BRT Marrakesh is a

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system that is also partly

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Marrakesh Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...

, Morocco. It opened on 29 September 2017.''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 336 (November–December 2017), p. 230. National Trolleybus Association (UK). The system is officially known as ''Bus à Haut Niveau de Service de Marrakech'' (BHNS de Marrakech), which equates to the English term Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, of Marrakesh. Although the buses are equipped to operate as trolleybuses, only part of the system is fitted with overhead wiring for trolleybuses, and the vehicles operated on batteries over the other sections. The transit system aims at increasing the public transport ridership and providing a tram-like service in a cheap and environmental way. The electricity powering the vehicles comes from

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Lines

The initial route in operation runs from Bab Doukkala in the city center to Al Massira.''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 338 (March–April 2018), pp. 68–69. National Trolleybus Association (UK). It is marked as route A at stops, but trolleybuses in service display only "BRT1" on their

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s. This route is long, of which is wired for trolleybus operation. The vehicles are powered on the other sections solely by their batteries, which are recharged from the overhead trolley wires. Other lines are expected to start operations by the end of 2019. MarrakechBHNS-LineA

Fleet

The fleet consists of 10

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trolleybuses built by

Dongfeng Yangtse Dongfeng Yangtse (扬子江汽车集团有限公司), formerly Yangzijiang Dongfeng Automobile (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. (东风扬子江汽车(武汉)有限责任公司), is a bus manufacturing company based in Wuhan, Hubei, China, founded in 2004. Hist ...

, model Veyron G92 or WG6120BEVHR. At the time of the system's opening in September 2017, it was reported that an additional 20 trolleybuses were on order, and that these would be 18-metre

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units.

References

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External links

Official presentation on the Marrakech town hall website
(as archived on 3 March 2016) (in French) Marrakesh Public transport in Morocco

Bus rapid transit