The Trans-Val-de-Marne, often abbreviated as Tvm, is a

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(BRT) line operated by the

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as part of the

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in the

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. The line entered service on 1 October 1993, running almost entirely in a dedicated lane. The line facilitates travel from suburb to suburb within the

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop ...

department in the

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region. It replaces the former RATP line 392, which since 1969 has linked Saint-Maur–Créteil station and

Rungis Rungis () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the ''département'' of Val-de-Marne. It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the ''Marché d'Intér ...

. The Tvm connects to , serving thirty-two stations over nearly . It has a special status since although it is a bus line, it is already administratively included by the RATP in the "T mode," alongside the tram lines. It is the busiest bus line in Europe, with 23 million passengers in 2019.

History

*1976: First mentioned in planning documents *1980:

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conducted on the South Ring Road *1 October 1993: Entry into service between

Marché international de Rungis The Rungis International Market (french: Marché International de Rungis) is the principal market of Paris, mainly for food and horticultural products, located in the Communes of France, commune of Rungis, in the southern suburbs. It is the sec ...

and Saint-Maur–Créteil station *1997 to 2001: Experimentation with

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models *21 July 2007: Extension to the west from Marché international de Rungis to La Croix de Berny station

References

External links

{{Paris Transport Network Transport infrastructure in Île-de-France Bus transport in France RATP Group