(France )ORLEANS-B

Orleans
Orleans (125 km south of Paris, 250.000 inhabitants in the entire district) is currently one of the smallest French towns with a tramway system. Line A opened in 2000, with the aim to connect each other the low density southern suburbs (developed in the years 60s), La Source tertiary area, the university and the hospital. The track runs north-south mostly in reserved lanes and stops at the most important urban polarity, like "de La Source" hospital, "L'indien" university, Parc Floral, Chateau, "Zenith" exposition park and the city center (in some sections the track shares its lanes with road traffic).
A second line (Line B) opened on June 2012, with an east-west alignement serving some residential areas in Orleans, Saint-Jean-de-Braye (east of Orleans), Saint Jean de la Ruelle and la Chapelle Saint Mesmin (both located west of Orleans). Line B interchanges with Line A at De Gaulle stop; 6 parking areas are located along the route.
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CHRONOLOGY
30-06-2012	Georges Pompidou-Clos du Hameau

Country	France
Line	Line B-CLEO (Concevoir la Liaison Est-Ouest de l'agglo Orleanaise)
Inhabitants	City 100.000, District 250.000
Date opening	2012
Future development:	--
Length (km)	11.3
Track sections	--
Stops	25 average distance m 500
Platforms	heigth 35 cm
Platform doors	--
General characteristics	--
n. of vehicles	21
n. of cars per vehicle	5
Type	steel wheels, bi-directional
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 32, width 2.40
Vehicle capacity (pax)	203 (56 seated)
Frequency	--
Current/Voltage	750 V DC overhead; APS (Alimentation Par Sol) system on part of the track (Vignat-Madeleine section)
Type of guide/gauge	standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Speed Km/h	Comm --, Max 80
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	--
System capacity	--
Ridership	--
Total cost	34 M Euro/km
Staff	--
System builder	ALSTOM
Model	Citadis 302
NOTE	--