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TRAM ROUTES
Operator: SEMITAG
A | Fontaine - Gares (Stations) - Alsace-Lorraine - Chavant - Grand’ Place - Surieux - Échirolles Gare - Denis Papin - Pont-de-Claix L’Étoile |
B | Presqu’Île - Gares (Stations) - Alsace-Lorraine - La Tronche - Les Taillés Universités - Condillac Universités - Gières-Plaine des Sports |
C | Seyssins - Libération - Chavant - Neyrpic Belledonne - Condillac Universités |
D | Les Taillés Universités - Neyrpic Belledonne - Étienne Grappe |
E | Le Fontanil - St.-Égrève - St.-Martin-le-Vinoux - Alsace-Lorraine - Libération - Louise Michel |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramway: 43.7 km.
HISTORY
- Urban tramway (First generation): (electric): 1897 - 31 Aug. 1952.
- Urban tramway (Second generation): (electric): 3 Aug. 1987 - today.
- Interurban tramways: (steam): 1894 - 1946; (electric): 1902 - 1948.
GAUGE
- Tramway (first generation): 1000 mm.
- Tramway (second generation): 1435 mm.
- Interurban tramways: 1000 mm.
SOURCES
- Guirimand, P. & Bouillin, P. Les tramways de Grenoble, 1858 - 1955. Grenobles, Librairies des Alpes, [?].
- Muller, G.& Wyse, W.J. "The TAG - Europe's newest tramway", Modern Tramway and Light Rail Transit, Jan. 1988 (51: 601), p.5-21.
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.25: Grenoble, France", Tramways & Urban Transit, Oct. 2009 (72: 862), p.387-389.
- Wansbeek, C.J. "Grenoble: Fast tramway growth in pioneering city", Tramways & Urban Transit, June 2006 (69: 822), p.220-233.
WIKIS
- Ancien tramway de Grenoble
- Société grenobloise de tramways électriques
- Tramway de Grenoble
- Tramway de Grenoble à Chapareillan
- Tramway Grenoble - Villard-de-Lans
- Transports de l'agglomération grenobloise
- Voies ferrées du Dauphiné
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