The Orléans tramway (french: Tramway d'Orléans) consists of two
tram
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lines in the city of
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and Centre-Val de Loire,
France
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. Line A runs roughly north–south, and Line B roughly east–west. The lines cross at Place De Gaulle in the city centre.
Line A
This north–south line connects
Fleury-les-Aubrais
Fleury-les-Aubrais () is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is a northern suburb of Orléans.
As a part of German-occupied France, its railway station was destroyed in 1944 by the Combined Bomber Offensive.
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with Orleans La Source, and serves 24 stations. The line is served by 22 trams.
Line B
A second east-west line was approved in 2005. The line connects the communes of
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin () is a French commune in the Loiret department, region of Centre-Val de Loire.
The village is located in the natural region of France of the Loire Valley and in the metropolis of Orléans. It is one of the 22 town of ...
,
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle () is a commune in the Loiret department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.
It is located about from Orléans.
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, Orléans, and
Saint-Jean-de-Braye
Saint-Jean-de-Braye () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is an eastern suburb of Orléans. The organist and musicologist Norbert Dufourcq (1904–1990) was born in the commune.
On 14 February 2020, the municipal c ...
, serving 25 stations, and opened in June 2012. 21 Alstom Citadis 302 trams were ordered to provide the service.
Ticketing
Several tram stops have ticket machines offering a variety of ticket types. , a standard single ticket cost €1.70. The same tickets can also be used on the local bus network.
Network Map
See also
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Trams in France
Trams in France date from 1837 when a 15 km steam tram line connected Montrond-les-Bains and Montbrison in the Loire. With the development of electric trams at the end of the 19th century, networks proliferated in French cities over a peri ...
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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 ...