The city of Rouen has a number of different modes of transportation available for use.

Cycling

Rouen has a

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called Cy'clic.

Public transportation

Two public transportation agencies serve the city of Rouen. The TCAR (''Rouen public transport'' in French) is the Rouen

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agency. TCAR is a subsidiary of

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and covers 45 communes of the CREA. TCAR, provides

ation in the form of light rail,

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and buses. TCAR is a subsidiary of

. Veolia Transport Normandie interurbain (VTNI), a subsidiary of

, provides public transportation in the form of intercity buses (39 lines).

Métro

In 1991, construction of a new tramway system began. This new tramway operates on one line with two southern branches to Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray and

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. The network runs for 1.7 km underground in the city centre and the remainder on the road surface and

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. Rolling stock is of light rail type; the Tramway Français Standard (TFS). Métrobus was opened on 17 December 1994. In light of the fact that the new mode of transport technically is a light railway/tramway, inhabitants of Rouen and its suburbs have taken the habit of calling it the 'métro'. In 1997, the tramway was extended to the technopôle du Madrillet.

TEOR

TCAR operates three

lines (T1, T2 et T3). Two

lines were opened in February 2001. The third line was opened in April 2002.

Bus

Veolia Transport Normandie Interurbain or VTNI, a subsidiary of

, provides public transportation in the form of intercity buses (39 lines).

Rail connections

National rail connections

Rouen-Rive-Droite station is a large station serving the city of Rouen. The station is on Rue Verte in the north of the city. Services are mainly

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but many services are

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. There are also

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from

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Regional rail connections

Coach travel

Flixbus services connect Rouen with

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and Paris

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.Flixbus
Coach trips from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport to Rouen
accessed 10 November 2022

References

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