Montpellier became a talking point in recent decades as an innovative centre of modern architecture and urban development. The tramway, opened in 2000, satisfies this reputation: It is without doubt one of the most stylish public transport systems in the world. Especially the design of the rolling stock is very extravagant: The vehicles for line 1 are blue and decorated with white swallows; those for line 2 are painted with colourful flowers. You can like it or not, it attracts attention in any case. Line 1 crosses right through the heart of the Old Town; with more than 100,000 passengers per day it is the busiest tramway line in France. Line 2 holds a record too, it is the longest tramway line in France and it was opened as a whole in the present layout in 2006. Both outer sections of line 2 are only single-track, and in the southwest there is a short shared section with a branch railway. A third line is under development, it will intersect with the other two lines at Gare Saint-Roch.

1 Mosson – Odysseum (15,2 km)
2 Saint-Jean de Védas - Jacou (19,8 km)

30/06/2000   1 Mosson – Odysseum (15,2 km)
11/10/2003   1 Station Millénaire
18/11/2003   1 Station Malbosc
16/12/2006   2 Saint-Jean de Védas - Jacou (19,8 km)
17/04/2007   2 Station Victoire 2

1 Station Mondial 98
1 Odysseum - Cité Ludique
1 Mosson - Bonnier de la Mosson
3 Juvignac - Le Solis - Lattes/Pérols (2012)

30 Citadis 401, delivered as Citadis 301 as from 1999/2002 and extendend to Citadis 401 in 2002
27 Citadis 302, delivered as from 2006

Transports de l'Agglomération de Montpellier - http://www.montpellier-agglo.com/tam/index2.php
Tramway de Montpellier (independent site) - http://pagesperso-orange.fr/edouard.paris

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