Angers tramway

The Angers tramway (French: Tramway d'Angers) is the tramway network in the French city of Angers in Pays de la Loire.

Angers tramway
Overview
Native nameTramway d'Angers
LocaleAngers, Pays de la Loire, France
Transit typeTram
Number of lines3
Number of stations42
Annual ridership10.05 million (2018)
Operation
Began operation25 June 2011
Operator(s)RATP Dev
Technical
System length22.4 km (13.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line
Ground level power supply in city centre

Opened on 25 June 2011, the system is operated by RATP Dev and replaced some bus lines, with the buses redeployed throughout the rest of the metropolitan area. The Alstom APS ground-level power supply has been used on two parts of the line totalling 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in order to avoid overhead lines in the centre of Angers and Avrillé. Angers is the third city using such system, after Bordeaux and Reims.

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