Orléans tramway

The tram Orléans (French Tramway d' Orléans ) is a tram service in the French city of Orléans, which experienced a renaissance in recent years. The first network in Orléans existed between 1877 and 1938. Since 2000 crossed again a tram line the city, another followed in June 2012. Operating company until December 2011, the SETAO ( Société d'exploitation des transports de l' agglomà Orléanaise ). Since then, Keolis Orléans Val de Loire operates the traffic network consisting of trams and buses, which is marketed under the name of TAO (Transports de l' agglomà Orléanaise ).

The historic tram

Orléans already had the end of the 19th century, a tram. On May 6 In 1877 the first line, which was initially operated as a horse track and electrified in 1899. In 1909 they reached their maximum extension with 4 lines and a total length of 26 km. The routes were, however, only single track with passing places.

1933 already the first line was replaced by buses. In 1938 the town bought the operating company and presented on March 31, a tram operation.

The new tram since 2000

In the 90s, the idea of ​​reintroducing the streetcar appeared. Began in 1995, to concretize the current plans and put them into practice. After the public benefit to the project ( Déclaration d' utilité publique ) was found in July 1998, could be started with the construction. Since November 27, 2000 moves back a tram in Orléans, the line A.

Line A

The line A crosses the city in a north-south direction and connects Jules Verne in the town Fleury- les- Aubrais with the Hôpital de la Source in the southern district of Orléans - La Source. It serves the suburbs while Aubrais station in the north, the central station, the inner cities of Orléans and Olivet and the campus of the University of Orléans and the Hôpital de la Source in the south. The Loire crosses the tram on the Pont George V.

On a track length of 18 km, the line has 24 stations, six of which P R parking lots were built, which are intended to facilitate the change to the tram.

The power is supplied via an overhead line, which is supplied with 750 V DC. The depot is located near the bus stop Hôpital de la Source. It is equipped with a washer, a workshop and a parking area.

Line B

After due consideration, a public hearing process ( Enquête Publique ) was conducted in the spring of 2007, which spoke out for the construction of a second tram line in west-east direction through the historic downtown. In January 2008, then the public benefit to the project has been confirmed, so that could be started with the construction work. In September 2008, was granted a loan of 175 million euros for the expansion of the European Investment Bank ( EIB).

The new line will be named CLEO - marketed ( concevoir la liaison Est -Ouest de l' agglomerated Orléanaise establishment of an east-west connection in the agglomeration of Orléans ).

Route

Line B runs parallel to the east-west direction north of the Loire and in about four municipalities and linked over a distance of 11.8 km with one another. In this case, 25 stops and six P R sites were built. The line runs to 90% on its own rail body, with a large part of the route, namely the sections is carried out west of the stop Pont de l'Europe and east of Grand Halma as a green track.

In La Chapelle -Saint -Mesmin is the western terminus of Georges Pompidou. It has 170 parking spaces, which commuters are to be moved from the western hinterland to switch to the tram. In addition, a link point to the bus network is created.

The community Ingré is only passed over a distance of 300 m length of the tram B. It is operated by the stop Troisfontaines the neighboring community.

Saint -Jean -de- la- Ruelle has four stops: Trois Fontaines, Martin Luther King, Rol Tanguy, Pont de l'Europe. Two of these stations have park and ride car parks.

Orléans has 14 stops: Porte Dunoise, Beaumont, Madeleine, Croix Morin, De Gaulle (transfer to line A), Jeanne d' Arc, Cathedral - Hotel de Ville, Halma Grand, Eugène Vignat, Guy Marie Riobé, Droits de l' Homme, Mozart, Grand Villiers and Ambert. With the two stops Joan of Arc and Cathédrale -Hôtel de Ville and the historic center is finite ( again) served by public transport.

In Saint -Jean -de -Bray Gaudier- Brzeska lie, Pont Bordeau, Verville, Clos de l' Arche, Léon Blum Mairie, with connections to buses. The eastern terminus Clos du Hameau is equipped with a P R facility. In Saint -Jean -de -Bray is also the tram depot on line B.

Located in the historic city center can be dispensed to the direction by using the APS system between stops Madeleine and Vignat. The stop De Gaulle line A at the western end of the Rue Jeanne d' Arc was converted into a change junctions between the two lines. The total cost of the project amounted to 395 million euros. The official opening took place on June 29, 2012.

Into operation

The test rides on the new route began on 15th October 2011 between stops Ambert in Orléans Gaudier- Brzeska and in Saint -Jean -de- Braye. In this 533 m long section, the driving behavior of the individual trimmings should eg be checked during acceleration and deceleration. The official opening took place on June 29, 2012. One day later the scheduled time of operation was recorded.

Rolling stock

To insert 22 trams of type Alstom Citadis come 301 and 21 tracks of Citadis 302 The Citadis 301 A have been ordered for the operation of the line and operate on this since 20 November 2000. For line B ordered Keolis Orléans Val de Loire 21 Citadis 302 which are slightly longer ( 32.3 m instead of 29.9 m) and wider (2.40 m instead of 2.32 m) than the Citadis 301. They also offer a modified head design and the APS system. A Citadis 302 unit cost 2.05 million euros.

Operating times

Line A runs from 4 clock in the morning until 00:40 clock, Sundays from 06:40 clock. Line B is run each morning from 04:30 clock to 00:15 clock, Sundays from 7 clock. Mondays to Fridays ride the trains every 6-8 minutes on Saturdays every 8-10 minutes, Sundays and public holidays every 15-30 minutes.