''Quinconces'' tram stop is located on lines B, C and D of the

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 ...

, and serves as an interchange between the three lines. The stop is located in the ''

Place des Quinconces The Place des Quinconces, located in Bordeaux, France, is among the largest city squares in Europe (approximately 63 ac or 25.6 ha). It was laid out in 1820 on the site of Château Trompette and was intended to prevent rebellion against the city. ...

'' in the centre of the city 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 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 line opened. For most of the day on Mondays to Fridays, trams run at least every five minutes in both directions on both lines B and C, and every eight minutes on line D. Services run less frequently in the early morning, late evenings, weekends and public holidays.

Interchange

The ''Place des Quinconces'' serves as a terminus for many bus lines, enabling their connections with the tramway. * Buses of the TBC * Bus Citram Aquitaine

Close by

* Allées de Tourny * Parking Tourny

References

External links

* {{Tramway de Bordeaux D Bordeaux tramway stops Tram stops in Bordeaux Railway stations in France opened in 2004