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The Marseille tramway (French: Tramway de Marseille) is a tramway system in Marseille, France. The city's modern tram network now consists of three lines, serving 32 stations and operating over 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) of route. [1] The current, modern Marseille tram network opened on 7 July 2007. [1]
Metro and tramway network. Public transport in Marseille is managed by the Régie des transports Métropolitains (Metropolitan Transportation Public Operator, known ...
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.
From 1855 to 1938, Paris was served by an extensive tramway network, predating the Paris Métro by nearly a half-century. [3] In 1925 the network had a 1,111 km (690 mi) length, with 122 lines. [ citation needed ] In the 1930s, the oil and automobile industry lobbies put pressure on the Paris Police Prefecture to remove tram tracks and make ...
Several French cities were equipped with horse-tram networks towards the end of the 19th century. In Paris, Tramways Sud operated horse trams from 1875 to 1901. [5] In Marseille, horse trams operated by Compagnie Générale Française de Tramways entered service in 1876 on a number of routes including the Canebière. [6]
Map of the Marseille Metro network The following is the list of the Marseille Metro stations in Marseille , France . As of 2020 [update] there are 29 stations in the Marseille Metro system, for a total of 22.3 kilometres (13.9 mi) of route.
In 2012, the Marseille Metro carried approximately 76.7 million passengers, [2] making it a core part of the transport network in the Marseille urban area, with 49% of journeys using the metro. Since 1986, the Régie des transports métropolitains (Régie des transports de Marseille until 2016) has operated the network, operating it since it ...
This is a list of town tramway systems in France by région. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes ...