The Nantes tram-train (French: Tram-train de Nantes) is a tram-train network operating in the French city of Nantes and the surrounding region.

Tram-train de Nantes
Tram-train in gare de Nantes
Overview
OwnerSNCF
LocaleNantes, France
Transit typeTram-train
Number of lines2
Line numberNantes - Clisson
Nantes - Châteaubriant
Number of stations18
Operation
Began operationJune 15, 2011
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

Background

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The Nantes to Châteaubriant railway line was part of a former Nantes to Rennes railway route which originally opened in 1877. The Nantes to Châteaubriant section closed to passenger traffic in 1980 and to freight in 2008.[1] Approval to modernise this line received approval in 2009;[2] and in 2014, the line reopened for exclusive use of the Nantes tram-train network, becoming the second line to operate after an existing line to Clisson opened in 2011, sharing track with mainline trains.


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nantes - Châteaubriant tram-train launches this month". Railway Gazette. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Nantes-Châteaubriant Tram Line". Railway Technology. Retrieved 16 November 2019.