Île-de-France tramway Line 2
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Île-de-France tramway Line 2 (usually called simply T2) is part of the modern tram network of the Île-de-France region of France. Line T2 connects Paris-Porte de Versailles and Pont de Bezons serving notably the La Défense business district on its way. The line has a length of 17.9 km (11.1 mi) and 24 stations. The initial section between La Défense and Issy–Val de Seine station opened in July 1997 uses a former heavy rail line converted into light rail whereas the further extensions on both ends opened in November 2009 and November 2012 feature segregated on-street running.
Tramway T2
Tramways in Île-de-France
Paris-Porte de Versailles
Pont de Bezons
approx. 20 million journeys per year
2 July 1997 (1997-07-02): La Défense to Issy–Val de Seine station
21 November 2009: extension from Issy to Paris-Porte de Versailles
19 November 2012: extension from La Défense to Pont de Bezons
Operator(s)
66 Alstom Citadis
Line length
17.9 km (11.1 mi)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Parc Pierre Lagravère
La Marine Shops
Victor Basch
Charlebourg
Les Fauvelles
Faubourg de l'Arche
Suresnes Longchamp
Les Milons
Parc de Saint-Cloud
Musée de Sèvres
Meudon-sur-Seine
Les Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux Shops
Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Issy – Val de Seine
Henri Farman
Suzanne Lenglen
Porte d'Issy
Line T2 is operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP) under the authority of Île-de-France Mobilités.
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.
RouteEdit
Schematic map of Line T2
T2 tramways at Porte de Versailles station
T2 tramway at La Défense station.
^ Ligne 5 du tramway, bientôt sur les rails Archived 19 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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Coordinates: 48°50′35″N 2°13′19″E / 48.8431°N 2.2219°E / 48.8431; 2.2219
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