ÃŽle-de-France tramway Line 6 (usually called simply T6) is part of the modern
tram network of the
ÃŽle-de-France
The ÃŽle-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...
region of France. Line 6 connects
Viroflay-Rive-Droite station and '
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architectur ...
station, south-west of Paris. Line 6 is one of the ÃŽle-de-France's two
rubber-tyred tramway
A rubber-tyred tram (also known as tramway on tyres, ) is a development of the guided bus in which a vehicle is guided by a fixed rail in the road surface and draws current from overhead electric wires (either via pantograph or trolley poles) ...
lines based on the
Translohr
Translohr is the name of a rubber-tyred tramway technology, originally developed by Lohr Industrie of France and now run by a consortium of Alstom Transport and Fonds stratégique d'investissement (FSI) as ''newTL,'' which took over from ...
system. The line has a length of and 21 stations.
It opened to the public on 13 December 2014.
The line was extended by (including a tunnel of ) and two stations in May 2016.
The line is operated by the
RATP Group
The RATP Group () is a French state-owned enterprise (Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial, EPIC) that operates public transport systems primarily in Paris, France. Headquartered in Paris, it originally operated under th ...
under contract with
Île-de-France Mobilités
Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) is the governmental authority ( EPA) that controls and coordinates the different companies operating the Paris-area public transport network and the rest of the Île-de-France region. In this capacity, it issu ...
.
See also
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List of rubber-tyred tram systems
Notes and references
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Tram lines in ÃŽle-de-France
Ile-de-France tramway Line 6
2014 establishments in France