The tramway lines in the greater Paris area, known as Île de France, can be found mainly in the suburbs and on tangential routes. Merely the T3 is situated inside the border of Paris, but it is also a tangential line. In this way, the tramway acts as a feeder and complement for the radial and dense Métro and RER (Réseau Express Régional) network. At the moment, all four lines are operated individually without any track connections. They are quite different: T1 runs mainly in the middle strip of streets and connects several suburbs, T2 is a converted ancient railway line operated with standard tramways, T3 runs in the middle of a prestigious Boulevard and T4 is a "Tram-Train" operated with dual voltage stock over a modified railway line. Many more lines are under construction or on the drawing board. In 2012, there should be four additional lines, all in the suburbs as well.

T1 Saint-Denis - Noisy-le-Sec (12,0 km)
T2 Issy Val de Seine - La Défense (11,3 km)
T3 Pont du Garigliano - Porte d’Ivry (7,9 km)
T4 Aulnay-sous-Bois - Bondy (7,9 km)

06/07/1992   T1 Bobigny - La Courneuve 8 Mai 1945
18/12/1992   T1 La Courneuve 8 Mai 1945 - Saint-Denis (9,1 km)
01/07/1997   T2 Issy Val de Seine - La Défense (11,3 km)
15/12/2003   T1 Bobigny – Noisy-le-Sec (2,9 km)
18/11/2006   T4 Aulnay-sous-Bois - Bondy (7,9 km)
16/12/2006   T3 Pont du Garigliano - Porte d’Ivry (7,9 km)

T2 Issy Val de Seine - Porte de Versailles (2009)
T? Châtillon – Viroflay (2010)
T2 La Défense - Bezons (2010)
T4 Gargan - Clichy-Montfermeil (2010) - branch from T4
T1 Saint-Denis - Asnières-Gennevilliers (2011)
T? Saint Denis – Garges-Sarcelles (2011)
T? Saint Denis - La Poterie - Epinay/Villetaneuse (2011)
T? Villejuif - Athis-Mons (2012)
T3 Porte d’Ivry - Porte de la Chapelle (2012)
T3 Pont du Garigliano - Porte d’Auteuil
T1 Noisy-le-Sec - Montreuil - Fontenay-sous-Bois
T1 Asnières-Gennevilliers - Nanterre
T? Athis-Mons - Juvisy-sur-Orge
T? Evangile - Saint Denis

35 TFS 2, delivered as from 1992/1995 for line T1 (originally as well for line T2)
26 Citadis 302, delivered as from 2002 for line T2
15 Avanto, delivered as from 2005 for line T4
21 Citadis 402, delivered as from 2006 for line T3

RATP - http://www.ratp.fr/
STIF - http://www.stif-idf.fr/
Métro Paris at UrbanRail.Net
Petite histoire du ticket de métro parisien

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