NANTES

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TRAM ROUTE

Operator: TAN

1	(François Mitterand [St. Herblain] - Tertre - Lauriers) / (Jamet) - Croix Bonneau - Gare Maritime - Commerce - Gare SNCF - Bd. de Doulon - Haluchère - Beaujoire
2	Orvault-Grand Val - Santos Dumont - Université - Saint Félix - Commerce - Mangin - Pirmil - Gare de Pont-Rousseau
3	Marcel Paul - Beauséjour - Rond-Point de Vannes - Commerce - Mangin - Pirmil - Trocardière - Neustrie

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

• Tramway: 43.5 km.



HISTORY

• Urban tramway (First generation): (compressed air): 13 Dec. 1879 - 1917; (electric): 1911 - 25 Jan. 1958.
• Urban tramway (Second generation): 7 Jan. 1985 - today.

GAUGE

• Tramway (first generation): 1435 mm.
• Tramway (second generation): 1435 mm.

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SOURCES

PRINT

• Fox, P. "French pioneer: Nantes opens northern section of Line 2", Light Rail Review 6, 1994, p. 37-40.

WIKIS

• Ancien tramway de Nantes
• Société d'économie mixte des transports en commun de l'agglomération nantaise (SEMITAN)
• Tramway de Nantes

WEB SITES

• AMTUIR
• TAN