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Bordeaux Tramway
The Bordeaux tramway network (french: Tramway de Bordeaux) consists of four lines serving the city of Bordeaux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The system has a route length of , serving a total of 133 tram stops. The first line of Bordeaux's modern tramway opened on 21 December 2003. The system is notable for using the Alstom APS ground-level power supply system in the city centre. It has been operated by Keolis Bordeaux since 1 May 2009. History Original tramway The first public transport service in Bordeaux was a horse-drawn omnibus, introduced in 1830. In 1880, the first horse-drawn tramway was introduced, and eventually 752 horses were used to pull 71 cars. The horse-drawn tramway was limited to the city of Bordeaux and, as a consequence, the first electric tramway was introduced in the neighbouring suburbs in 1890. The city's horse-drawn trams were replaced by electric trams in 1900. In 1920 the various tramways were unified, allowing expansion of the sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called ''"Bordelais"'' (masculine) or ''"Bordelaises"'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 260,958 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , With its 27 suburban municipalities it forms the Bordeaux Metropolis, in charge of metropolitan issues. With a population of 814,049 at the Jan. 2019 census. it is the fifth most populated in France, after Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Lille and ahead of Toulouse. Together with its suburbs and exurbs, except satellite cities of Arcachon and Libourne, the Bordeaux metropolitan area had a population of 1,363,711 that same year (Jan. 2019 census), ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Juppé
Alain Marie Juppé (; born 15 August 1945) is a French politician. A member of The Republicans, he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac, during which period he faced major strikes that paralysed the country and became very unpopular. He left office after the victory of the left in the snap 1997 legislative elections. He had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1995, and as Minister of the Budget and Spokesman for the Government from 1986 to 1988. He was president of the political party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) from 2002 to 2004 and mayor of Bordeaux from 1995 to 2004. After the ghost jobs affair in December 2004, Juppé suspended his political career until he was re-elected as mayor of Bordeaux in October 2006. He served briefly as Minister of State for Ecology and Sustainable Development in 2007, but resigned in June 2007 after failing in his bid to be re-elected in the 2007 legislative election. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro
The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . The euro is divided into 100 cents. The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by four European microstates that are not EU members, the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, as well as unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo. Outside Europe, a number of special territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency. Additionally, over 200 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro. As of 2013, the euro is the second-largest reserve currency as well as the second-most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar. , with more than €1.3 trillion in circulation, the euro has one of the highest combined values of banknotes and coins in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Augustin Tram Stop
''Saint-Augustin'' tram stop is located on line A of the Tramway de Bordeaux, and served as terminus of that line between 26 September 2005, when the line was extended from ''Mériadeck'', until 21 June 2007, when the line was extended to ''Mérignac Centre''. The stop is located in the commune of Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ... and is operated by the Tram et bus de la CUB, TBC. For most of the day on Mondays to Fridays, trams run at least every five minutes in both directions through the stop. Services run less frequently in the early morning, late evenings, weekends and public holidays. References {{Tramway de Bordeaux A Bordeaux tramway stops Tram stops in Bordeaux Railway stations in France opened in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bougnard Tram Stop
''Bougnard'' tram stop is located on line B of the Tramway de Bordeaux, and served as terminus of that line between 3 July 2004, when the line was extended from ''Saint-Nicolas'', and 29 May 2007, when the line was extended to ''Pessac Centre''. The stop is located on ''Aavenue Bougnard'' in the commune of Pessac and is operated by Transports Bordeaux Métropole Transports Bordeaux Métropole (or TBM, formerly Tram et bus de la CUB, or TBC) is a public transport system for the 28 ''communes'' of Bordeaux Métropole Bordeaux Métropole is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on t .... To the west of ''Bougnard'', line B divides into two branches, one running north to ''Pessac Centre'' and the other west to ''France Alouette''. For most of the day on Mondays to Fridays, trams run at least every five minutes between the city centre and ''Bougnard'', with services every ten minutes on the two branches. Services run less frequently in the early morning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gare Saint-Jean Tram Stop
Gare Saint-Jean station is located on line of the tramway de Bordeaux. The station served as the terminus of the line until 27 February 2008 when it was expanded to Terres Neuves (Bègles). Situation The station is located on Charles Domercq road in Bordeaux across from Gare de Bordeaux Saint-Jean. Junctions SNCF (train service) Bordeaux Saint-Jean railway station TGV, TER Aquitaine, Trains Grandes Lignes TBC Network * Réseau -Bus- Trans Gironde Network Close by * Gare Saint-Jean SNCF * Parking Saint-Jean See also * TBC * Tramway de Bordeaux The Bordeaux tramway network (french: Tramway de Bordeaux) consists of four lines serving the city of Bordeaux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The system has a route length of , serving a total of 133 tram stops. The first line of ... {{Tramway de Bordeaux C Bordeaux tramway stops Tram stops in Bordeaux Railway stations in France opened in 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Nicolas Tram Stop
''Saint-Nicolas'' tram stop is located on line B of the Tramway de Bordeaux, and served as terminus of that line between 24 April 2004, when the line opened, and 3 July 2004, when the line was extended to ''Bougnard''. The stop is located in the commune of Bordeaux and is operated by Transports Bordeaux Métropole Transports Bordeaux Métropole (or TBM, formerly Tram et bus de la CUB, or TBC) is a public transport system for the 28 ''communes'' of Bordeaux Métropole Bordeaux Métropole is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on t .... For most of the day on Mondays to Fridays, trams run at least every five minutes in both directions through the tram stop. Close by * Argonne * Église Saint-Nicolas References External links * {{Tramway de Bordeaux B Bordeaux tramway stops Tram stops in Bordeaux Railway stations in France opened in 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinconces Tram Stop
''Quinconces'' tram stop is located on lines B, C and D of the Tramway de Bordeaux, and serves as an interchange between the three lines. The stop is located in the ''Place des Quinconces'' in the centre of the city of Bordeaux, and has four parallel platforms. Two of these serve lines C and D, which share tracks at this point, whilst the other two serve line B. The stop is operated by Transports Bordeaux Métropole Transports Bordeaux Métropole (or TBM, formerly Tram et bus de la CUB, or TBC) is a public transport system for the 28 ''communes'' of Bordeaux Métropole Bordeaux Métropole is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on t .... The stop opened on 24 April 2004, when both lines B and C opened. It initially served as the terminus of both lines, until 27 July 2007, when line B was extended to ''Bassins à Flot'', and 19 November 2007, when line C was extended to ''Grand-Parc''. Line D first served the stop on 14 December 2019, when that lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mériadeck Tram Stop
''Mériadeck'' tram stop is located on line A of the Tramway de Bordeaux, and served as terminus of that line between 21 December 2003, when the line opened, and 26 September 2005, when the line was extended to ''Saint-Augustin''. The stop is located in the commune of Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ... and is operated by the TBC. For most of the day on Mondays to Fridays, trams run at least every five minutes in both directions through the stop. Services run less frequently in the early morning, late evenings, weekends and public holidays. References {{Tramway de Bordeaux A Bordeaux tramway stops Tram stops in Bordeaux Railway stations in France opened in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Morlette Tram Stop
''La Morlette'' tram stop is located on line A of the Tramway de Bordeaux, and served as terminus of the southern branch of that line between 21 December 2003, when the line opened, and 27 February 2007, when the line was extended to ''Floirac Dravemont''. The stop is located in the commune of Cenon Cenon (; Gascon: ''Senon'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde d ... and is operated by the TBC. For most of the day on Mondays to Fridays, trams run every ten minutes in both directions through the stop. Services run less frequently in the early morning, late evenings, weekends and public holidays. References {{Tramway de Bordeaux A Bordeaux tramway stops Tram stops in Lormont Railway stations in France opened in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lormont-Lauriers Tram Stop
''Lormont-Lauriers'' tram stop is located on line A of the Tramway de Bordeaux, and served as terminus of the northern branch of that line between 21 December 2003, when the line opened, and 31 June 2008, when the branch was extended to ''La Gardette - Bassens - Carbon Blanc''. The stop is located in the commune of Lormont Lormont (; oc, Larmont, ) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the intercommunality Bordeaux MÃ ... and is operated by the TBC. For most of the day on Mondays to Fridays, trams run every ten minutes in both directions through the stop. Services run less frequently in the early morning, late evenings, weekends and public holidays. References {{Tramway de Bordeaux A Bordeaux tramway stops Tram stops in Lormont Railway stations in France opened in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac (, , ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995. After attending the , Chirac began his career as a high-level civil servant, entering politics shortly thereafter. Chirac occupied various senior positions, including Minister of Agriculture and Minister of the Interior. In 1981 and 1988, he unsuccessfully ran for president as the standard-bearer for the conservative Gaullist party Rally for the Republic. Chirac's internal policies initially included lower tax rates, the removal of price controls, strong punishment for crime and terrorism, and business privatisation. After pursuing these policies in his second term as prime minister, he changed his views. He argued for different economic policies and was elected president in 1995, with 52.6% of the vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
