1983, for line 2. In 1985, a fourth car was added on every train, in order to increase capacity. Commercial operation The metro system is operated by the Régie des Transports Métropolitains, on behalf of the Urban Community of Marseille Provence Métropole, which owns the infrastructure as well as the rolling stock. Service is open every day, from 5 am to 1 am the next day. Trains run every 3 minutes during rush hour, and every 10 minutes during evenings. The metro system transported 76.7 million passengers in 2012, leading to an average daily ridership of over 210,000. Planned developments A long extension of line 2 to Capitaine Gèze was opened in December 2019, North of the current terminus station Bougainville. The new Capitaine Gèze'' station will feature a bus station and a park and ride facility. This short extension will reuse existing service tracks that currently lead to the Zoccola depot. The cost is estimated to be 80 million euros. A 5 km extension of line 2 to La Pomme railway station is planned for 2030. This extension will include 6 new stations. Several other long-term extensions, including a northern extension of line 2 and a third line, are being considered. In 2012, it was projected that the MPM76 rolling stock would be replaced starting in 2020. The new rolling stock built by Alstom will be gradually rolled out at the end of 2024 and will be operated first with a driver and then fully automatic when all the old trains are replaced. The new rolling stock will have open gangways and will have a frequency of 90 seconds. The stations will all be equipped with platform screen doors and retrofitted with accessibility. See also List of Marseille Metro stations Marseille tramway List of metro systems References Bibliography External links Marseille Metro Map on Google earth with geolocation RTM – official website Marseille at UrbanRail.net Rapid transit in France Rail transport in Marseille Rubber-tyred metros