Nantes tram-train
Light rail line in France
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The Nantes tram-train (French: Tram-train de Nantes) is a tram-train network operating in the French city of Nantes and the surrounding region.
| Tram-train de Nantes | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Owner | SNCF |
| Locale | Nantes, France |
| Transit type | Tram-train |
| Number of lines | 2 |
| Line number | Nantes - Clisson Nantes - Châteaubriant |
| Number of stations | 18 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | June 15, 2011 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 64 km (40 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Background
The Nantes to Châteaubriant railway line was part of a former Nantes to Rennes railway route which originally opened in 1877. The Nantes to Châteaubriant section closed to passenger traffic in 1980 and to freight in 2008.[1] Approval to modernise this line was received in 2009;[2] and in 2014, the line reopened for exclusive use of the Nantes tram-train network, becoming the second line to operate after an existing line to Clisson opened in 2011, sharing track with mainline trains. The 64 km single-track railway line between Nantes and Châteaubriant in France was reopened for tram-train service in February 2014 after 34 years.