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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]
Semi-metro-style tunnel in Noailles, built for the original tramway network. The first plans for a metro system in Marseille appeared in the early years of the 20th century, following the opening of the Paris Métro. [4] Many plans were put forward, but quickly abandoned due to lack of financing.
Map of the Marseille Metro network. The following is the list of the Marseille Metro stations in Marseille, France. As of 2020 there are 29 stations in the Marseille Metro system, for a total of 22.3 kilometres (13.9 mi) of route. [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.
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 ...
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.
A seaside town's popular heritage tram service has been suspended. Blackpool Transport Services said operating the older trams alongside the town's modern fleet had become increasingly challenging.
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.