From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lille tramway
Lille tramway
Tramway de Lille pole. Whilst the expansion of the Metro initially threat-
ened the trams, they were kept in service.[2][3]
The line originally terminated in the street outside
the Opéra de Lille, but was diverted into a tunnel and un-
derground terminus at the Gare de Lille-Flandres, thus
offering interchange with both lines of the Metro. The
line was renovated between 1991 and 1994, and new low
floor trams were provided. The lines are built to metre
gauge and are electrifed at 750 volts DC.[2][3]
The tram system is operated by Transpole, the public
transport operator for the Lille Métropole. Transpole also
operates the Lille metro (a two line underground and el-
Info evated VAL system) and 68 urban bus routes, all of which
share a common ticketing system.
Locale Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Transit type Tram
See also
Number of lines 2
• Transportation in Lille
Number of stations 36 • Trams in France
Operation • List of town tramway systems in France
Began operation 1909
References
Operator(s) Transpole
[1] "Travel & Transport". La mairie de Lille. Archived
Technical from the original on 2008-01-31.
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) http://web.archive.org/web/20080131220539/
http://www.mairie-lille.fr/sections/site-en/
Lille_pratique/travel-transport. Retrieved
Lille tramway is a tramway system located around the 2008-02-18.
Mongy,
city of Lille, France. It is often called the Mongy after [2] ^ Based on a translation of the article Transpole
Alfred Mongy, the engineer who created the interurban from the French Wikipedia. Retrieved on
lines that make up the current system. 2008-02-19.
The current tram system consists of two interurban [3] ^ Based on a translation of the article Transpole
tram lines, connecting central Lille to the nearby com- from the German Wikipedia. Retrieved on
munities of Roubaix and Tourcoing, and has 45 stops. 2008-02-19.
The lines were built at the same time as the boulevards
linking Lille to its two neighbours, and the lines run on
reserved track within the boulevards for most of their
External links
length.[1][2] • (French) Transpole official website
The first tram line in Lille was built 1874, and the
electrification of the town system started in 1897. The
current interurban lines were built in 1909. While most
urban lines in Lille were abandoned after 1950, the
Mongy remained in service as the backbone of the public
transport network of the TCC, the predecessor of Trans-
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Categories:
• Transport in Lille
• Tram transport in France
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