Dijon Tramway

The tram Dijon (French Tramway de Dijon ) is a tramway system in the French city of Dijon, which has been operational since 1 September 2012. A second line was put into operation on December 8, 2012. The network is operated by Keolis Dijon.

Already 1895-1961 perverted a tram, partly as a trolleybus. It was formed from the existing since 1888 horses buses.

Horse Bus and tram meterspurige to 1961

From 1888 to perverted so-called "Cars Rippert " as horse buses. To this end, the Compagnie des tramways omnibus de Dijon ( ODT ) was established, which operated two lines. The first resulted from Place Wilson to the station Dijon -Ville, the second from the Place de la République to the Place du Premier May

The electric company was incorporated in the year 1895. The concession was granted to the Compagnie des Tramways de Dijon for the Electricity (TED), which should operate the network for the next 60 years.

Additionally, there was a nationwide network ( Chemins de fer départementaux de la Côte -d'Or ) operatively meter gauge branch lines. The largest expansion of the network was 358 km, among others, the following communities were served: Champ Litte, Chatillon- sur -Seine, Semur -en- Auxois, Beaune and Nuits -Saint -Georges.

The decline of the streetcar began in 1930, after the operation ended in 1961, a trolley bus system was still in operation on January 7, 1950 to March 30, 1966. The latter was replaced by buses.

The way to reintroduce a tram

In 2000 it was decided to expand the public transport network; among other things, the speed, and the clock rate should be increased. This led to the creation of efficient bus routes, the " Liane " ( Ligne à niveau de service élevé ) are called.

Despite the high clock rate the Lianes were overloaded, the " Liane 1" carried 33,000 passengers a day on its 15 km long route. During the rush hour on some important lines drove a bus every 90 seconds, this clock sequence could not be increased because now the roads were congested and the travel speed decreased. The further expansion of the bus network by more bus lanes could not solve and a new concept was increasingly necessary these problems.

On 15 May 2008 it was decided by the community association Grand Dijon to build two public transport lines on its own line. This should increase the travel speed and capacity compared with the Liane.

There were several versions to choose from:

• A bus à haut de service level (bus on their own Buspuren ), but this would have the capacity was only minimally increased.
• A tram on rubber wheels.
• A normal tram.

It was finally decided to build a tramway. To save money, the vehicles were purchased together by tram Brest. Therefore, after the design of the Brest trams became known, signed an agreement on the common order of 53 vehicles on 27 November 2008. After the spring held the public inquiry had two tram lines, on 17 December 2009, the Déclaration d' utilité publique.

Standard gauge tramway since 2012

The construction of the streetcar includes several goals, such as the development of important facilities ( music school, administration, university), also should neighborhoods be better connected to the center and so the traffic can be reduced. So are 76 000 inhabitants, 44 000 jobs and 38 000 students to benefit in a distance of 500 m to the next stop of the tram. These are 1/3 of the population of Dijon.

Costs and financing

The total cost should be 20 million euros per kilometer, this is with other new buildings, trams little. The project was financed by a loan. The money was provided by the following bodies are available: European Investment Bank ( € 288 million), state subsidies ( € 47 million), the Burgundy region ( € 40 million), the department of Côte -d'Or (20 million € ) and the European regional Development Fund (ERDF ) ( € 5 million).

Schedule

In 2006, initial feasibility studies have been made ​​, they should clarify which transport was the most suitable. Early November 2007, it was decided to build a tramway. On November 27 of that year was the agreement on the joint order of the vehicles, with the city of Brest, signed. Then 33 Alstom Citadis 302 were ordered in September 2009. In October 2010, construction has started. The first test drives took place from February 2012. On 2 September 2012, the line 1 went into operation, the line 2 on 8 December of the same year.

Infrastructure

The network is running standard gauge and electrified with 750 V DC catenary. It is what the tracks between the stations Gare and Place de la République, share of two lines. Large parts are designed as green track, in total there are 13 hectares.

Line 1, which was the first in operation, has a length of 8.5 km and 16 stations, the average distance between stops is 566 m. It starts at the Dijon-Ville Station, met immediately then to line 2, then leads to the university and has its endpoint in Quetigny.

Line 2 is 11.5 km long with 21 stops, went on 8 December 2012. It crosses the city in a north-south direction, its southern end is located in Chenôve, their north on Commercial Park Parc Valmy. She drives among other things to the railway station, theater Zénith in the shopping center la Toison d' Or and the Place de la République.

The stations, which are expanded barrier-free, have shelters and are equipped with a video surveillance system. There is also a screen that displays current traffic information.

Depot

A new shared depot for buses and trains were built. This is located near the station Carraz on line 2 It is located on the former site of Rangierbahof Perrigny SNCF in Chenôve. It is called " Tram Goals 21 " and spreads out on 14 acres along the railway line between Paris and Marseille. Some of the buildings of the former depot Perrigny was rehabilitated; the costs amounted to 38.87 million euros. In the depot the 33 trams and 215 buses will be waiting to stand for the tram, 8 tracks available 50 employees work in the workshop.

Operation

The operation is provided by Keolis Dijon, where the contract was extended to 2017 in 2010.

The travel time on the line is 1, end to end, 28 minutes. This gives an average speed of 18.2 km / h The bus took 30-35 minutes for the same distance. Line 2 takes 35 minutes for the whole route, which at an average speed of 19.7 km / h results, the bus needed originally 45-50 minutes.

The operation begins by 5 clock 45 ( Sunday 7 clock ) and ends at 00 clock 30 In rush hour the clock sequence is 5 minutes otherwise 7 minutes. In 2015, 45,000 travelers are expected to line 1 and line 2 will transport 42,000 passengers daily.

On the opening weekend 150,000 passengers were counted per day. It was held under the motto " toute la ville en tram". The official opening ceremony was conducted by François Sauvadet, Mayor François Rebsamen, Prefect Pascal Mailhos and the President of the Regional Council Burgaund François Patriat. During the first month 35,000 to 40,000 people have used the tram.

Rolling stock

The vehicles were ordered in 2009, together with the tram Brest at Alstom. Of the 53 ordered tracks 33 went to the tram Dijon. The cost for the vehicles of Dijon amount to 63.8 million euros. It follows that an Alstom Citadis costs 2.05 million euros. By this common order, both companies should have scored a total of 25 % savings.

The 33 vehicles of the type Alstom Citadis 302 are 32.7 m long, 2.4 m wide and consist of five car bodies, which sit each on three bogies. They are fully low floor, have a top speed of 70 km / h and 200 passengers find in a vehicle space, of which 42 seats. In addition, the trams are 5 decibels quieter than road transport and can be recycled to 98%. They were made in various Alstom works, they should also consume 10% less energy than comparable vehicles.

Rates

The light rail transit system was also connected to the introduction of new tickets, which are called " PASS Divia ". There are different tickets, the cheapest costs € 1.20 and is time- limited. Alternatively, day passes and monthly passes are available. The stations are equipped with vending machines.