Île-de-France tramway Line 2

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Tramway T2
Tramway-T.svg Logo Paris tram ligne2.svg
Year opened 1997
Last extension 2009
Rolling stock Alstom Citadis
Stations served 17
Terminal stations
Length 13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Average interstation 856 m
Journeys made 19,900,000 (per annum)

Tramway line T2 (Trans Val-de-Seine) is a tramway in France. It connects Porte de Versailles, Paris, with La Défense, just outside the limit of Paris. It opened in 1997, mostly on converted SNCF right-of-way, and was extended in 2009 into Paris, from its southern station of Issy Val-de-Seine to Porte de Versailles.

Because of the success of this line (115,000 people use it daily[1]) the trams were doubled in length in 2005, raising the capacity of each tram to 440 passengers.

A northwest extension to Bezons, along boulevard Mission Marchand (La Garenne Colombes) and boulevard Charles de Gaulle (Colombes) is under construction, with operational completion scheduled in 2012. It will greatly enhance the connectivity for both business and residents to the Paris public transport network. Journey time from Bezons to La Défense is expected to be 12 minutes.


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[edit] Stops

Tramway T2
Stop Connection to
La Défense Handicapped/disabled access Métro 1, RER A, Suburban rail
Puteaux Handicapped/disabled access Suburban rail
Belvédère Handicapped/disabled access  
Suresnes Longchamp Handicapped/disabled access  
Les Coteaux Handicapped/disabled access  
Les Milons Handicapped/disabled access  
Parc de Saint-Cloud Handicapped/disabled access Métro 10
Musée de Sèvres Handicapped/disabled access Métro 9
Brimborion Handicapped/disabled access  
Meudon-sur-Seine Handicapped/disabled access  
Les Moulineaux Handicapped/disabled access  
Jacques-Henri Lartigue Handicapped/disabled access  
Issy – Val de Seine Handicapped/disabled access RER C
Henri Farman Handicapped/disabled access  
Suzanne Lenglen Handicapped/disabled access Métro 8, Tramway 3
Porte d'Issy Handicapped/disabled access Tramway 3
Porte de Versailles Handicapped/disabled access Métro 12, Tramway 3

[edit] Stops under construction until 2011

Tramway T2
Stop Connection to
Pont de Bezons Handicapped/disabled access  
Parc Pierre Lagravère Handicapped/disabled access  
Victor Basch Handicapped/disabled access  
Jacqueline Auriol Handicapped/disabled access  
Charlebourg Handicapped/disabled access Suburban rail
Les Fauvelles Handicapped/disabled access  
Faubourg de l'Arche Handicapped/disabled access  
La Défense Handicapped/disabled access Métro 1, RER A, Suburban rail

[edit] Map

Tramway Paris T2-plan.svg

[edit] References

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