T Zen Explained

Stations:	14
Locale:	Île-de-France
Transit Type:	Bus rapid transit
Line Number:	Tzen 13 lines under construction: Tzen 2, Tzen 4, Tzen 51 line planned: Tzen 3
Operator:	Transdev
Vehicles:	12
Average Speed:	30kph

T Zen (stylised Tzen) is a bus rapid transit network managed by Île-de-France Mobilités and operating in the Île-de-France region.

History

Overview

• 7 October 2009: The Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF) plans the creation of a bus rapid transit service
• Autumn 2009: Works begin on the creation of, planned to run from Sénart to Corbeil-Essonnes
• 9 December 2009: An Iveco Bus Crealis Neo, is presented to journalists and elected officials, allowing them to see a what a potential T Zen bus could look like^[1]
• 22 September 2010: Jean-Paul Huchon, then-leader of STIF, presents the future lines of the network when he visits a Line 1 construction site:
  • T Zen 1 : Lieusaint - Moissy station (Sénart) – Corbeil-Essonnes
    • • T Zen 2 : Carré Sénart – Melun T Zen 3 : Porte de Pantin or Jules Ladoumègue – Livry-Gargan (via RN 3)
        • • T Zen 4 : Corbeil-Essonnes – Évry-Courcouronnes – Grigny T Zen 5 : Saclay – Massy T Zen 6 : Garges-lès-Gonesse / Villiers-le-Bel – Villepinte
• 4 October 2010: The STIF approves the financing agreement for studies and consultation on constructing T Zen Lines 3 and 4^[2]
• 2 May to 11 June 2011: A public consultation is held about the construction of Line 3;
• 8 June 2011 : A presentation of the Tzen network is held. In comparison to the original announcement by Huchon, the project underwent some changes. The plans for the Garges-lès-Gonesse - Villepinte and Saclay - Massy routes were abandoned in exchange for a new route running from the 13th arrondissement of Paris at Bibliothèque nationale de France to Les Ardoines and Choisy-le-Roi. Other branches and sections were also studied to enhance the T Zen network,^[3] including branches recommended in an Île-de-France report known as the Plan de Mobilisation.^[4]
  • T Zen 1 : Lieusant - Moissy (Sénart) – Corbeil-Essonnes
  • T Zen 2 : Carré Sénart – Melun
  • T Zen 3 : Porte de Pantin ou Jules Ladoumègue – Livry-Gargan (via RN 3)
  • T Zen 4 : Corbeil-Essonnes – Évry-Courcouronnes – Grigny
  • T Zen 5 : Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand – Les Ardoines (Vitry-sur-Seine)
• 4 July 2011: Line 1 opens
• 6 July 2011: Confirmation that Line 5 will run to Choisy-le-Roi.

Characteristics

T Zen is a bus rapid transit network running on segregated rights-of-way, inspired by the Nantes Busway and the Cristalis bus routes in Lyon. It is similar to the RATP's Trans-Val-de-Marne.^[5] The line operators were chosen directly by Île-de-France Mobilités and sent offers.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 15 December 2009 . Le Tzen se dévoile . 1 May 2015 . metro-pole.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20091221003008/http://www.metro-pole.net/actu/article1168.html . 2009-12-21 . fr. .
2. http://www.stif.org/IMG/pdf/STIF_CP_T_Zen.pdf STIF - Plus de 6 millions d’euros engagés par le Conseil du STIF pour deux futures lignes T Zen
3. http://www.stif.org/IMG/pdf/STIF_CP_Reseau_T_Zen_8juin.pdf STIF - Communiqué de presse du Mercredi 8 juin 2011 : « Voici le futur réseau T Zen d’Ile de France »
4. Web site: 30 September 2010 . Plan de Mobilisation . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20111108062726/www.iledefrance.fr/uploads/tx_base/planmobilisation_30_09_2010.pdf . 8 November 2011 . 3 April 2024 . Île-de-France. fr.
5. Web site: 13 October 2009 . Te stresse pas, le STIF est là . 1 May 2015 . metro-pole.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20091017002847/http://www.metro-pole.net/actu/article1136.html . 2009-10-17 . Fr.
6. http://www.cgt-bus.fr/IMG/pdf/tract_TZen.pdf Adresse de la CGT-RATP aux Elus du Conseil Régional d’Ile de France