Cours Jean-Jaures - Grenoble (France)

Cours Jean-Jaures 30/06/2015 13h06

A TFS tram on line E on the tracks in grass on the Cours Jean Jaures with Mont Jalla (altitude +635, part of the massif de la Chartreuse ) on the background. Coming from Fontanil-Cornillon (the northernmost point of the network) to Grenoble-Louise Michel roughly at the end of the Cours Jean Jaures.

This 2017 is part of the oldest series of trams in Grenoble, the newest line E is operated by the oldest trams. A bit of a strange contrast.

 

Tramline E has a length of 11.5 kilometers and has 17 stations. The line opened on 28/06/2014 and was extended on 15/07/2015 to Palluel. It takes a tram 30 minutes to get from Louise Michel to Palluel. On line Alstom TFS (built between 1986 and 1996) is in use. These type of trams are undergoing a renovation at the moment.

[ More information: Wikipedia - Ligne E Tramway de Grenoble (français) ]

 

Tramway de Grenoble

The Tramway de Grenoble is the tram system in the city of Grenoble in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. In 1987, Grenoble became the second French city to reintroduce trams, the first being the Nantes tramway. The current network is 35-kilometre (22 mi) long, and comprises five lines: lines A, B, C, D and E. Line A was opened in 1987, line B in 1990, line C on 20 May 2006, line D on October 2007 and line E on 28 June 2014.

Grenoble tramway is served by a total of 103 trams. Of those, the older 53 are Alsthom TFS trams (2001-2053), whilst the newer 50, which began entering service with the opening of the B line extension and the C line, are Alstom Citadis trams (series 6001-6050).

 

FACTS & FIGURES

Number of lines: 5 (A, B, C, D, E)

Network length: 42.7 km

Number of stations: 81

Ridership: 218 000 a year (2014)

Operator: Sémitag

Owner: SMTC Grenoble

Number of trams: 103 (53 TFS, 50 Alstom Citadis 402)

[ Source and more Info: Wikipedia - Tramway de Grenoble (fr) ]

 

 

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