ÃŽle-de-France tramway Line 4
Line 4 of the Paris tram was put into operation on 20 November 2006. This is the first use of a so-called tram-train track in France. The track is located in the department of Seine -Saint -Denis, outside of Paris city limits. The tram trains on railroad tracks.
History of the route
The track as the course line
The distance between the stations of Aulnay -sous -Bois and Bondy was built in 1875 as a link between two major routes which led from Paris to the north and east. Operator was initially a local company, but this was taken after three years of the company Chemin de Fer de l' Est and later was transferred to the successor company SNCF.
In 1962 the line was electrified on the southern part. In the early 1990s, the RER line E was created, this line lost much of its appeal. As then, utilization fell below 10,000 passengers per day, the SNCF introduced in December 2003 the operation.
Tram service
It was decided to convert the route for tram operation and thus to create the first tram-train line in France. Already in June 2004 began the restoration work: The road has been renewed, demolished the platforms and newly built for the tram service and made the route through two lanes.
Today's track is 7.9 km long, has 11 stops and connects six communities together. The maximum speed allowed is 70 km / h in urban areas it is limited to 50 km / h and at intersections even 30 km / hr.
Commissioning for the public was on 20 November 2006.
In Aulnay -sous -Bois is following the line RER B, in Bondy at the RER E.
Stops
Special
In contrast to the other Parisian tram lines, the line is not operated by the public transport company RATP 4, but by the railway company SNCF, which is already visible on the color of the trains ( RATP: light green / white). The trains run on railway lines and are supplied with the usual in France for trains voltage of 25 kV. On the other hand is moved on the line 4 on the right, like the case of trams and not common to the left, for which trains (as well as the RER) applicable in France. As trams run " on sight ", ie there is no traffic control with railway signals.
Fleet
For use on this route, the SNCF has 70 of the German manufacturer Siemens acquired 15 trams of type Avanto S, which are filed in the vehicle scheme SNCF as U series 25500. Depot and depot facility are located in Noisy- le -Sec.
Planned route construction Gargan - Montfermeil
A new branch of the streetcar comes to meet the mobility needs of the residents of Les Pavilions -sous- Bois, Livry -Gargan, Clichy- sous -Bois and Montfermeil. It provides fast connections to the RER RER E and RER B and later to the stations Clichy- Montfermeil and Bondy of the project Grand Paris Express.
This route construction is part of the development program for public transport in the eastern part of the Ile -de -France, which also includes the planned express bus T Zen 3 between Porte de Pantin and Gargan, the extension of the tram line T1 to the Val de Fontenay station and the construction of tangential north to Noisy- le -Sec belong.
The plans provide for a 6.5 kilometer long branch line that branches off into Gargan of the existing line to the east. It created 11 stops. Montfermeil is traversed in a long, single-lane turning loop, will lie at the total of 4 stops. Are expected about 37,000 passengers on a daily average.
The result is a regular route Bondy -Gargan, which is taken by all the tracks in the direction of Aulnay or Montfermeil. On this, the frequency of trains between 6 h and 20 h will be of three minutes on the north and Ostast in six minutes. The new line will be built according to tram regulations. The operating voltage in the branch is thus 750 V DC.
The construction costs are specified with approximately 214 million euros. The cost of the rolling stock takes over the STIF. The plan is the use of Citadis Dualis trains from Alstom, for approximately € 60 million are estimated. Construction is scheduled for 2014; Commissioning in late 2017.