(France )MULHOUSE-L1

Mulhouse
In Mulhouse the first 2 tram lines (Line 1, Line 2) opened in 2006. Line 1 and Line 2 interchange in the city center (Porte Jeune Europe) connecting the major urban polarities. The north-south line (Line 1) stops at the stadium, the expositions area and the railway station (Gare Centrale), while the east-west (Line 2) serves Palasport and the university. Some extensions are currently under consideration (Line 1: Chataignier-Wittenheim; Line 2: Nouveau Bassin-Jonquilles).
A third line (Line 3) opened on December 2010, running north-west from Gare Centrale to Lutterbach; from Gare Centrale to Porte Jeune Europe Line 3 shares part of the track with Line 1, from Porte Jeune Europe to Rond Point Stricker (located between Palasport and Daguerre) it shares part of the track with Line 2, while from Rond-Point Stricker it runs along an existing railway alignement up to Lutterbach.
Line 3 partly lays along a tram-train line alignement (opened as well in December 2010) which goes from Gare Centrale to Thann (to be extended up to Kruth in the next future). It shares parts of the track both with SFNC trains (Thann-Lutterbach) and with Line 3 tram cars (Lutterbach-Gare Centrale section). This kind of operations is possible thanks to the adoption of a dual voltage rolling stock (25 KV AC along the train section, 750 V DC along the Line 3 route).
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CHRONOLOGY
13-05-2006	Gare Centrale-Rattachement

Country	France
Line	Line 1
Inhabitants	City 100.000, District --
Date opening	2006
Future development:	planned extensions: Chataigner-Wittenheim (2013)
Length (km)	5.8
Track sections	ground level in reserved lanes
Stops	10 average distance 650 m
Platforms	--
Platform doors	--
General characteristics	height cm 35
n. of vehicles	27
n. of cars per vehicle	5
Type	steel wheels bi-directional
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 32.5, width 2.65
Vehicle capacity (pax)	242 (80 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 70
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	--
System capacity	--
Ridership	100.000 pax/day
Total cost	22 M Euro/km
Staff	--
System builder	ALSTOM
Model	Citadis
NOTE	rolling stock in common with Line 2, Line 3 cost referred to Line 1+Line 2