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The current, modern Marseille tram network opened on 7 July 2007. [1] The first horse tramway opened in Marseille on 21 January 1876; electric trams came to Marseille in 1899. Unlike most other French cities, trams continued to operate in Marseille, even as through the 1950s and beyond trams disappeared from most cities around the world.
Line 1 of the Marseille Metro currently serves 18 stations and has a route length of 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi). [2] It was inaugurated in 1977, [3] becoming the first French metro line to enter in service outside Paris after Lyon (1974). [4] It was later extended in 1978, 1992 and 2010. [3] La Fourragère; Saint-Barnabé; Louis Armand
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.
Only tram lines in Lille and Saint-Étienne have operated continuously since the 19th century; the Marseille tramway system ran continuously until 2004 and only closed then for 3 years (until 2007) for extensive refurbishment into a modern tram network. Since the opening of the Nantes tramway in 1985, more than twenty towns and cities across ...
Since the opening of the Nantes tramway in 1985, more than twenty towns and cities across France have built new tram lines. As of 2013, there are 25 operational tram networks in France, with 3 under construction and 4 more planned.
The most serious proposal emanated in 1918 from the Compagnie d'électricité de Marseille, which proposed to build an underground network similar to the Paris métro. This proposal was met with fierce opposition from the Compagnie générale française de tramways, which owned and operated the city's tramway system. This project ultimately ...
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Caen tramway: Electric 27 Jul 2019 Gauge: 1,435 mm. Caen's tramway replaced the former Bombardier Guided Light Transit system after one and a half year of upgrading works. Cherbourg: Steam 22 May 1897 2 Aug 1914 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Electric 1910 1944 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Deauville: Horse Oct 1876 c.1905