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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.
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 ...
Location Relevant Wikipedia article Year opened Stations Total route length Type Angers: Angers tramway: 2011 42 22.4 km (13.9 mi) Tram: Avignon: Avignon tramway 2019 10 5.2 km (3.2 mi) Tram: Bordeaux: Bordeaux tramway: 2003 130 77.3 km (48.0 mi) Tram: Brest: Brest tramway: 2012 28 14.3 km (8.9 mi) Tram: Caen: Caen tramway: 2019 37 16.2 km (10. ...
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 ...
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
The tramway network in Saint Petersburg is the largest in Europe, and was once the second-largest in the world, [citation needed] surpassed only by Pacific Electric's 160 km network in Los Angeles. The network in Melbourne, Australia, is now larger. Tram on Moscow Gate Square in Saint Petersburg.
Location Traction Type Date (From) Date (To) Notes Aubagne tramway: Aubagne: Electric 1 sept 2014 Avignon: Electric 1901 1932 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) New 1.435 metre standard gauge tramway due to be inaugurated on 19 October 2019. Cannes: Electric 1899 1923 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) La Ciotat: Electric 1935 1955 ...