The Caen tramway (french: Tramway de Caen) is a

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

in the city of Caen,

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. The tram opened on 27 July 2019 and replaced the

Caen Guided Light Transit The Caen guided light transit or Caen ''TVR'', locally known as "the Tram", was an electrically powered guided bus system in Caen, France, which uses Bombardier Guided Light Transit (''TVR'' in French) technology. After a construction time la ...

(TVR) that closed in December 2017. The tramway uses the same route as the TVR, with a short new branch to Presqu'île and a with a new tram depot in

History

The

(Caen ''TVR)'' opened in 2002 after 3 years of construction. Viacités confirmed on 14 December 2011 its plans to abandon the TVR in favour of a tramway by 2019, due to its unreliability. The conversion to light rail also included the termination of two concession contracts that Keolis and Bombardier-Spie Batignolles consortium STVR hold. In late 2014, the French government pledged €23.3 million towards Caen's light rail conversion project, estimated to cost approximately €230 million. In December 2017, the TVR closed and construction work began. The new tramway opened on 27 July 2019. On 9 March 2021, it was announced that a new line will serve the west of Caen by 2028.

Network

Line T1

The Line T1 connects

Hérouville-Saint-Clair Hérouville-Saint-Clair () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Caen, and lies adjacent to it in a northeasterly direction, along the west side of the Canal de C ...

and Ifs. It is 10.7 km long and has 25 stations. From Monday to Friday, the

frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also occasionally referred to as ''temporal frequency'' for clarity, and is distinct from ''angular frequency''. Frequency is measured in hertz (Hz) which is eq ...

of trams is 10 minutes between 7am and 7pm.

Line T2

The Line T2 connects the north of Caen and its Presqu'Île. It is 6.6 km long and has 17 stations. From Monday to Friday, the frequency is 10 minutes between 7am and 7pm.

Line T3

The Line T3 connects Caen and

Fleury-sur-Orne Fleury-sur-Orne (, literally ''Fleury on Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is part of the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer and of the agglomeration of Caen.Caen Guided Light Transit The Caen guided light transit or Caen ''TVR'', locally known as "the Tram", was an electrically powered guided bus system in Caen, France, which uses Bombardier Guided Light Transit (''TVR'' in French) technology. After a construction time la ...

List of town tramway systems in France This is a list of town tramway systems in France by ''région''. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those ...

Trams in Caen Trams in Caen was the former public transit system serving the city of Caen, France. The original tramway network, operated by Compagnie des tramways électriques de Caen opened in 1901 and closed on 23 January 1937, after which buses took over ...

References

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