FRANCE | Urban Transport Compilation

[thib8500]

Here is the new website for Jean Macé Station in Lyon. http://www.garelyonjeanmace.fr/projet.htm?id=237

It's now a real station, not a simple stop anymore.

[thib8500]

The new Lyon Jean-Macé station will be in service in december the 13th with about 6 trains an hour to Perrache station.

[Minato ku]

Orleans tram.

Orleans is a 375,000 inhabitants city located in Central France.
The tram system has one line in service and a second under in construction.

The first line (line A) opened in 2000.









Construction of the second line.

De Gaulle station, where the line B will meet the line A

[Minato ku]

Rouen tram

Rouen is a city of 523,236 inhabitants in Normandy.
The tram system opened in 1994, it is composed of two line with a common central section in the center.
The network has 5 underground stations.
-18.2 km
-31 stations

[C-Carter]

Originally Posted by Trisuno

After the Silver one, what do you think of the Gold one?
( to celebrate the 1000th Alstom Citadis)


www.lyon-en-lignes.org

[IM SO SORRY FOR THE OFF-TOPIC]

Hey Guys, My Name is Christopher,
Im chilean living in Spain actually.One of the 'communes' (Las Condes) of the City of Santiago is getting a 30km long Tram Network divided in Phases and financing by Alstom&Comsa and 'Las Condes' commune.The first one is based on 10km line and
the point is... Can U tell me more about those trams? I really luv them, theres news models?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...746790&page=13

Thank u.

[Chilenofuturista]

Originally Posted by C-Carter

[IM SO SORRY FOR THE OFF-TOPIC]

Hey Guys, My Name is Christopher,
Im chilean living in Spain actually.One of the 'communes' (Las Condes) of the City of Santiago is getting a 30km long Tram Network divided in Phases and financing by Alstom&Comsa and 'Las Condes' commune.The first one is based on 10km line and
the point is... Can U tell me more about those trams? I really luv them, theres news models?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...746790&page=13

Thank u.

Almost all french cities have Citadis trams made by Alstom. Lyon is no exception whatsoever. The funny thing about Citadis trams is that the "head"/"nose" of each tram can be fabricated differently according to each town's/city's particular request.
Just compare Lyon's Citadis to Marseille's and the others.
At the core the Alstom trams are all the very same model (Citadis) with only some small functional and aesthetic differences based upon the aforementioned demands.

[thib8500]

Originally Posted by Chilenofuturista

Just compare Lyon's Citadis to Marseille's and the others.

Yes, they are very different, since tram in Marseille is not an Alstom Citadis but a Bombardier Flexity

[Chilenofuturista]

Originally Posted by thib8500

Yes, they are very different, since tram in Marseille is not an Alstom Citadis but a Bombardier Flexity

Oh yeah, now that you mention it.... Thanks for correcting me!

[thib8500]

First car of line B of Lyon métro went to Clermont-Ferrand yesterday so as to get a new automatic pilot and become fully automatic in 2013. Line A will be automatic in 2017. Line D was the first automatic heavy métro in the world in 1991.

[Minato ku]

Le Mans tram

Le Mans is populated by 300,000 inhabitants and in located in northwestern France.
The tram line opened in 2007.

[allurban]

Originally Posted by thib8500

Yes, they are very different, since tram in Marseille is not an Alstom Citadis but a Bombardier Flexity

Flexity has the interchangable cabins, am not really sure about Alstom.

Cheers, m

[Minato ku]

Lille VAL

[Minato ku]

Marseille metro opened four new stations on the line 1, the May 5, 2010.
-La Blancarde
-Louis Armand
-Saint-Barnabé
-La Fourragère

[Minato ku]

A nice video of Toulouse VAL

[Minato ku]

Valencienne tramway
Valencienne is a city of 42 000 inhabitants proper and 398 814 for the metropolitan area in northern France.
This 18 km long line opened in 2006.

[toninus]

I'm surprised nobody posted pics of our funky tramway here in Montpellier. It's a 400,000+ inhabitants city located in south of France:


Lines 1 (2000, 15km, the blue one with birds) & 2 (2006, 20km, the funky one).
Inside line 1:

Inside line 2:


2 other lines, designed by Christian Lacroix (a famous fashion designer), will open in 2012. here's the map:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-_plan2012.png
And heres the livery of the third line:

You can also notice each line has a different face too...

[Mekky II]

New tramway of Tours :



It should be operationnal in 2012.

[Minato ku]

I suppose that the tram will replace the current north-south busway.





2012 seems too close, there was no work in the city when I went here in June.

[hhouse]

The (actual) scheduled opening of the tramway in Tours is the 1st September 2013!

[Mekky II]

Originally Posted by Minato ku

I suppose that the tram will replace the current north-south busway.

[IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/Vincentthomas/Album%203/DSC15876.jpg[IMG]

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2012 seems too close, there was no work in the city when I went here in June.

http://www.agglo-tours.fr/index.php?...IDENTIFIANT=48

They talk of the delivery of the tram, nothing is said about the line.