Toulouse tram
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| Basic information | |
| Country | France |
| city | Toulouse |
| opening | December 11, 2010 |
| operator | Tisséo-Réseau urbain |
| Infrastructure | |
| Route length | 16.7 km |
| Gauge | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Power system | 750 V DC overhead line |
| Stops | 24 |
| business | |
| Lines | 2 |
| Clock in the peak hours | 8 min |
| vehicles | 24 Alstom Citadis 302 |
| statistics | |
| Passengers | 18,000 per day |
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The Toulouse tram ( French Tramway de Toulouse ) is a tram in the southern French city of Toulouse , which went into service on December 11, 2010, due to a strike two weeks late. It complements the city's public transport network, which was previously characterized by two metro lines ( VAL system ), two TER lines and bus lines. In the first stage of expansion, the T1 line runs for a length of 10.9 km from the Arènes traffic junction in a north-west direction to the suburbs of Blagnac and Beauzelle . It is operated by the transport company Tisséo .
As in numerous other French cities, the new network is experiencing a renaissance: there was already a tram service in Toulouse between 1887 and 1957.
The tram from 1887 to 1957
On July 31, 1887, the Société des transports en commun de la région toulousaine opened the first tram service, initially as a standard-gauge horse - drawn tram . In 1906 the electric tram was introduced, and the network was expanded further by 1950. In 1948, the city tried the tram by a trolley bus to replace, but what failed. Finally, on July 7, 1957, operations were stopped in favor of buses and automobile traffic.
The return of the tram in 2010
Due to the strong growth of Toulouse, even after the opening of three important traffic axes as Métro Toulouse (lines A and B) and the TER line (line C), further lines were planned on their own route. To connect the north-western metropolitan area, however, no metro or priority bus line was selected, but a classic tram line, which had proven to be the most sensible solution in various studies. In 2004, the route for the future T1 line was determined, and construction work began in July 2007.
Line T1
The T1 line - referred to earlier plans as a line E - marks the return of the tram to Toulouse. Starting from the Arènes traffic junction , where you can change to Metro line A, TER line C and various bus routes, it serves the north-western districts and the suburbs of Blagnac and Beauzelle over a distance of 10.9 km with 18 stops . The Garossos-Aéroconstellation terminal is in the latter . The average distance between stops is 641 m.
The opening of the tram was originally scheduled for November 27, 2010, but there was a delay of two weeks due to the strike. Line T1 is to be extended to Grand Rond (see next section, Ligne Garonne ). The extension to the Palais de Justice metro station was opened on December 20, 2013. The central and eastern sections of the T1 line will run parallel to the future T2 line from the beginning of 2015.
Line T2
The T2 line was put into operation on 11 April 2015 and leads from the Palais de Justice to the Airport ( Aéroport ), said lines use T1 and T2 13 stops together. The route T1 was almost only extended by the Envol junction (see next section, Ligne Garonne ).
expansion
1st extension of the Ligne Garonne (in operation since 2013)
At the end of 2013, the extension of line T1, initially referred to as line G, went into operation from the Arènes junction in the city towards the east to Grand Rond ( Palais de Justice metro station ). Two variants were investigated for this extension. Construction work began in early 2012 and testing began in October 2013, two months before commissioning (see above, section line T1).
The planning that was carried out envisaged a crossing of the Garonne over the Pont Saint-Michel bridge , after which the route should lead to the Palace of Justice, its terminus. Originally, it was planned to lead it to the Jardin-des-Plantes-Muséum station , where it will later switch to the Canal line . This route is more expensive (115 million euros), but also longer (3.8 km with seven stations) and serves a higher catchment area, offers a direct connection to Metro line B and is easier to extend.
The second proposed variant, however, was to cross the Garonne over the Pont Pierre-de-Coubertin bridge , which could serve the Municipal Stadium . In this variant, the end point would be Saint-Michel on the Boulevard des Récollets . This proposal was not only significantly shorter (2.9 km with only five stations), but also cheaper (85 million euros). However, the catchment area is smaller, a longer transfer route to Métrolinie B would have to be accepted and an extension would be problematic due to the nature of the Avenue Crampel .
2nd extension of Ligne Envol (in operation since 2015)
The connection of the tram to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport - Ligne Envol (airline) - is made by a 2.5 km branch of the T1 line. The extension includes three stops and three cars are required. Construction work began at the beginning of 2013 and commissioning took place in mid-April 2015. The costs for this 2.5 km long section amounted to 73.4 million euros, originally estimated at 55 million euros. Crossing the A621 motorway proved to be expensive . In addition, compared to the original plan, bike paths were laid parallel to the new route, which made additional land purchase necessary. 9500 passengers are expected on the section every day. Trial operation began on January 19, and scheduled operations on April 11, 2015
From the main public transport hub Arènes, the airport can be reached within 18 minutes on the T2 line.
Although the T1 line passes 800 m from the airport, there was no direct connection in the first construction phase. As an alternative, in addition to this branch line, a direct tram line from the airport to Toulouse-Matabiau train station was also under discussion, but this solution was used for financial reasons. The branch line also has the advantage that it also serves factories operated by Airbus and ATR , among others .
3rd extension of the Ligne Canal (planned)
Compared to the first two network expansions, this significantly longer route, formerly also known as Line F, was intended to bypass the city center in the east along the Canal du Midi from Pont Jumeau to Pont des Demoiselles , with the Marengo train station also being connected. The realization should take place by 2020. Due to the change of government in 2014, the realization has become questionable, as the new mayor is planning a third metro line between the two aerospace centers in the south-east and north-west, which is to bypass the city center to the east, i.e. near the canal.
In 2019 it became known that only line T1 was to be extended beyond the current terminal Aéroconstellation by 0.7 km to the Parc des Expositions. The opening of the section is planned for June 2020, the conservative mayor rejects further network extensions .
Vehicle fleet
18 Citadis 302 low-floor wagons from the French manufacturer Alstom were purchased for the T1 line ; the order can be increased to 24 wagons. With a length of 32.4 m and a width of 2.40 m, the vehicles hold 212 passengers (48 seats and 164 standing places). The tram can be extended by around 10 meters with two Citadis 402 modules, which would increase the capacity to just under 300 passengers. As with almost all French tram operators, the design is individualized and was created by Alstom in collaboration with Airbus.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toulouse. Un tramway chasse l'autre la depeche.fr. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ a b Airbus on rails - Tram Magazine , accessed on March 26, 2011.
- ↑ Tram Ligne T1 Tisséo. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Le calendrier des travaux on tram-garonne.fr ( Memento of the original of September 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b La future ligne G du tramway au banc d'essai la depeche.fr. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Calendrier ligne envol on smat-toulouse.fr ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2014 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.
- ↑ Blagnac. Ligne Envol pour desservir l'aéroport: la concertation démarre la depeche.fr. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Enquête publique sur le projet de la ligne de tramway Envol (PDF; 2.8 MB) , April 13, 2012, accessed on August 11, 2012
- ↑ Caractéristiques Ligne Envol on smat-toulouse.fr ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Le tram Envol a roulé jusqu'à l'aéroport on ladepeche.fr, January 20, 2015, accessed on January 22, 2015
- ↑ Mobilitciés of April 10, 2015: Toulouse: le 11 avril, le tramway desservira l'aéroport de Blagnac accessed on April 15, 2015 (French)
- ↑ Blickpunkt Tram 2/2019, p. 145.
- ↑ a b Tramway. La première rame a été dévoilée la depeche.fr. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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