Île-de-France tramway Line T11 Express (known as the ''Tangentielle Nord'' and ''Tram Express Nord'' during the planning phase) is a suburban

tram-train A tram-train or dual-system tram is a type of light rail vehicle that both meets the standards of a light rail system, and also national mainline standards. Tramcars are adapted to be capable of running on streets like an urban tramway but a ...

line in

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. Opened in June 2017, it links Epinay-sur-Seine with

Le Bourget Le Bourget () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune features Le Bourget Airport, which in turn hosts the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace (Air and Space Museum). A very ...

, with planned extensions linking

Sartrouville Sartrouville () is a communes of France, commune in the Yvelines departments of France, department, Île-de-France, north central France. it is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Name In the ...

Noisy-le-Sec Noisy-le-Sec () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Population Heraldry Transport Noisy-le-Sec is served by Noisy-le-Sec station on Paris RER line E. Education Schools:< ...

. The line is operated by Transkeo, a joint venture 51% owned by

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and 49% owned by

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Route

The line, when completed, is planned to be long, running from

, from the northwestern to the northeastern suburbs of

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. It will have interchanges with existing

Transilien Transilien () is the brand name given to the commuter rail and tram-train network operated by SNCF and serving Île-de-France, the region surrounding and including the city of Paris. The network consists of lines Transilien Line H, H, Transilie ...

train lines,

trams A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

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, and

Réseau Express Régional The (; ), commonly abbreviated RER (), is a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. It acts as a combined city-center underground rail system and suburbs-to-city-center commuter rail, similar to the Elizabe ...

(RER) lines A, B, C, D and E. There will be six new stations and eight interchange stations. The route runs on new tracks along the Grande Ceinture.

Construction

The project, which was granted approval in May 2008, was planned by Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF) and jointly managed by

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the Rail transport in France, country's national rail traffic along with th ...

and

Réseau Ferré de France Réseau ferré de France (, , abbr. RFF) was a French company which owned and maintained the French national railway network from 1997 to 2014. The company was formed with the rail assets of SNCF in 1997. Afterwards, the trains were operated by ...

(RFF). Work on the initial section of the line started in 2009, and it opened on June 30, 2017. It consists of 7 stations from Epinay-sur-Seine to

stations, for a total travel time of 15 minutes, an average speed of around and sections allowing maximum speed of . Two extensions are planned: a westerly extension with 4 stations from

to Epinay-sur-Seine, and an easterly extension with 3 stations from Le Bourget to

. The opening of both extensions is planned for 2033, though this has not been confirmed as of 2024. The total line's overall cost is estimated to be around €1.5 billion.

References

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