The Toulouse Metro (, ) is a rapid transit system serving Toulouse Métropole, France. It is the only Metro system in Occitanie. The city's public transport system was initially managed by the Société d'économie mixte des voyageurs de l'agglomération toulousaine (SEMVAT; literally the Toulouse Passengers' Mixed Economy Company), which was a company 80% owned by local government bodies and 20% privately owned. It has been managed by Tisséo, under the authority of the Syndicat Mixte des Transports en Commun, an authority established by various local government bodies, since 2003. In 2018, the network was used by 110.3 million passengers. The Toulouse Metro consists of two primarily underground metro lines, Line A and Line B, that together serve 37 stations, comprising of route. It is supplemented by the Toulouse railway network (including suburban Line C, Line D and Line F) and Toulouse tramway (Line T1 and T2—former Line E) which serves the northwestern suburbs and Toulouse–Blagnac Airport. History 1983: City Council decides to create a metro line on a south-western/north-eastern axis. 1985: the municipality decides to use VAL technology. 1987: the project receives planning and environmental approvals. 1989: beginning of work on Line A. 1993: opening of Line A. 1997: beginning of preliminary studies for the extension of Line A and the construction of Line B. 2001: beginning of work on extension of Line A and construction of Line B. December 2003: Opening of the extension of line A to Balma-Gramont. 30 June 2007: Opening of Line B, (Borderouge - Ramonville). 2010: Tram Line T1 opens from Arènes to Blagnac 2013: Opening of the extension of Line T1 to Palais de Justice 2028: Planned start of operations of the Line C (third metro line) Network The Toulouse Metro is currently composed of two lines: Line A (), Basso-Cambo - Balma Gramont. Opened in 1993, it is mainly underground, but comprises some elevated sections. Line B (), Borderouge - Ramonville. On a north–south axis, entirely underground and which opened on 30 June 2007. Map Lines Metro: Line A Line A currently comprises 18 stations on a 12.5-kilometre (7.8 mi) route. The original section of Line A opened in June 1993; an extension from Jolimont to Balma-Gramont opened in 2002. It extends from the shopping centre of Balma through Toulouse with stations at Marengo (connecting with the main SNCF railway station), Capitole, Place Esquirol and University of Mirail. After its final station, Basso-Cambo,