireb's self-powered trams, which travel a 2.12-kilometer closed-loop circuit. Currently, three trams run every six minutes, stopping at nine different locations.

Msheireb Metro Station is a short stroll from Msheireb Downtown Doha.

Area: Downtown Msheireb

Cost: Free for all

Timings: Saturday to Thursday: 9 am - 12 pm, 4 pm - 9 pm;

Friday: 4 pm - 9 pm

Education City Tram

In 2019, Qatar Foundation (QF) unveiled its own electrically-powered tram system that circles the "Academic Loop" of QF. It provides car-free, park-and-ride links to schools, universities, centers, and other facilities at QF thanks to its 24 stations.

The Education City Tram covers a total of 3 lines:

Line 1: Yellow
Line 2: Blue (Academic Loop)
Line 3: Green

The Yellow and Blue lines are now in use. The tram allows car-free, park-and-ride links between the centers, schools, and other institutions run by Qatar Foundation.

Important things to note:

After boarding the tram, passengers must provide their "Green" EHTERAZ status to the security personnel.

Wheelchairs may ride the trams, however pushchairs, carrycots, or folding bicycles must be secured with a safety belt before boarding.

Animals are permitted on the tram. A suitably closed shipping container or cage must be used to contain small animals. Passengers traveling with guide or hearing dogs who are blind or deaf are permitted aboard the trams. The dog must ride on the tram's floor and not a seat.

When riding the train, children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Blue Line

Timings: Sunday to Thursday: 6 am - 10 pm

Friday and Saturday: 8 am - 4 pm

Yellow line

Area: Education City

Cost: Free for all

Timings: Sunday to Thursday: 6 am - 10 pm

Friday and Saturday: 8 am - 4 pm

Lusail City Tram

The first phase of the Lusail Tram includes the operation of part of the Orange Line with 6 stations out of the 25 stations spread throughout the four lines that make up the Tram network.

Legtaifiya
Marina
Marina Promenade
Yacht Club
Esplanade
Energy City South

The Lusail Tram and Doha Metro are connected by the Legtaifiya station.

The Travel Card can be used on the tram itself. To avoid any additional fees, Lusail Tram riders must Tap In and Tap Out using the validators on the tram. The Lusail Tram costs QR 2 for each trip. The Lusail Tram's day pass costs QR 6. Please note that there is no goldclub on the tram (goldclub is one of the three classes of travel, apart from the Standard and Family, on the Doha Metro). To ride the Lusail Tram, children under the age of five do not require a travel card. Every five minutes, the tram operates.

You can change to the Lusail Tram at the Legtaifiya metro station if you're traveling on the Doha Metro.

To and from the Lusail Tram stops, you can also take the Metroexpress service. The local areas are connected to the tram stations by way of this free ride-sharing service.

First and last tram times

Area: Lusail City

Cost: Free for all. Everyone must carry a Doha Metro Travel Card to tap

Timings: Saturday to Wednesday: 6 am - 11 pm

Thursday: 6 am - 11:59 pm

Friday: 2 pm - 11:59 pm

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