Tramway de Grenoble
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Grenoble's tram network is 32 km long, and comprises three lines: lines A, B and C. Line A was opened in 1987, Line B in 1990, and Line C entered into service on May 20th, 2006. A fourth line, Line D, is expected to open at the beginning of 2007. There once existed a network of tramways in Grenoble between 1894 and 1952, which makes it one of the rare French cities to have its tramway network operational in the beginning of the 20th century. Grenoble became the second French city to reintroduce the tramway, after Nantes.
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[edit] Rolling Stock
The Tramway de Grenoble has the only fully disabled accessible tram network in France. It is served by a total of 88 pieces of rolling stock. Of those, 58 are TFS trams, and the other 35, put in service on the occasion of the opening of the B line extension and the C line are Alstom Citadis trams.
[edit] Network
The network comprises of 59 stations 9 of which are shared by Two lines:
- The line A has 29 stations.
- The line B has 20 stations.
- The line C has 19 stations.
[edit] Line A
| Town | Stop | Connections |
|---|---|---|
| Fontaine | Fontaine La Poya | Bus 51, 56, Ami'Bus Sassenage |
| Fontaine | Charles Michels | Bus 55 |
| Fontaine | Hôtel de Ville de Fontaine | Bus 26 |
| Fontaine | Louis Maisonnat | Bus 51, Agence TAG |
| Fontaine | Gabriel Péri, Les Fontainades | - |
| Grenoble | Berriat, Le Magasin | Bus 26 |
| Grenoble | Saint Bruno | Tramway B |
| Grenoble | Gares | Tramway B, Bus 17, 34, 6020, Agence TAG, Express (Voiron-Crolles, Tencin and Vizille), Transisère, SNCF service. |
| Grenoble | Alsace-Lorraine | Tramway B, Bus 1, 17, Express (Vizille) |
| Grenoble | Victor Hugo | Tramway B, Bus 3, 13, 33, 34, Navette Rabot, 6020, Express (Voiron-Crolles and Tencin), Tranisère |
| Grenoble | Hubert Dubedout, Maison du Tourisme | Tramway B, Agence TAG |
| Grenoble | Verdun Préfecture | Bus 16, 21, 31, 32, 33, 41, Transisère |
| Grenoble | Chavant | Tramway C, Bus 3, 31, 34, 6020, Express (Voiron-Crolles et Tencin) |
| Grenoble | Albert Ier de Belgique | - |
| Grenoble | Mounier | - |
| Grenoble | MC2, Maison de la Culture | Bus 18 |
| Grenoble | Malherbe | Bus 26 |
| Grenoble | La Bruyère | - |
| Grenoble | Arlequin | - |
| Grenoble | Grand' Place | Bus 13, 23, 26, 32, Agence TAG |
| Grenoble | Pôle Sud, Alpexpo | Bus 12, 13, P+R |
| Échirolles | Les Granges | - |
| Échirolles | Surieux | - |
| Échirolles | Essarts | - |
| Échirolles | Échirolles Gare | Bus 12, P+R, SNCF service |
| Échirolles | La Rampe, Centre Ville | Bus 11 |
| Échirolles | Marie Curie | Bus 16 |
| Échirolles | Auguste Delaune | Bus 13, 16 |
| Échirolles | Echirolles Denis Papin | Bus 16 |
[edit] Line B
| Town | Stop | Connections |
|---|---|---|
| Grenoble | Grenoble Cité Internationale | Bus 30 |
| Grenoble | Palais de Justice | - |
| Grenoble | Saint Bruno | Tramway A |
| Grenoble | Gares | Tramway A, Bus 17, 34, 6020, Agence TAG, Express (Voiron-Crolles, Tencin and Vizille), Transisère, SNCF service |
| Grenoble | Alsace-Lorraine | Tramway A, Bus 1, 17, Express (Vizille) |
| Grenoble | Victor Hugo | Tramway A, Bus 3, 13, 33, 34, 6020, Express (Voiron-Crolles and Tencin) |
| Grenoble | Hubert Dubedout, Maison du Tourisme | Tramway A, Agence TAG |
| Grenoble | Sainte Claire, Les Halles | - |
| Grenoble | Notre-Dame, Musée | Bus 32 |
| Grenoble | L'Île Verte | Bus 31 |
| Grenoble | La Tronche Hôpital | Bus 31, Transisère |
| La Tronche | Michallon | - |
| La Tronche | Grand Sablon | Bus 9, Navette Inovallée, Ami'Bus Les Hauts de Corenc, Navette Grésivaudan, P+R |
| Saint Martin d'Hères | Les Taillées Universités | Tramway C |
| Saint Martin d'Hères | Gabriel Fauré | Tramway C |
| Saint Martin d'Hères | Bibliothèques Universitaires | Tramway C, Bus 11, 26, Transisère |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Condillac Universités | Tramway C |
| Gières | Mayencin Champ Roman | - |
| Gières | Gare de Gières Universités | Transisère, SNCF service |
| Gières | Gières Plaine des Sports | P+R |
[edit] Line C
Line C opened for service on the 20th May, 2006. It links Seyssins to the university campus of Saint-Martin-d'Hères.
| Town | Stop | Connections |
|---|---|---|
| Seyssins | Seyssins Le Prisme | Bus 23, 58, P+R |
| Seyssins | Mas des Îles | Bus 23 |
| Seyssinet-Pariset | Le Grand Pré | Bus 51 |
| Seyssinet-Pariset | Fauconnière | - |
| Seyssinet-Pariset | Seyssinet-Pariset, Hôtel de Ville | Bus 51, 55, P+R |
| Grenoble | Vallier-Catane | Bus 26, P+R (opening September 2006) |
| Grenoble | Vallier-Dr Calmette | Bus 32 |
| Grenoble | Vallier-Jaurès | Bus 1, 17, Express (Vizille) |
| Grenoble | Foch-Ferrié | Bus 13 |
| Grenoble | Gustave Rivet | Bus 16 |
| Grenoble | Chavant | Tramway A, Bus 3, 31, 34, 6020, Express (Voiron-Crolles and Tencin) |
| Grenoble | Hôtel de Ville | Bus 6020, Express (Voiron-Crolles and Tencin) |
| Grenoble | Flandrin Valmy | Bus 21, 23, 41, Transisère |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Péri-Brossolette | Bus 41 |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Neyrpic-Belledonne | Bus 26, 41 |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Hector Berlioz Universités | Tramway B |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Gabriel Fauré | Tramway B |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Bibliothèques universitaires | Tramway B, Bus 11, 26, Transisère |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Saint Martin d'Hères Condillac Universités | Tramway B |
[edit] Line D
Line D is scheduled to open in early 2007. It will link Les Taillées universités station to the Saint-Martin-d'Hères town-centre.
| Town | Stop | Connections |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Les Taillées Universités | Tramway B |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Hector Berlioz Universités | Tramway C |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Neyrpic Belledonne | Tramway C, Bus 26, 41 |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Ambroise Croizat | Bus 21, 23 |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Édouard Vaillant | Bus 26 |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | ZAC Centre | - |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Étienne Grappe | Bus 11, 23, 33 |
[edit] Future extensions
Line B will be extended from Cité International to the Polygone Scientifique early in 2009. A new line, Line E, will replace bus line number 3, and is projected to be complete by 2011. In 2013, Line A will be extended both from Fontaine to Sassenage, and from Échirolles to Pont-de-Claix. Extensions to line D, probably from Saint-Martin-d'Hères to Alpexpo or towards Meylan are also planned.
A "tram-train" linking Moirans to the centre of Grenoble is projected but is suspended for the moment. Also a link from Grenoble to Vizille via Le Pont-de-Claix, Jarrie and Champ-sur-Drac; the ligne should be opened in 2015.
[edit] External links
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| Guided trolleybuses: Caen • Clermont-Ferrand* • Nancy | ||
| * Under Construction | ||
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