The Marseille Metro () is a rapid transit system serving Marseille, in Southern France. As of 2020, the system comprises two lines, partly underground, serving 31 stations, with an overall route length of . Line 1 opened in 1977, followed by Line 2 in 1984. Two stations, Saint-Charles and Castellane, each provide interchange between lines. The system's MPM 76 trains use the rubber-tyred metro technology developed by the RATP for some lines of the Paris Métro. In 2012, the Marseille Metro carried approximately 76.7 million passengers, making it a core part of the transport network in the Marseille urban area, with 49% of journeys using the metro. Since 1986, the Régie des transports métropolitains (Régie des transports de Marseille until 2016) has operated the network, operating it since it changed its name on behalf of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. Timeline {| class="wikitable" ! width="15%" | Date ! width="10%" | Line ! width="75%" | Event |- | 26 November 1977 || align=center rowspan=2 | Line 1|| First section opened between La Rose and Saint-Charles |- | 11 March 1978 || Extended southwards from Saint-Charles to Castellane |- | 3 March 1984 || align=center rowspan=3 | Line 2 || Section opened between Joliette and Castellane |- | 1 February 1986 || Extended southwards from Castellane to Sainte-Marguerite Dromel |- | 14 February 1987 || Extended northwards from Joliette to Bougainville |- | 5 September 1992 || align=center rowspan=2 | Line 1|| Extended eastwards from Castellane to La Timone |- | 5 May 2010 || Extended eastwards from La Timone to La Fourragère |- | 16 December 2019 || align=center rowspan=2 | Line 2 || Extended northwards from Bougainville to Gèze |- | Before 2030 || Planned extension eastwards from Sainte-Marguerite Dromel to Saint-Loup Pagnol with 6 new stations, between and |- | After 2030 || align=center | Line 3 |Planned opening between Luminy and Saint-Charles with 15 new stations, between and |} History The first plans for a metro system in Marseille appeared in the early years of the 20th century, following the opening of the Paris metro. Many plans were put forward, but quickly abandoned due to lack of financing. The most serious proposal emanated in 1918 from the Compagnie d'électricité de Marseille, which proposed to build an underground network similar to the Paris métro. This proposal was met with fierce opposition from the Compagnie générale française de tramways, which owned and