- Réunion Tram Train
The Réunion Tram Train ( _fr. Tram-train de la Réunion) is a planned 70-kilometer
tram-train line along the northern coast ofRéunion . Construction of the first phase is scheduled to start in 2008, for completion in 2012.The line will operate as a hybrid of a
tram and atrain , with tram-like street-level stations in the towns and train-like speeds of up to 100 km/h on dedicated right of way between them. Trains would be capable of carrying up to 250 passengers; the route would also be capable of carrying freight from the port.From west to north, the projected route of the first phase (38 km, 25 stations) will start from St-Paul and pass through St-Denis, terminating at
Roland Garros Airport in Ste-Marie. The mountainous topography of Réunion will necessitate a large number of viaducts and tunnels: the first phase includes 11 major engineering structures including a 10 kilometre tunnel and the highest railway bridge in the world. The cost is estimated to be €1.25 billion for the first phase alone. A further extension east to St-Benoît is envisioned.External links
* [http://www.tramtrain.fr/ Tram Train] (in French)
* [http://www.semaly.com/article.php?id_article=384&nav=382,178,384,170,181,183,174,182,179,177,180 La Semaly: Reunion Island - Tram-train]
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