Île-de-France tramway Line 13 Express (T13 Express; French: ''Ligne 13 Express du tramway '', known as the ''Tangentielle Ouest'' and ''Tram Express Ouest'' in the planning phase) is a suburban

tram-train A tram-train is a type of light rail vehicle that meets the standards of a light rail system (usually an urban street running tramway), but which also meets national mainline standards permitting operation alongside mainline trains. This all ...

line in

Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, which opened on 6 July 2022.Right and left-hand running as T13 tram-train route opens west of Paris
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Metro Report International ''Metro Report International'' is a business journal for urban transport professionals which covers the metro, light rail, tram and commuter rail industries worldwide. It includes news and articles looking at urban transport around the world, ...

'', 9 July 2022. The line is operated by Transkeo T12-T13, a joint venture 51% owned by

Keolis Keolis is a multinational transportation company that operates public transport systems. The company manages bus, rapid transit, tram, coach networks, rental bikes, car parks, water taxi, cable car, trolleybus and funicular services. Based ...

and 49% by

SNCF Voyageurs SNCF Voyageurs (English: ''SNCF Travelers)'' is a state-owned enterprise founded on 1 January 2020, an independent subsidiary of the French National Railway Company (SNCF), in charge of operating passenger trains. Its predecessor is (partially) ...

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The line is long. It connects the communes of

Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Germanois'' or ''Saint-Ge ...

(north) and

Saint-Cyr-l'École Saint-Cyr-l'École () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM), which wa ...

(south), in the western outer suburbs of

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. It has interchanges with existing

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...

Transilien Transilien () is the brand name given to the commuter rail network serving Île-de-France, the region surrounding and including the city of Paris. The network consists of eight lines: Transilien Line H, H, Transilien Line J, J, Transilien Line ...

lines L, N and U, as well as

Réseau Express Régional The Réseau Express Régional ( en, Regional Express Network), commonly abbreviated RER (), is a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its Île-de-France, suburbs. It acts as a combined city-centre underground rail syst ...

(RER) lines A and C. Station Saint Germain Laye Tramway IdF Ligne 13 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye (FR78) - 2022-07-09 - 5.jpg, Saint-Germain-en-Laye station Bailly 2022 T13 Express 09.jpg, Bailly station Station Saint Cyr Tramway IdF Ligne 13 - Versailles (FR78) - 2022-07-09 - 3.jpg, Saint-Cyr station

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The line replaced a former branch of L line between Saint-Germain-en-Laye–Grande-Ceinture station and Noisy-le-Roi station, going further north to

Saint-Germain-en-Laye station Saint-Germain-en-Laye is the main railway station serving Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. The station opened on 14 August 1847 with the opening of the ''ligne de Saint Germain'' (from Paris to Saint-Germain), an atmospheric railway An atmosph ...

and further south to

Saint-Cyr station Saint-Cyr refers to the popular child-saint Saint Quiricus (Cyriacus), whose following was strong in France because relics were brought back from Antioch by the 4th-century Bishop Saint Amator of Auxerre. Saint-Cyr may refer to: Places Franc ...

Alstom Citadis The Alstom Citadis is a family of low-floor trams and light rail vehicles built by Alstom. , over 2,300 Citadis trams have been sold and 1,800 tramways are in revenue service throughout the world, with operations in all six inhabited continents ...

Dualis tram-trains are used on the line.

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