Dijon tramway

The Dijon tramway (French: Tramway de Dijon) is a tramway system opened in Dijon, France, in September 2012. The tramway consists of two lines totaling 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) in length and serving 37 stations.

The tramway was designed with the existing requirements of commuting population in mind, recognising students and the working population to be its target demographic. It was constructed under a €176 million public–private partnership (PPP) contract between the Grand Dijon urban authority and Cofely Ineo, formed on 1 July 2010. A total of 33 Citadis trams were procured under a standardised batch order from French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom Transport to be used on the new network. Construction work on the tramway commenced during the following months. Reportedly, the construction phase was completed within the allocated budget and six months ahead of the established schedule.

On 3 September 2012, Line T1, was the first one to be opened, is 8.5-kilometre (5.3 mi) long and has 16 stations running from the Dijon railway station to Quetigny. Two months after opening, line T1 reportedly carried an average of 36,000 passengers per day during its first two months in service, which was 6,000 more than even the highest forecasts had projected. Line T2 opened during December 2012. It is a line with 21 stations running between Valmy and Chenôve. An expansion of commercial activity along the newly established tram routes, particularly the Place de la République, has been credited to the network's positive performance.