Aubagne tram

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Aubagne tram
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Alstom Citadis Compact in Aubagne
Basic information
Country France
city Aubagne
opening September 1, 2014
Infrastructure
Route length 2.8 km
Gauge 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system 750 V
Operating mode Bidirectional operation
Stops 19th
business
Lines 1
Cruising speed 20 km / h
vehicles 8 Alstom Citadis Compact
Top speed 70 km / h
statistics
Passengers 14,000 per day
Network plan

The Aubagne tram ( French Tramway d'Aubagne or Tramway du Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Étoile ) is the tram system of the southern French city ​​of Aubagne . Since September 1, 2014, a 2.7 km long line has been running from the station on the Marseille – Ventimiglia railway line to Le Charrel in the west of the city. Originally, two lines and a 12 km network were planned from 2019. After a change in the majority in the council, all further planning was stopped. Instead, the tram is to be extended to La Bouilladisse on the former Aubagne – La Barque line by 2024 . Like all public transport in Aubagne, the tram is free of charge .

Historic tram until 1958

The Marseiller line 40 in Aubagne, Cours Legrand (1917)

An agreement of February 23, 1904 allowed the operator of the Marseille tram , the Compagnie générale française de tramways (CGFT), to build a tram line from Saint-Marcel to Aubagne . This line was inaugurated on January 10, 1905 as line 39. The final stop in Aubagne was on Cours Legrand, today's Cours Maréchal-Foch.

On June 10, 1905, line 40 went into operation, which connected Aubagne through a 635 meter long tunnel in the center of Marseilles with the Gare de l'Est station there (today: Noailles) on the Marché des Capucins. A train ran every 30 to 40 minutes. Since line 40 was faster, line 39 was shortened on May 3, 1909 to the section Préfecture - La Penne-sur-Huveaune . In 1928 so-called "Pullman" cars were put into operation, which had a sidecar . From 1937 these were replaced by bogie wagons , which were modernized from 1944.

The decline of the tram line began on November 9, 1950, when part of the traffic was switched to bus service . The trams only ran during rush hour. On June 23, 1958, the last tram ran from Saint-Pierre to Aubagne.

The way to reintroduce a tram

Originally planned network in 2019

In July 2006, the Plan de déplacements urbains was adopted by the SITCA (Syndicat Mixte des Transports des Cantons d'Aubagne et de Roquevaire). In 2009 the feasibility studies for the construction of a tram, which crosses the city in an east-west direction, took place. In the same year the public debate on the project started. The first preliminary studies began in 2010. In 2011, the detailed planning was carried out and Alstom was commissioned to build the vehicles. The "Déclaration d'utilité publique" (statement of public benefit) was signed on February 1, 2013. Construction work could then begin. The first line went into operation on September 1, 2014.

It was originally planned to build the network in three phases:

  • Phase 1: Le Charrel – Gare d'Aubagne; Length: 3 km; Commissioning September 1, 2014 (line 1);
  • Phase 2: Gare d'Aubagne – Les Paluds; Length: 3.5 km; planned commissioning in 2016 (extension of line 1), abandoned today
  • Phase 3: La Penne-sur-Huveaune – Gare d'Aubagne; Length: 4.7 km (including 2.6 new buildings); Commissioning 2019 (line 2), abandoned today

A link to the Marseille tram was also planned.

In the local elections in May 2014, there was a change in majority and the new municipal council ( UMP ) stopped all further plans to expand the previous route. Instead, the new municipal administration wants to reactivate the former Aubagne – La Barque line to La Bouilladisse as a tram line. In December, the Ministry of Transport announced that it would provide a total of 18.3 million euros. Construction work on the route known as "Val'Tram" is scheduled to begin before the end of 2017 and commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2018.

Standard gauge tram from 2014

The final stop on the city side is directly at the train station

Route network

Line 1 (also known as line T) is 2.7 km long and connects the Aubagne station, on the Marseille – Ventimiglia railway line , with the "Le Charrel" district. The route serves seven stops.

financing

The cost of building the two lines in 2011 was estimated at 199 million euros. The French government (9%), the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region (11%), the Bouches-du-Rhône department (11%), the EU regional fund (2%), the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Étoile (7%) and a loan (45%). The cost of the 2.7 km long first line is 124 million euros and 42 million euros for the second line.

Infrastructure

Depot with vehicles parked there on Sundays and public holidays

The line is electrified with a 750 V direct current overhead line and has standard gauge . The line, which went into operation on September 1, 2014, is completely double-track. In the originally planned extension, the route at Beaumond station would only have been single-track.

The depot is located near the Piscine stop . This is 2.3 hectares and is used for the maintenance and parking of the vehicles.

business

Line 1 is served every 10 minutes from 5:45 a.m. to 9:05 p.m. from Monday to Saturday. Instead, the Tbus bus runs on Sundays and public holidays. In the first four months of operation, 6800 passengers were counted per day. As with the entire public transport network in the Aubagne urban region, use of the tram is free for passengers. The financial basis is the Versement transport transport tax , which is paid by employers.

vehicles

Alstom Citadis Compact at the final stop Le Charrel

On October 5, 2011, the municipality decided to purchase eight Citadis Compact trams from Alstom , valued at 14 million euros. There is an option for five to ten more vehicles by 2017. The vehicles are 22 m long and offer 26 seats and 99 standing places. The vehicles were decorated by the artist Hervé Di Rosa . He developed the design with students from the community. The first vehicle arrived in Aubagne on February 28, 2014.

Remarks

  1. ↑ This tunnel saved the Marseilles tram line 68 from being closed and is now used by the T1 line.

literature

  • Jacques Laupiès, Roland Martin: Les tramways de Marseille ont cent ans . 1975, ISBN 2-903963-51-7 .
  • Bernhard Kußmagk: The smallest in the country. Tram magazine, issue 1/2015, p. 46

Web links

Commons : Tram Aubagne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b #Aubagne: le tramway plébiscité par les usagers at lamarseillaise.fr, accessed on October 5, 2017
  2. ↑ Blickpunkt Tram 2/2019, p. 123.
  3. ↑ See J. Laupiès, pp. 104-105.
  4. ↑ Cours Foch at frequence-sud.fr, accessed on August 28, 2019
  5. ^ Christoph Groneck: Metros in France . 1st edition. Robert Schwandl, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-936573-13-1 , p. 90 .
  6. ^ JB Luppi: Trois lignes à "longue distance" . In: Marseille . No. 216 , 2007, ISSN  0995-8703 , p. 98-101 .
  7. ↑ a b Le Calandrier ( memento of January 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on tramway-paysdaubagne.com
  8. ↑ Le tramway du Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Étoile est déclaré d'utilité publique! ( Memento from January 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Le tramway inauguré à Aubagne , on france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, accessed on January 1, 2015
  10. ↑ Aubagne: le Tram n'ira pas plus loin on france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, accessed on January 1, 2015
  11. ↑ Éric Espanet: Pays d'Aubagne: le projet de Val'Tram retenu par Ségolène Royal , 19. December 2014, from laprovence.com, accessed January 1, 2015
  12. ↑ Eurailpress: France: Tram opened in Pays d'Aubagne , September 3, 2014, accessed on January 1, 2015
  13. ↑ a b c Dossier d'enquête préalable à la déclaration d'utilité publique ( Memento of April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on tramway-paysdaubagne.com, accessed on January 1, 2015
  14. ↑ Un plan de financement novateur et maîtrisé ( Memento of January 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), on tramway-paysdaubagne.fr, accessed on January 2, 2015
  15. ↑ Le plan et les horaires at lignes-agglo.fr, accessed on October 5, 2017
  16. ↑ Citadis Compact, la simplicité faite tramway ( memento of January 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), on tramway-paysdaubagne.com, accessed on January 2, 2015
  17. ↑ Alstom to supply Citadis Compact tramsets to the Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile metropolitan region ( Memento of February 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Press release from Alstom, October 6, 2011.
  18. ↑ Un nouveau design pour le citadis compact d'Aubagne , June 28, 2013, on laviedurail.com
  19. ↑ Ca y est, la première rame est arrivée! ( Memento of April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on tramway-paysdaubagne.com, accessed on April 2, 2014