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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 as RTM). In 2011, there were 159 million trips, averaging 600,000 trips each weekday.
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.
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.
Metro and tramway network. Marseille is connected by the Marseille Métro train system operated by the Régie des transports de Marseille (RTM). It consists of two lines: Line 1 (blue) between Castellane and La Rose opened in 1977 and Line 2 (red) between Sainte-Marguerite-Dromel and Bougainville opened between 1984 and 1987.
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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]
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 ...