Lusail Bus Depot is the largest electric bus depot in the world: Ministry

Published: 4 August 2024

Capacity to serve 500 buses; accommodation facilities for 1,400 workers

NT Bureau
Doha

The Ministry of Transport has stated that the Lusail Bus Depot, which has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest electric bus depot in the world, has a capacity to serve 500 buses, and is spread over an area of approximately 400,000 square meters.

The Lusail Bus Depot is the first bus depot in the Middle East to rely on solar energy to power its buildings and facilities, as it contains about 11,000 PV solar panels that generate 4 megawatts of energy per day in line with the goals of Qatar’s National Strategy for the Environment and Climate Change.

Lusail Bus Depot is located in Lusail City, in the vicinity of Wadi Al Banat Rd. to the north and Wadi Smaira St. to the west.

The Depot consists of 24 multipurpose buildings, in addition to bus bays, service facilities, recreational facilities, green spaces, and substations.

The depot is divided into three zones.

The first zone includes 478 parking bays for e-buses equipped with 248 electric charging equipment, in addition to dedicated buildings for repairing, inspection, washing, and vacuuming.

The second zone includes accommodations for all the depot staff with a capacity of 1400 people, constructed in accordance with world specifications and the requirements of both the Ministry of Labor and the SC.

This zone also includes service facilities such as for dining with convenience services, indoor recreational facility, mosque, administration building, services building, guardhouses and other service facilities.

The third zone is a depot for BRT e-buses. It includes 24 bays equipped with 24 electric chargers to support the operations of that type of buses. It also includes buildings for repairing, cleaning, vacuuming and quick inspection.