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| Above: YouTubeCA video - Tramway de Besançon (1) - Length: 18:41 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Tramway de Besançon (2) - Length: 18:51 mins. |
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MAP
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Please note that the OSM map used as a template for this map corresponds to the situation at the time the map was downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, it may show bridges and highways that were built later.
TRAM ROUTES
Operator: Ginko
| 1 | Hauts-du-Chazal - Micropolis - Rosemont - Chamars - République - Parc Micaud - Brûlefoin - Schweitzer - Lilas - Chalezeule |
| 2 | Hauts-du-Chazal - Micropolis - Rosemont - Chamars - République - Parc Micaud - Gare Viotte (Besançon Station) |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramway: 14.5 km.
HISTORY
- Urban tramway (First generation, electric): 6 May 1896 - 24 Dec. 1952.
- Urban tramway (Second generation): 30 Aug. 2014 - today.
- Funicular (Funiculaire de Beauregard-Bregille): 24 Nov. 1912 - 12 March 1987
GAUGE
- Tramway (first generation): 1000 mm.
- Tramway (second generation): 1435 mm.
- Funicular (Funiculaire de Beauregard-Bregille): 1050 mm.
SOURCES
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.107: Besançon, France", Tramways & Urban Transit, Sept. 2016 (79: 945), p.352-356.
WIKIS
- Ancien tramway de Besançon
- Funiculaire de Bregille
- Tramway de Besançon
- Transports en commun de Besançon)
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