Rapid transit in France
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There are several rapid transit systems in France. Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Rennes and Toulouse all have metro systems. Twenty-six French cities have light rail and tram systems.
Metros
[edit]| Location | Name | Year opened | Stations | Total route length |
Year of last extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | Lille Metro | 1983[1] | 60[2] | 45 km (28 mi)[2] | 2000[1] |
| Lyon | Lyon Metro | 1978[3] | 42[3] | 34.4 km (21.4 mi)[3] | 2023[3][note 1] |
| Marseille | Marseille Metro | 1977 | 31[4] | 22.7 km (14.1 mi)[4] | 2019 |
| Paris | Paris Métro | 1900[5] | 320[6][7] | 245.6 km (152.6 mi)[6][7] | 2024 |
| Rennes | Rennes Metro | 2002 | 28 | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | 2022 |
| Toulouse | Toulouse Metro | 1993[8] | 37[8] | 28.2 km (17.5 mi)[8] | 2007[8][note 2] |
Trams and light rail
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Trams in France go back to 1837 when a 15 km (9.32 mi) steamtram line connected Montrond-les-Bains and Montbrison in the Loire.[9] With the development of electric trams at the end of the 19th century, networks proliferated in French cities over a period of 15 years. Although nearly all of the country's tram systems were replaced by bus services in the 1930s or shortly after World War II, France is now in the forefront of the revival of tramways and light rail systems around the globe. Only trams lines in Lille and Saint-Étienne have operated continuously since the 19th century. Since the opening of the Nantes tramway in 1985, more than twenty towns and cities across France have built new tram lines. As of 2013, there are 25 operational tram networks in France, with 3 under construction and 4 more planned. France is also home to Alstom, a leading tram manufacturer.[10]
List of trams and light rail systems
[edit]| Location | Relevant Wikipedia article | Year opened | Stations | Total route length |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers | Angers tramway | 2011 | 42 | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | Tram |
| Avignon | Avignon tramway | 2019 | 10 | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) | Tram |
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux tramway | 2003 | 130 | 77.3 km (48.0 mi) | Tram |
| Brest | Brest tramway | 2012 | 28 | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) | Tram |
| Caen | Caen tramway | 2019 | 37 | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | Tram |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont-Ferrand tramway | 2006 | 34 | 15.7 km (9.8 mi) | Translohr |
| Dijon | Dijon tramway | 2012 | 35 | 19 km (12 mi) | Tram |
| Grenoble | Grenoble tramway | 1987 | 82 | 43.7 km (27.2 mi)[11] | Tram |
| Le Havre | Le Havre tramway | 2012 | 23 | 13 km (8.1 mi) | Tram |
| Le Mans | Le Mans tramway | 2007 | 35 | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) | Tram |
| Lille[note 3] (to Roubaix and Tourcoing) |
Lille tramway | 1909 | 36 | 17.5 km (10.9 mi) | Tram |
| Lyon[note 3] | Lyon tramway | 2001[12] | 99[12] | 73.1 km (45.4 mi)[12] | Tram |
| Lyon[note 3] | Rhônexpress (airport commuter) | 2010 | 4[13] | 23 km (14 mi)[13] | Tram/Interurban |
| Marseille[note 3] | Marseille tramway | 2007[4] | 32 | 13 km (8.1 mi) | Tram |
| Montpellier | Montpellier tramway | 2000 | 84 | 60.5 km (37.6 mi) | Tram |
| Mulhouse | Mulhouse tramway | 2006 | 29 | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | Tram |
| Nantes | Nantes tramway | 1985 | 83 | 44.3 km (27.5 mi)[14] | Tram |
| Nice | Nice tramway | 2007 | 46 | 24.2 km (15.0 mi) | Tram |
| Orléans | Orléans tramway | 2000 | 51 | 29.3 km (18.2 mi) | Tram |
| Paris[note 3] | Tramways in Île-de-France | 1992[15] | 278 | 186.6 km (115.9 mi) | Tram, Translohr, Tram-train |
| Reims | Reims tramway | 2011 | 24 | 11.2 km (7.0 mi) | Tram |
| Rouen | Rouen tramway | 1994 | 31 | 15.1 km (9.4 mi) | Tram |
| Saint-Etienne | Saint-Étienne tramway | 1881 | 39 | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | Tram |
| Sarreguemines (Saarbrücken, DE) | Saarbahn | 1997 | 1 (42 in Germany) | 44.0 km (27.3 mi) | Tram-train |
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg tramway | 1994 | 86[16] | 49.1 km (30.5 mi)[17] | Tram |
| Toulouse[note 3] | Toulouse tramway | 2010[8] | 28 | 11.7 km (7.3 mi) | Tram |
| Tours | Tours tramway | 2013 | 29 | 15 km (9.3 mi) | Tram |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Qui sommes-nous? - Notre Histoire" [Who are we? - Our History] (in French). Transpole. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ a b "Les chiffres clés" [Key figures] (in French). Transpole. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ a b c d "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL - SYTRAL. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ a b c "Fiche d'identité de l'Entreprise - LE METRO" [ID card of the company - THE METRO]. rtm.fr (in French). Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ "Brief history of the Paris metro". france.fr - The official website of France. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ^ a b "The Network - The Metro: a Parisian institution". RATP. Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ^ a b "The RATP Dev Brochure" (PDF). RATP. June 11, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Qui sommes-nous? - Nos réalisations" [Who are we? - Our achievements] (in French). Tisséo. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ Le premier tramway de France summarised from L.-J. Gras: Histoire des premiers chemins de fer français et du premier tramway de France. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ ALSTOM wins French Innovation Trophy from Infrasite News. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ Tag
- ^ a b c "Le Tramway sur le réseau TCL" [The Tramway in TCL's network] (in French). TCL - SYTRAL. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ a b "La société Rhônexpress : les chiffres clefs du service offert" [The Rhônexpress company: Key figures for the service offered] (in French). Rhônexpress. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ "Accueil - et la Semitan - Les essentiels - Chiffres clés" [Welcome - Semitan - Essential facts - Key Figures]. tan.fr. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ "RATP's tram network in Île-de-France". RATP. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ "Tram Réseau" [Tram Network (Map)] (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ "Home - CTS". Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeios. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-13.