This article is about the current network. For the former Bombardier GLT network that operated in Caen from 2002 to 2017, see Caen Guided Light Transit. For Caen's first-generation tram system that operated from 1860-1937, see Trams in Caen.
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Caen tramway
Overview
Native name
Tramway de Caen
Owner
Caen la Mer
Locale
Caen, Normandy, France
Transit type
Tram
Number of lines
3
Number of stations
37
Daily ridership
51,000 (2021)
Operation
Began operation
27 July 2019
Operator(s)
Twisto
Rolling stock
36 × Alstom Citadis 305[1]
Headway
10 minutes
Technical
System length
16.2 km (10.1 mi)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC from overhead catenary
System map
The Caen tramway (French: Tramway de Caen) is a tram in the city of Caen, France.[2]
The tram opened on 27 July 2019 and replaced the Caen Guided Light Transit (TVR) that closed in December 2017.[3] The tramway uses the same route as the TVR, with a short new branch to Presqu'île and a with a new tram depot in Fleury-sur-Orne.[4]
^"Face à une fréquentation en hausse, Caen va recevoir 10 rames de tramway supplémentaires". Le Parisien (in French). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
^Dardenne, Elodie (December 3, 2018). "Tramway à Caen. Pour l'instant, ça roule". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 2019-01-11.
^"Tramway à Caen. Le jour où il s'est arrêté". Ouest-France (in French). January 2, 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
^"Tramway à Caen. Beaucoup de monde à la Presqu'île pour les festivités nocturnes". Ouest-France (in French). July 28, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
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