Tramway
Paris region public transport Métro lines Line 1 Line 7bis Line 2 Line 8 Line 3 Line 9 Line 3bis Line 10 Line 4 Line 11 Line 5 Line 12 Line 6 Line 13 Line 7 Line 14 RER lines Line A Line D Line B Line E Line C Suburban rail (Transilien) Saint-Lazare Nord La Défense Est Montparnasse Lyon Airport shuttles CDGVAL Orlyval Bus Bus (RATP) Noctilien   Bus (Optile)   Tramway Tramway T1 Tramway T3a Tramway T2 Tramway T3b Tramway T4 Other Montmartre funicular

The French region of Île-de-France, encompassing the capital city of Paris, currently has four tram lines, and is planning an additional line. Of the existing lines, three are operated by its public transport authority, RATP, which also operates the Paris Métro and most bus services. The fourth line is operated the French national rail operator SNCF. Two of the lines serve Paris. The four lines are generally unconnected, although a connection between lines T2 and T3 already exists and the final design is fairly integrated.

History [edit]

Trams of the former network, seen near the Pont au Change in central Paris

From 1855 to 1938, Paris was served by an extensive tramway network, predating the metro by nearly a half-century. The last of these first generation tram routes, to Versailles, was closed in 1957.

Originally horse-powered, Paris trams used steam, and later pneumatic engines, and electricity.

The funicular that operated in Belleville from 1891 to 1924 is sometimes erroneously thought of as a tramway, but was actually a cable car system.

The first of a new generation of trams in Paris, line T1 opened in 1992, with line T2 opening in 1997, line T4 on November 18, 2006, and line T3 on December 16, 2006.

Lines [edit]

Tram on line T1 in Noisy-le-Sec

Tramways d'Île-de-France
Tram on line T2 in Issy-les-Moulineaux
Background
Locale	Paris, Île-de-France
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	4
Number of stations	71
Operation
Began operation	1992
Operator(s)	RATP / SNCF
Technical
System length	41.5 km (25.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
System map

T1 [edit]

Line T1 connects Saint-Denis to Noisy-le-Sec, parallel to the Paris northern city limit. It opened in 1992, and the extension to Noisy-le-Sec was completed in December 2003. An extension west to Asnières and Gennevilliers opened in November 2012, and a continuation to Nanterre is planned. An eastwards extension to Montreuil and eventually to the Val de Fontenay RER station is planned.

T2 [edit]

Tram on line T2

Line T2 (Trans Val-de-Seine) connects Pont de Bezons with Porte de Versailles via La Défense. It opened in 1997 between La Défense and Issy Val-de-Seine, mostly on converted SNCF right-of-way. An extension from Issy Val-de-Seine to Porte de Versailles opened in 2009 and a second extension from La Défense to Pont de Bezons opened in 2012.

T3 [edit]

Tram on line T3a at Porte de Gentilly

Line T3 is the first modern tramway in Paris proper. It is divided into two sections called T3a and T3b. The line is also known as the tramway des Maréchaux because it follows the boulevards des maréchaux, a series of boulevards that encircle Paris along the route of the former Thiers Wall (built 1841–44). The boulevards are, with three exceptions, named for Napoleon's First Empire marshals (maréchaux).

T3a connects Boulevard Victor – Pont du Garigliano RER station in the western part of the XV^e arrondissement with Porte de Vincennes metro station in the XII^e arrondissement.

T3b connects Porte de Vincennes with Porte de la Chapelle in the XVIII^e arrondissement.

T4 [edit]

Tram on line T4 in Livry-Gargan

Line T4 is a tram-train line, operating in part on SNCF lines, connecting Bondy RER station with Aulnay-sous-Bois station. It opened on November 18, 2006. Unlike the other tramways in Île-de-France, T4 is operated by SNCF.

Planned lines [edit]

Several new lines of tramway and trams on tyres have been planned in the region and on 11 February 2009 every project was re-assessed and given a "T" number by the STIF (the regional transport council of the Île-de-France). Posters began to appear in the metro from April 2009 promoting the entire 8‑route T system.

T5 [edit]

T5 platform at Marché de Saint-Denis with a tram from T1 passing behind

Saint-Denis - Garges-Sarcelles

Tramway T5 will run on tyres along a mainly segregated "track" on the busy Route Nationale 1 (similar to the systems in Nancy or Caen), replacing the often busy bus lines 168 and 268. The 6.6 km route, already under construction, will serve 16 stops between Saint-Denis, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Sarcelles and Garges-lès-Gonesse by 2011. It will have an interchange with T1 at its southerly terminus marché de Saint-Denis.^[1]

T6 [edit]

Construction work on T6

Châtillon - Viroflay

A 14 km route on tyres (with 1.6 km in tunnel) serving 21 stations (including 2 underground) will be built from Châtillon - Montrouge (terminus of metro ligne 13) to Viroflay - Rive Droite (Transilien railway station). The line is scheduled to open in 2013.

T7 [edit]

Villejuif - Athis-Mons

Am 11 km route serving 18 stations between Villejuif (terminus of metro ligne 7) serving Rungis and Orly and terminating at Athis-Mons should open in 2013.^[2] Eventually the line could run further to Juvisy-sur-Orge.

T8 [edit]

Saint-Denis (Porte de Paris) - Épinay-sur-Seine (Quartier d'Orgemont) and a branch to Villetaneuse

Formerly to be known as "Tram'y", this 8.46 km line was planned to serve 17 stations by 2013. Villetaneuse is also planned to be a future station on the new Tangental North line. An extension was also planned to the future RER E station proposed at Évangile. Construction began in 2010, and services are expected to begin in 2014.^[3]

TVM [edit]

The Trans-Val-de-Marne (fr) bus line, which runs in a designated bus lane and is intended to provide rapid transit southeast of Paris in the département of Val-de-Marne, is operated by RATP. Despite beginning with a T, it is not a part of the tramway network.

See also [edit]

• Transportation in Paris
• Trams in France
• List of town tramway systems in France

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Tram line routes at the RATP official website
• T3 official website
• RATP official extension information
• (French) Comprehensive map of the Paris tramways network

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