Tramway de Grenoble

Grenoble's tram network is 32 km long, and comprises four lines: lines A, B, C and D. Line A was opened in 1987, line B in 1990, line C entered into service on the 20 May 2006 and line D opened on the October 2007. There once existed a network of tramways in Grenoble between 1894 and 1952. Grenoble became the second French city to reintroduce the tramway after Nantes.

Rolling Stock

The Tramway de Grenoble 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.

Network

The network comprises 65 stations, 12 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.
* The line D has 6 stations

Line A

Line D

Line D opened on the 6 October 2007. It links Les Taillées universités station to the Saint-Martin-d'Hères town-centre.

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 2012. 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 as well as one linking Crolles and Grenoble are projected. A link from Grenoble to Vizille via Le Pont-de-Claix, Jarrie and Champ-sur-Drac are also projected and should be opened in 2015.

External links

* [http://www.semitag.com official site]
* [http://snotag.free.fr/semitag.php3 non-official site]
* [http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/grenoble railway-technology]
* [http://world.nycsubway.org/eu/fr/grenoble.html nycsubway]