There are several rapid transit systems in France. Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Rennes and Toulouse all have metro systems. Twenty-six French cities have light rail and tram systems.
Metros Location Name Year opened Stations Totalroute length Year of last extension Lille Lille Metro 1983 60 2000 Lyon Lyon Metro 1974 42 2023Extension of Lyon Metro's Line B to Saint-Genis-Laval Hôpital Lyon Sud station. Marseille Marseille Metro 1977 31 2019 Paris Paris Métro 1900 321 2025 Rennes Rennes Metro 2002 28 22.4 km (13.9 mi) 2022 Toulouse Toulouse Metro 1993 37 2007Opening of Toulouse Metro's Line B.
Trams and light rail
Trams in France go back to 1837 when a 15 km (9.32 mi) steamtram line connected Montrond-les-Bains and Montbrison in the Loire.Le premier tramway de France summarised from L.-J. Gras: Histoire des premiers chemins de fer français et du premier tramway de France. Retrieved 16 February 2009. With the development of electric trams at the end of the 19th century, networks proliferated in French cities over a period of 15 years. Although nearly all of the country's tram systems were replaced by bus services in the 1930s or shortly after World War II, France is now in the forefront of the revival of tramways and light rail systems around the globe. Only trams lines in Lille and Saint-Étienne have operated continuously since the 19th century. Since the opening of the Nantes tramway in 1985, more than twenty towns and cities across France have built new tram lines. As of 2026, there are 25 operational tram networks in France, with 3 under construction and 4 more planned. France is also home to Alstom, a leading tram manufacturer.ALSTOM wins French Innovation Trophy from Infrasite News. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
List of trams and light rail systems Location Relevant Wikipedia article Year opened Stations Totalroute length Type Angers Angers tramway 2011 42 Tram Annemasse (Geneva, CH) Trams in Geneva 1862 4 (82 in Switzerland) Tram Avignon Avignon tramway 2019 10 Tram Bordeaux Bordeaux tramway 2003 130 Tram Brest Brest tramway 2012 39 Tram Caen Caen tramway 2019 37 Tram Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand tramway 2006 34 Translohr Dijon Dijon tramway 2012 35 Tram Grenoble Grenoble tramway 1987 82 Tag Tram Le Havre Le Havre tramway 2012 23 Tram Le Mans Le Mans tramway 2007 35 Tram Lille(to Roubaix and Tourcoing) Lille tramway 1909 36 17.5 km (10.9 mi) Tram Lyon Lyon tramway 2001 111 Tram Rhônexpress (airport commuter) 2010 4 Tram/Interurban Marseille Marseille tramway 2007 32 Tram Montpellier Montpellier tramway 2000 84 Tram Mulhouse Mulhouse tramway 2006 29 Tram Nantes Nantes tramway 1985 83 Tram Nice Nice tramway 2007 46 Tram Orléans Orléans tramway 2000 51 Tram Paris Tramways in Île-de-France 1992 278 Tram, Translohr, Tram-train Reims Reims tramway 2011 24 Tram Rouen Rouen tramway 1994 31 Tram Saint-Etienne Saint-Étienne tramway 1881 39 Tram Sarreguemines (Saarbrücken, DE) Saarbahn 1997 1 (42 in Germany) Tram-train Strasbourg Strasbourg tramway 1994 83 (3 in Germany) Tram Toulouse Toulouse tramway 2010 28 Tram Tours Tours tramway 2013 29 Tram
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