▁spring . ▁Modern isation ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁passengers . ▁Num bers ▁increased ▁from ▁ 4 , 9 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁passengers ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 5 , 2 3 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Further ▁modern isation ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁P CC ▁cars ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Three ▁new ▁cars ▁were ▁delivered ▁and ▁all ▁cars ▁made ▁into ▁double ▁cars . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁closed ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁reconst ruction . ▁The ▁short ▁section ▁between ▁La ▁Blan car de ▁and ▁Saint ▁Pierre ▁was ▁re open ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁network ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁section ▁along ▁Bou lev ard ▁Ch ave ▁to ▁Eug ène ▁Pierre ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁re open ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ; ▁the ▁tunnel ▁to ▁No a illes ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁re open ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Marse ille ▁Metro ▁ ▁Public ▁transport ▁in ▁Marse ille ▁ ▁Tr ams ▁in ▁France ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁town ▁tram way ▁systems ▁in ▁France ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁In line ▁references ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Histoire ▁des ▁Trans ports ▁dans ▁le ▁V illes ▁de ▁France , ▁Jean ▁RO BER . ▁▁▁ ▁Les ▁tram ways ▁de ▁Marse ille ▁ont ▁cent ▁ans , ▁Jacques ▁Lau pi ès ▁et ▁Roland ▁Martin . ▁ 1 st