Casabusway Bus Rapid Transit (BW1 & BW2)
Casablanca opened its first two bus rapid transit lines, Casabusway BW1 and BW2, on 1 March 2024 - roughly 24.5 km of segregated median corridor with 42 stations, run by RATP Dev Casablanca as one integrated network with the Casatramway (not the separate Casabus/M'dina Bus city network). The 'smart' element is a control-and-data layer rather than the vehicles: buses get traffic-light priority at intersections to hold their commercial speed, stations and vehicles carry dynamic real-time information screens and CCTV, and a single interoperable smart card lets riders transfer freely between busway and tram. The 40 Mercedes-Benz CapaCity articulated buses are conventional Euro-6 diesel, not electric - the widely repeated 'electric BRT' framing is wrong. Signal-priority and efficiency benefits are described by the operator and authority; no independent measurement of speed or ridership gains is published.
📊 Impact
40 Mercedes-Benz CapaCity four-axle articulated buses (21 m, ~196-passenger capacity, Euro-6 diesel); two lines totalling ~24.5 km and 42 stations with three tram interchanges; ~5.5-minute peak headway; traffic-light priority at intersections and an interoperable smart card shared with the tram (operator/authority figures, not independently audited).
🎓 Lesson
The data layer that makes this a BRT rather than a bus line is signal priority plus fare and real-time integration with the existing tram - the vehicles themselves are ordinary diesel. Marketing that recasts such systems as 'electric' misses where the actual smart investment sits: network integration and intersection control.
📖 Terms in this entry: Bus rapid transit (BRT) · E-ticketing · Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Casabusway Bus Rapid Transit (BW1 & BW2)” — Casablanca, Morocco. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/casablanca-busway/ (last verified 2026-07-30). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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