Brest tramway

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Brest tramway

Overview
Native name	Tramway de Brest
Locale	Brest, Brittany, France
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	1 (2 branches)
Number of stations	28
Annual ridership	10.50 million (2018)[1]
Operation
Began operation	23 June 2012[1]
Operator(s)	Keolis[2]
Technical
System length	14.3 km (8.9 mi)
hideSystem map Map of Brest tramway

The Brest tramway (French: Tramway de Brest) located in Brest, Brittany, France consists of a 28-stop, two-branch, 14.3-kilometre (8.9 mi) line connecting Porte de Plouzané in the west with Porte de Gouesnou and Porte de Guipavas northeast of the city centre. The end-to-end journey takes 38 minutes. The system began service on 23 June 2012.^[3] It is expected to serve 50,000 passengers per day.^[2]

History[]

One line has been built following approval by elected officials in 2004. Work began 6 July 2009, and the line was inaugurated on 23 June 2012. Construction costs were 383 million euros. The construction phase of the platform began in March 2010. The network has the distinction of being trilingual (French, English and Breton).

Rolling stock[]

The line is operated with 20 Alstom Citadis trams, which were jointly purchased with the Dijon tramway to reduce cost.

Network Map[]

See also[]

• Trams in France
• List of town tramway systems in France

References[]

External links[]

• Brest tramway – official website

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