Rouen tramway
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| Native name | Métro de Rouen | ||
| Locale | Rouen, Normandy, France | ||
| Transit type | Tram | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Number of stations | 31 | ||
| Daily ridership | 67,000 (2010) | ||
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| Began operation | 1994 | ||
| Operator(s) | TCAR | ||
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| System length | 18.2 km (11.3 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Rouen tramway (French: Tramway de Rouen, known locally as "Métro de Rouen") is a network of two-line tramway in the city of Rouen, Normandy, France.
The tramway operates as one northern route with two southern branches to Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray and Le Grand-Quevilly. The tramway's combined northern route runs through a 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) underground (subway) section in the Rouen city centre encompassing stations Joffre–Mutualité through Bouvoisine; the remainder of the tramway to the south of the underground portion runs on the road surface and on reserved track.
In 1991, construction of a new tramway system began. This included constructing a 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) underground (subway) tunnel in the Rouen city centre encompassing Joffre–Mutualité through Bouvoisine stations along the tramway's route.
Rouen's tramway opened on 17 December 1994. In light of the fact that the new mode of transport technically is a light railway/tramway, inhabitants of Rouen and its suburbs have taken the habit of calling it the 'métro'. In September 1997 the tramway was extended to the Technopôle du Madrillet.
At the Théâtre des Arts station downtown, transfers between the tramway and Rouen's three bus rapid transit lines (T1-T3) can take place. Transfers between the tramway and the SNCF railway line take place at Gare–Rue Verte station.
Rolling stock is of light rail type; the GEC Alsthom Tramway Français Standard (TFS), identical to those used on the Grenoble tramway (1987) and Paris Tramway Line 1.
In January 2010 Alstom was awarded a €90m contract to supply 27 Citadis 402 trams in 2011–2012 to replace the TFS cars.
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