Clermont-Ferrand tramway

Clermont-Ferrand tramway
Overview
Native nameTramway de Clermont-Ferrand
OwnerSMTC of Clermont-Ferrand
LocaleClermont-Ferrand and Aubière, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Transit typeTranslohr
Number of lines1
Number of stations34
Annual ridership17,400,000 (2017)
Websitet2c
Operation
Began operation13 November 2006
Operator(s)T2C
Number of vehicles30
Technical
System length15.7 km (9.8 mi)
Track gaugenone, central guide rail
Electrification750 V DC Overhead wires
System map
Les Vergnes
Stade Gabriel-Montpied
La Plaine
Champratel
Croix de Neyrat
Hauts de Chanturque
Collège A. Camus
Les Vignes
Lycée Ambroise-Brugière
Les Pistes
Musée d'art Roger-Quilliot
Montferrand - La Fontaine
Gravière
Stade Marcel Michelin
1er Mai
Les Carmes
Delille Montlosier
Hôtel de Ville
Gaillard
Jaude
Lagarlaye
Maison de la Culture
Universités
Saint-Jacques Dolet
CHU G. Montpied
Saint-Jacques Loucheur
Léon Blum
La Chaux
Cézeaux Pellez
Campus
Margeride
Fontaine du Bac
Lycée Lafayette
La Pardieu Gare

The Clermont-Ferrand tramway (French: Tramway de Clermont-Ferrand) is a transit system located in the city of Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is a Translohr system, meaning it is guided by a single rail and powered by electricity from overhead wires.

This tramway comprises just one tramline, called Line A, that serves 34 stations and runs on 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) of double track length. However, there have been numerous plans for extension of the line, and for the system to expand to include other lines, B and C.

Clermont-Ferrand constructed its first tram system in 1890, but in 1956 the tramway was decommissioned in favor of new bus routes. The current Translohr system officially opened in 2006.