The A line of the Bordeaux tramway

Tramway de Bordeaux

The Bordeaux tramway network consists of three lines serving the city of Bordeaux in southwestern France. The first line was opened on 21 December 2003; further extensions have increased the route length to . The system is notable for using a ground-level power supply of the Alimentation par Sol...

 is operated by the Tram et Bus de la CUB

Tram et Bus de la CUB

Tram et bus de la CUB is a public transport system for the 27 communes of the Urban Community of Bordeaux . It also provides service to part of the commune of Cadaujac....

, and connects Lormont

Lormont

Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:...

 and Floirac

Floirac, Gironde

Floirac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-Twin towns:Floirac is twinned with:* Diébougou, Burkina Faso* Burlada, Spain, since 1985-References:*...

 to Mérignac

Mérignac, Gironde

Mérignac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the west...

. It connects the left and right banks of the Garonne

Garonne

The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...

, passing by the Pierre bridge and the center of Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

.

History

Line A was inaugurated on December 21, 2003 by Alain Juppé

Alain Juppé

Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac and the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2010 to 2011...

 and Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac

Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...

, initially running between the stations of Bordeaux-Mériadeck and Lormont-Lauriers/Cenon-La Morlette. The line was extended on September 26, 2005 between Bordeaux-Mériadeck and Saint-Augustin in the west. In 2007, it was extended two more times, from Cenon-La Morlette to Floirac-Dravemont in the east on February 27, and again from Saint-Augustin to Mérignac Centre in the west on June 21. In summer 2008, the Lormont

Lormont

Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:...

 branch was extended further.

Trains

The trains used on the line A are Citadis 300s, type 402, made by Alsom. Each train is 40 meters long and can seat 300 persons. All trains have air conditioning, and are capable of running either on overhead wires or on ground-level power supply

Ground-level power supply

Ground-level power supply, also known as surface current collection and Alimentation par Sol is a modern method of third-rail electrical pick-up for street trams. It was invented for the Bordeaux tramway, which was constructed from 2000 and opened in 2003. Until 2011, this is the only place it is...

 (APS in French). Line A uses both types of power supply, with APS in the center of Bordeaux as well as near Cenon-La Morlette, Lormont-Lauriers and Mérignac Centre, and overhead wires everywhere else.

List of Stations and Connections

			Station	Served City	Connections TBC Tramway & Bus	Connections Trans Gironde
			Mérignac Centre Station Mérignac Centre (Tram de Bordeaux) Mérignac Centre Station is located in Mérignac on line of the tramway de Bordeaux. It has served as the terminus of the line 21 June 2007.-Situation:La station est située avenue du Maréchal Leclerc à Mérignac.- TBC Network :- Trans Gironde Network :...	Mérignac	1 , 11 , 16 , 30 , 33 , 35 , 42 , 71 ---------------------	603 , 701 , 702
			Lycées de Mérignac	Mérignac	1 , 30 , 33 , 35 , 42 , 70
			Quatre Chemins	Mérignac		601
			Pierre Mendès-France	Mérignac	35
			Alfred de Vigny	Mérignac
			Fontaine d'Arlac	Mérignac	23 , 42 , 54
			Peychotte	Mérignac	23 , 42 , 54
			François Mitterrand	Mérignac	42
			Saint-Augustin	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	41
			Hôpital Pellegrin	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	8 , 11 , 41	701 , 702
			Stade Chaban-Delmas	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	9
			Gaviniès	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
			Hôtel de Police	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	26
			Saint-Bruno - Hôtel de Région	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	26
			Mériadeck	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
			Palais de Justice Station Palais de Justice (Tram de Bordeaux) The Palais de Justice station is located on line of the tramway de Bordeaux.-Situation:The station is located by Maréchal Juin Boulevard in Bordeaux...	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	4 , 5 , 6 , 15 , 16 , 56exp
			Hôtel de Ville Station Hôtel de Ville (Tram de Bordeaux) The station Hôtel de Ville is situated on lines and of the tramway de Bordeaux. The station serves as a junction for the two lines.-Situation:The station is at the Place Pey-Berland in Bordeaux...	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	B , 47
			Sainte-Catherine Station Sainte-Catherine (Tram de Bordeaux) Sainte-Catherine Station is located on line of the tramway de Bordeaux.- Junctions :...	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	47
			Place du Palais Station Place du Palais (Tram de Bordeaux) Place du Palais Station is located on line of the tramway de Bordeaux....	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
			Porte de Bourgogne Station Porte de Bourgogne (Tram de Bordeaux) Porte de Bourgogne station is located on line and line of the tramway de Bordeaux. This stations serves as a junction between two lines. It also allows the passage from one line to another through a switch between the two lines.-Situation:...	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	C 24 , 45
			Stalingrad	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	10 , 27 , 28 , 38 , 45 , 50 , 62 , 91 , 92	401, 402, 403, 404, 405 , 501
			Jardin Botanique	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	45
			Thiers - Benauge	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
			Galin	Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...	10 , 28 , 51 , 52
			Jean Jaurès	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...
			Cenon Gare	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...	27 , 40 , 51
			Carnot - Mairie de Cenon	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...	27 , 40 , 51
			Buttinière Station Buttinière (Tram de Bordeaux) The Buttinière station is located on line of the tramway de Bordeaux.-Situation:The station is located on the border of Cenon and Lormont. There is a large carpark and a bus interchange located at Buttinière....	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...	27 , 32 , 40 , 64 , 67 , 68	201, 202, 301, 302, 303
			Palmer	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...
			Pelletan	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...
			La Morlette	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...	32
			Jean Zay	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...	27 , 51
			La Marègue	Cenon Cenon Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...	32	401, 402
			Floirac - Dravemont	Floirac	28 , 32 , 52 , 80
			Iris	Lormont Lormont Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:...
			Gravières	Lormont Lormont Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:...	40
			Bois Fleuri	Lormont Lormont Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:...	32 , 40
			Lauriers	Lormont Lormont Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:...	40
			Mairie de Lormont	Lormont Lormont Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:...	7 , 32 , 40
			Carriet	Lormont Lormont Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:...
			La Gardette-Bassens-Carbon-blanc	Lormont Lormont Lormont is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the northeast. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.-Etymology:... , Bassens Bassens, Gironde Bassens is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*... , Carbon-Blanc Carbon-Blanc Carbon-Blanc is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...	7 , 50 , 90	201, 202, 301

Important Locations Served

Name	Station
Bordeaux Cathedral	Hôtel de Ville
Capital of the region of Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...	Saint-Bruno - Hôtel de Région
Château du Hâ Château du Hâ Château du Hâ is a château in Gironde, Aquitane, France....	Palais de Justice
Cimetière de la Chartreuse	Gaviniès
Correspondence: TER Ter Ter is a prefix or suffix designating the third instance of a thing, thus following bis and preceding quater.Ter can also refer to:* River Ter, in Essex;* Ter , the debut album of American rock band Sweet Water...  Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...	Cenon Gare
Headquarters of the Urban Community of Bordeaux Urban Community of Bordeaux The Urban Community of Bordeaux , also known by its French initials CUB, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs....	Saint-Bruno - Hôtel de Région
Palais Rohan, Bordeaux (City Hall)	Hôtel de Ville
Patinoire de Mériadeck	Hôtel de Police
Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade Chaban-Delmas is a sporting stadium located in the city of Bordeaux, France. It is the home ground of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.Until 2001, the stadium's name was the Stade du Parc Lescure...	Stade Chaban-Delmas
University of Bordeaux 2 Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 is the medicine and life sciences center in the University of Bordeaux system, under the Academy of Bordeaux....	Hôpital Pellegrin

External links

• (fr) Official site of the Bordeaux bus and tramway network