Nantes tram-train explained

Tram-train de Nantes
Owner:SNCF
Locale:Nantes, France
Transit Type:Tram-train
Lines:2
Stations:18
Began Operation:June 15, 2011
Line Number:Nantes - Clisson
Nantes - Châteaubriant

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.

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 received approval 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.


See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nantes - Châteaubriant tram-train launches this month. Railway Gazette. 17 February 2014. 16 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Nantes-Châteaubriant Tram Line. Railway Technology. 16 November 2019.