Mettis
Two busway lines are operated in the French city of Metz under the name Mettis [ ˌmeˈtis ] . The project, which cost around 230 million euros, went into operation on October 5, 2013.
Planning and construction management
Systra was responsible for the design of the project .
The lines
The two busway lines A and B run a total of 17.8 kilometers in the municipalities of Woippy and Metz. The buses have their own lanes ; they have priority at the intersections. Signaling is used as is the case with tram circuits. Both lines have a common trunk route of 5.4 km in the inner city area with ten common stops.
Line A connects the Woippy and Actipôle de Borny stops . It is 12.5 km long and has 26 stops at it. Line B has an 11 km route with 21 stops and connects Saulcy with CHR de Mercy . Overall, there are three P + R - parking .
The vehicles
The Belgian commercial vehicle manufacturer Van Hool has by tendering against Hess enforced and ATPS and 23.8 m long diesel hybrid - buses of the type ExquiCity 24 supplied with room for 150 passengers. 27 vehicles were ordered with an option for 9 additional vehicles. The price of a vehicle is 850,000 euros.
The depot
In April 2013, a new depot was opened on an 8-hectare site in the north of Metz and near Line A , where the other vehicles of the operating company are also serviced. The previous depot will be given up.
The rest of the bus network
The rest of the bus network in both cities has been restructured. It also changed its name: Transports en commun de la région messine (TCRM) became Le Met ' .
Individual evidence
- ↑ METTIS, le budget ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at mettis.metzmetropole.fr, accessed on October 25, 2013
- ↑ a b METTIS, LE MET ', la fête! ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at mettis.metzmetropole.fr, accessed on October 25, 2013
- ↑ Le 5 octobre 2013, SYSTRA salue la mise en service de METTIS, le nouveau Bus à Haut Niv de Service de la ville de Metz, et signe une référence exceptionnelle de maîtrise d'œuvre de projet BHNS on systra.com, accessed on 25 . October 2013
- ↑ Mettis en photo. tout-metz.com, April 21, 2011, accessed April 23, 2011 .
Web links
- Project website of the Metz Metropole municipal association (French)
- Alex Mannschatz: Local transport in Metz: A city on new tracks ; Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , March 8, 2013