Number of lines 1 Began operation 25 June 2011 | Number of stations 25 | |
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The Angers tramway (French: Tramway d'Angers) is a single-line tramway in the French city of Angers in Pays de la Loire.
Contents
- Timeline
- Line A Avrill La Roseraie
- Stations
- Advantages
- Drawbacks
- Rolling stock
- Design of rolling stock
- Future service Line B
- References
Opened on 25 June 2011, Line A is operated by Keolis and replaced some bus lines, with the buses redeployed throughout the rest of the metropolitan area. Alstom's APS ground-level power supply has been used on two parts of the line totalling 1.5 km in order to avoid overhead lines in the centre of Angers and Avrillé. Angers is the second city using such system, after Bordeaux.
Timeline
Line A: Avrillé-La Roseraie
The total budget for the first line, re-evaluated in 2008, is around €350m (€47m for the trams), up from the 2004 estimate of €250m.
Main features for Line A:
As the line goes on both banks of the Maine, a new bridge was built to allow the trams to cross the river. It connects Angers' University Hospital Centre to Saint-Serge. This 270m bridge is accessible to bicycles and pedestrians as well as emergency vehicles.
Stations
Advantages
Drawbacks
Rolling stock
Angers Loire Métropole awarded Alstom a €47m contract to supply 17 Citadis 302 trams on 15 November 2006.
Design of rolling stock
Design and personalization of the rolling stock is characterized by the front end "convergence" V-shape similar in form to a shield. The other major feature is the ubiquity of a rainbow, designed by the French agency RCP Design Global is found in the color scheme and interior design of the trams and other transportation in the city.
The interior of the trams is marked by floral figures in different colors on the ceiling, white walls and green seats to reflect the geological layers of Anjou.
Future service: Line B
The 15 km (9.3 mi) Line B will open by 2020. It will run from Beaucouzé, via the Atoll shopping centre and Belle-Beille University to the main railway station and Parc des Expositions (Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou) through Monplaisir district.