Quebec City Tramway Tender

Location Quebec CityCanadaProject Background Quebec City Tramway is a 23km-long transit network project being developed in Quebec CityThe network aims to increase public transport use by 30 and remove 12500 cars from the roads a day.The Quebec City tramway project will involve the construction of tunnel sections and 36 stations five of which will be underground. The proposal includes incorporating an integrated system of tramways electric tram bus and reserved bus lanes.It will have two routes. The first route will be a 23km-long line connecting Charlesbourg to Cap-Rouge via Parliament Hill. Approximately 3.5km of the tramway will pass through underground sections. The 17km-long second route will be a fully electrified bus rapid transit BRT line served by articulated buses.Modern electric bi-articulated buses will operate along the route that will accommodate up to 150 passengers.The project will include the construction of three exchange centres at Laval University Sain-Roch and Sainte-Foy West. Maintenance centres technical rooms and two operation centres will also be constructed.The journey on the 23km tramway from east to west will take 38 minutes.The future electric tram will accommodate 260 seated passengers and will travel at a maximum speed of 70kmh. The entire fleet of Quebec City tramway will be capable of carrying over 5000 passengers during rush hours.