Caen tramway

Caen tramway
Overview
Native nameTramway de Caen
OwnerCaen la Mer
LocaleCaen, Normandy, France
Transit typeTram
Number of lines3
Number of stations37
Daily ridership50,600 (2022)
Operation
Began operation27 July 2019
Operator(s)Twisto
Rolling stock36 × Alstom Citadis 305
Headway10 minutes
Technical
System length16.2 km (10.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC from overhead catenary
System map
Saint-Clair
1
2
Campus 2
Café des Images
Côte de Narce
Place de l'Europe
Citis
Château d'eau
Campus 4
Pierre Heuzé
CHU
Cité U Lébisey
Copernic
Calvaire
Saint-Pierre
CROUS-SUAPS
Université
Place de la Mare
3
Château Quatrans
Saint-Pierre
Bernieres
Résistance
Saint-Jean
Quai de Juillet
Presqu'île
2
Rives de l'Orne
Gare SNCF
Leroy
Lux-Lépine
Guynemer
Poincaré
Aviation
Liberté
Rostand Fresnel
Concorde
Grâce de Dieu
Modigliani
Collège Hawking
Jean Vilar
1
Fleury-sur-Orne depôt
Hauts de l'Orne
3

The Caen tramway (French: Tramway de Caen) is a tram in the city of Caen, France. The tram opened on 27 July 2019 and replaced the troubled Caen Guided Light Transit (TVR) guided bus system, which closed in December 2017. The tramway uses the same route as the TVR, with a short new branch to Presqu'île and a new tram depot in Fleury-sur-Orne.