Paris’s tram line T3 (tram Marechaux) opened on 16 December 2006, along a 7.9 km route from Pont du Garigliano (Bd Victor) to Porte d’Ivry. The new line runs along the southern boulevards, replacing many bus routes and attaining an higher commercial speeds (about 20 km/h vs. the current bus value of 14.5 km/h). Some of the stops have important modal interchange opportunities with RER (Line B, Line C), metro (4, 7, 8, 12, 13) and about 30 bus lines. It’s expected an important extension will be opened by the end of 2012, from Porte d’Ivry to Porte de la Chapelle (14 km, 25 stops).
The cost of Paris’s newest tram-line is somewhat higher due to extensive road rebuilding, lawned right-of-ways, shrubbery and other street furniture along the route. The cost of the light-rail line works out to CAD $42.5 million/km. Capacity of the line is 10,000 pphpdCountry France, with 21 vehicles and can be increased with the addition of more light-rail vehicles.
| Country | France |
| Line | T3 (Tram Marechaux) |
| Inhabitants | City 2.150.000, District 11.175.000 |
| Date opening | 2006 |
| Future development: | Porte d’Ivry-Porte de la Chapelle extension (14 km, 25 stops, predicted opening end of 2012) |
| Length (km) | 7.9 |
| Track sections | — |
| Stops | 17, average distance m 500 |
| Platforms | — |
| Platform doors | — |
| General characteristics | height cm 35 |
| n. of vehicles | 21 |
| n. of cars per vehicle | — |
| Type | steel wheels bi-directional |
| Vehicle dimensions (m) | length 45, width 2.65 |
| Vehicle capacity (pax) | 302 (82 seated) |
| Frequency | 4/8 min |
| Current/Voltage | 750 V DC overhead |
| Type of guide/gauge | standard gauge rails (1435 mm) |
| Speed Km/h | Comm. 20 |
| Accel./Decel. (m/sec2) | — |
| System capacity | 10.000 pphpd |
| Ridership | 100.000 pax/day, 28 million pax/year |
| Total cost | 27 M Euro/km |
| Staff | — |
| System builder | ALSTOM |
| Model | Citadis |
| NOTE | — |
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October 4, 2009 at 11:36 pm
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