Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
Look no wires! A model of how to build a new tram system in a World Heritage Site city: accessible, reliable and beautiful. At this key historic location, the tram stop is marked only by a slightly raised platform, four stone benches and two litter bins, all aligned symmetrically with the axis of the Place de la Bourse - there is no extraneous clutter here, not even ticket machines!
Architects: Brochet Lajus Pueyo.
Designers: Lanoire & Courrian, Absolut Design.
Landscape designers: Group Signes.
Station and furniture design: Elizabeth de Portzamparc.
Extensive user consultation took place during the planning stage. An underground third rail powers the tram through the historic core of the city and overhead wires are used elsewhere. Planning and design began in 1997. The first phase of two lines, through the city centre, was constructed 2003-2005 for a cost of €686m, and a further line opened in 2009 at a cost of €598.
More details: www.dev.ihcdstore.org/?q=node/127
Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
Look no wires! A model of how to build a new tram system in a World Heritage Site city: accessible, reliable and beautiful. At this key historic location, the tram stop is marked only by a slightly raised platform, four stone benches and two litter bins, all aligned symmetrically with the axis of the Place de la Bourse - there is no extraneous clutter here, not even ticket machines!
Architects: Brochet Lajus Pueyo.
Designers: Lanoire & Courrian, Absolut Design.
Landscape designers: Group Signes.
Station and furniture design: Elizabeth de Portzamparc.
Extensive user consultation took place during the planning stage. An underground third rail powers the tram through the historic core of the city and overhead wires are used elsewhere. Planning and design began in 1997. The first phase of two lines, through the city centre, was constructed 2003-2005 for a cost of €686m, and a further line opened in 2009 at a cost of €598.
More details: www.dev.ihcdstore.org/?q=node/127