Quebec City Tramway
| Quebec City Tramway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | Tramway de Québec |
| Status | Planned |
| Locale | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Termini | Le Gendre (Cap-Rouge) Charlesbourg (Phase 1) |
| Website | https://tramwaydequebec.info/ |
| Service | |
| Type | Light rail |
| Depot(s) | Rue Mendel (Cap-Rouge) |
| Rolling stock | Alstom Citadis Spirit |
| History | |
| Planned opening | 2033 (Phase 1) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 19 km (12 mi) (Phase 1) |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 750 V DC |
The Quebec City Tramway (French: Tramway de Québec) is a proposed light rail system in Quebec City, which will be known as TramCité.
Construction was planned to start in 2024, with a completion date of 2029. However, on November 9, 2023, Quebec premier François Legault paused the project, and ordered the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to take over the project from the city and conduct additional studies.
In June 2024, CDPQ Infra issued its plan for higher-order public transit in Quebec City to be called Circuit Intégré De Transport Express (CITÉ). It proposed 100 kilometres (62 mi) of public transit corridors including 35 kilometres (22 mi) of tram lines and over 35 kilometres (22 mi) of bus rapid transit. The total estimated cost (tram and BRT) would be $14.7 billion. The system would be implemented in three phases with the first phase to be completed in 2030. The Quebec provincial government has authorized the implementation of phase 1 of the tramway, which consists of a 19 km (12 mi) line running from Le Gendre to Charlesbourg. As of December 2024, construction is expected to start in 2027 with the line going into service in 2033.
A former streetcar system existed in the city between 1865 and 1948. It was electrified in 1897.