(France )PARIS-T3

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Paris T3 (1)	Paris T3 (2)	Paris T3 (3)

Paris-T3
Tram line T3 (the so-called tram Marechaux) opened on 16 December 2006, along a 7.9 km long track from Pont du Garigliano (Bd Victor) to Porte d'Ivry. The new line runs along the southern boulevards, replacing many bus routes and assuring an higher commercial speed (about 20 km/h vs. the current bus value of 14.5 km/h).
Some of the stops assure important modal interchange opportunities with RER (Line B, Line C), metro (4, 7, 8, 12, 13) and about 30 bus lines.
It's expected an important extension to be opened from Porte d'Ivry to Porte de la Chapelle (14.5 km, 25 stops), providing new interchange points with metro and RER railways.
RATP (official site)

CHRONOLOGY
16-12-2006	Pont du Garigliano-Porte d’Ivry

Country	France
Line	T3 (Tram Marechaux)
Inhabitants	City 2.150.000, District 11.175.000
Date opening	2006
Future development:	Porte d'Ivry-Porte de la Chapelle extension (14.5 km, 25 stops)
Length (km)	7.9
Track sections	--
Stops	17, average distance m 500
Platforms	--
Platform doors	--
General characteristics	height cm 35
n. of vehicles	21
n. of cars per vehicle	7
Type	steel wheels bi-directional
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 45, width 2.65
Vehicle capacity (pax)	302 (82 seated)
Frequency	4'/8'
Current/Voltage	750 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge	standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Speed Km/h	Comm. 20, Max --
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	--
System capacity	10.000 pphpd
Ridership	100.000 pax/day, 28 million pax/year
Total cost	27 M Euro/km
Staff	--
System builder	ALSTOM
Model	Citadis
NOTE	Porte d'Ivry-Porte de la Chapelle extension predicted costt: 500 M Euro (additional 25 Citadas tramcars included)