Citadis tramway for the City of Lusail in Qatar. Credit: Alstom / Yves Ronzier.

Alstom has shipped the first trainset for Qatar’s Lusail tramway from its plant in La Rochelle, France.

The trainset is being transported by boat from the Barcelona harbour to Doha, where it is expected to arrive next month.

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Its delivery forms part of a contract that was originally awarded in 2014 by the Qatar Railways Company to the LRTC consortium, which comprises Alstom and QDVC.

The deal involved the supply of a turnkey tramway system for deployment along a four-line tram network in the city of Lusail.

"The new, 33m-long trams will have five cars per single unit and will be capable of carrying around 207 passengers."

Alstom Middle-East and Africa senior vice-president Didier Pfleger said: “Thanks to all Alstom employees involved in the Lusail tramway project, we have managed to achieve this great milestone.

“We are very proud to work on this project for our customer in Qatar. Alstom is a long-term partner of the Qatari mobility market development.”

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Alstom is providing a total of 28 Citadis tramways to Lusail under the arrangement.

The company will also be involved in the provision of track works, power supply equipment, signalling systems and platform screen doors.

The new, 33m-long trams will have five cars per single unit and will be capable of carrying around 207 passengers.

Each tramway will comprise both common and family classes, in addition to featuring LED lighting, onboard passenger information technology and security systems.

The low-floor tram sets are said to be eco-friendly and are equipped with full electrical braking systems.

Lusail’s four-line tram network will cover a distance of 22km and comprise 28 stations.