The BusWay is a bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...

 line operating in the city of Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

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France

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. The service was inaugurated on 6 November 2006. The line runs from Place Foch to Porte de Vertou, and interconnects with line one of the Tramway de Nantes

Tramway de Nantes

The Nantes tramway is a tramway system located around the city of Nantes, France. The first tramway in Nantes opened in 1879 and closed in 1958 due to bombing damage during World War II, while the present tramway was re-introduced to the city in 1985....

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The system is operated by Semitan

Semitan

Semitan is the company responsible for the comprehensive public transport network of the Nantes Métropole, the urban community of the French city of Nantes. The network operated by Semitan is marketed under the name and logo of tan, and this abbreviated form is also sometimes used to refer to the...

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Ticketing

The transport network in Nantes uses paper tickets and passes. There are no "travel zones", as a ticket or pass gives access everywhere on the network in greater Nantes. The basic tickets and passes can be used on most forms of public transport in the Nantes Métropole area, including the BusWay, trams, local buses, water buses, and suburban trains. The Navette Tan Air airport express bus has its own (more expensive) tickets, but these are also accepted on the BusWay and other modes.

Tickets are not sold on BusWay buses, but ticket machines can be found at every BusWay stop, and tickets must be purchased before boarding the bus. There are also a few staffed ticket offices in the centre of Nantes, opening for limited periods only.