LIGHT RAIL BACK IN BUSINESS IN FRANCE

Starting a half-century ago, France abandoned most of its streetcar operations, except in Marseille. Now light rail is making a comeback. St. Etienne and Nantes are operating newly opened lines; Grenoble and Strasbourg will also have LRT by 1987. Paris Metro is now planning a 5.6-mile LRT line in the northern and eastern suburbs, connecting at each end with radial rapid transit routes. A standardized French six-axle articulated tram has also been developed. Energy costs, ease of implementation, environmental protection, and urban development are all given as reasons for reviving the streetcar technology.

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• Publication Date: 1985-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 10-12
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Environmental protection; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Subways; Technology; Transportation planning; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: Paris Metro
• Geographic Terms: France; Paris (France)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395241
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM