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The system has a route length of 77.5 kilometres (48.2 mi), serving a total of 133 tram stops. [1] [4] [5] The first line of Bordeaux's modern tramway opened on 21 December 2003. The system is notable for using the Alstom APS ground-level power supply system in the city centre. It has been operated by Keolis Bordeaux since 1 May 2009. [6]
The Place des Quinconces, located in Bordeaux, France, is among the largest city squares in Europe (approximately 63 ac or 25.6 ha [1] [2] [circular reference]). It was laid out in 1820 on the site of Château Trompette and was intended to prevent rebellion against the city. Its guns were turned towards the centre.
The project for a wine cultural and tourist center started in 2009. An association prefiguring La Cité du Vin was created for this purpose, made up of representatives from the Aquitaine region, Bordeaux Métropole, the city of Bordeaux, the Interprofessional Council of Bordeaux wine and the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Parc des Expositions – Stade Matmut-Atlantique tram stop is a tram stop on line C of the Tramway de Bordeaux. It is located on Cours Charles Bricaud in the north of the city of Bordeaux . The stop opened on 24 January 2015, when Line C was extended north from Berges du Lac , and it is the current northern terminus of one of the two branches ...
Transports Bordeaux Métropole (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃spɔʁ bɔʁdo metʁɔpɔl], TBM; formerly Tram et bus de la CUB, or TBC) is a public transport system for the 28 communes of Bordeaux Métropole. It also provides service to part of the commune of Cadaujac.
Quinconces tram stop is located on lines B, C and D of the Tramway de Bordeaux, and serves as an interchange between the three lines. The stop is located in the Place des Quinconces in the centre of the city of Bordeaux, and has four parallel platforms. Two of these serve lines C and D, which share tracks at this point, whilst the other two ...
Les Aubiers tram stop is a tram stop on line C of the Tramway de Bordeaux.It is located on Laroque Avenue in the north of the city of Bordeaux.The stop opened on 27 February 2008, when Line C was extended north from Grand Parc, and was the northern terminus of Line C until a further extension to Berges du Lac opened on 1 February 2014.
Recently the tram has seen a very big revival with many experiments such as ground level power supply in Bordeaux, or trolleybuses pretending to be trams in Nancy. [8] This way of travelling started disappearing in France at the end of the 1930s. Only Lille, Marseille and Saint-Étienne have never given up their tram systems. Since the 1980s ...