Rennes Metro
Encyclopedia
Opened on 15 March 2002, the metro
in Rennes
is based on the Siemens
Transportation Systems VAL (véhicule automatique léger or light automatic vehicle) technology. There is one line, the 9.4-km A Line, which runs north-west to south-east from J.F. Kennedy to La Poterie via Gare de Rennes
(served by Gares metro station), with fifteen stations, thirteen of which are underground. The station at La Poterie and viaducts on the line were designed by Norman Foster
. Stations are equipped with platform screen doors
.
Services run between 05:20 and 00:40 each day, and with a waiting time of approximately 90 seconds between trains. From end to end, it takes around 16 minutes, with an average train speed of 32 km/h. All stations are equipped with lift
s.
The system has 24 trains, each weighing 28 tonnes and 26 metres long, with a capacity of 158 passengers (50 sitting and 108 standing).
Excluding the minuscule underground network of Serfaus
, and the Lausanne Metro
opened in October 2008, Rennes was the smallest city in the world to boast a metro, with a population of just 220,000 for the city out of 390,000 served by the network (37 municipalities). On average, there are 120,000 metro trips each day; this figure is expected to rise to 150,000 in coming years, leading to possible gridlock during the rush hours.
In January 2005, three park-and-ride
lots were set up, offering 900 places to motorists. Two more opened in 2006–2007, able to accommodate an additional 700 vehicles.
On 1 March 2006, a card called KorriGo was created as a supplement to the ticket system to improve the metro traffic and the city's bus network.
The line is maintained by Service des Transports en Commun de l'Agglomération Rennaise (STAR), and managed by Keolis
(an SNCF
group). It has a staff of approximately 100. It is operated from a control centre (poste de commande centralisée) situated in Chantepie. 120 cameras monitor the stations.
A second line, the B Line, with an orientation north-east to south-west, is scheduled for 2018. 19 2-car CityVal trainsets have been ordered for this line.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
in Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
is based on the Siemens
Siemens AG
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
Transportation Systems VAL (véhicule automatique léger or light automatic vehicle) technology. There is one line, the 9.4-km A Line, which runs north-west to south-east from J.F. Kennedy to La Poterie via Gare de Rennes
Gare de Rennes
Rennes railway station is situated in the town centre of Rennes, France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest, Rennes–Saint-Malo and the Rennes–Redon railways....
(served by Gares metro station), with fifteen stations, thirteen of which are underground. The station at La Poterie and viaducts on the line were designed by Norman Foster
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM is a British architect whose company maintains an international design practice, Foster + Partners....
. Stations are equipped with platform screen doors
Platform screen doors
Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
.
Services run between 05:20 and 00:40 each day, and with a waiting time of approximately 90 seconds between trains. From end to end, it takes around 16 minutes, with an average train speed of 32 km/h. All stations are equipped with lift
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s.
The system has 24 trains, each weighing 28 tonnes and 26 metres long, with a capacity of 158 passengers (50 sitting and 108 standing).
Excluding the minuscule underground network of Serfaus
Dorfbahn Serfaus
The Dorfbahn Serfaus is an unusual underground air cushion funicular transit system in the Tyrolian village of Serfaus in Austria. The name literally translates as Serfaus Village Railway.-Overview:...
, and the Lausanne Metro
Lausanne Metro
The Lausanne Metro system includes two lines in Lausanne, Switzerland, owned by two distinct companies and operated by a third. The Line M1 is a light metro, while the Line M2 is a fully automated metro which opened on 27 October 2008. A third line M3 is in planning...
opened in October 2008, Rennes was the smallest city in the world to boast a metro, with a population of just 220,000 for the city out of 390,000 served by the network (37 municipalities). On average, there are 120,000 metro trips each day; this figure is expected to rise to 150,000 in coming years, leading to possible gridlock during the rush hours.
In January 2005, three park-and-ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
lots were set up, offering 900 places to motorists. Two more opened in 2006–2007, able to accommodate an additional 700 vehicles.
On 1 March 2006, a card called KorriGo was created as a supplement to the ticket system to improve the metro traffic and the city's bus network.
The line is maintained by Service des Transports en Commun de l'Agglomération Rennaise (STAR), and managed by Keolis
Keolis
Keolis is the largest private sector French transport group. It runs passenger railways, tramways, bus networks, funiculars, trolley buses, and airport services. The company, based in Paris, is majority owned by SNCF, the French state rail operator. AXA Private Equity and Caisse de dépôt et...
(an SNCF
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
group). It has a staff of approximately 100. It is operated from a control centre (poste de commande centralisée) situated in Chantepie. 120 cameras monitor the stations.
A second line, the B Line, with an orientation north-east to south-west, is scheduled for 2018. 19 2-car CityVal trainsets have been ordered for this line.
Stations
The stations names has been chosen in the nearest existing streets or of places near the stations emplacements.- J.F. Kennedy (former US PresidentJohn F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
) - Villejean-Université
- Pontchaillou (elevated)
- Anatole France (French poet and journalistAnatole FranceAnatole France , born François-Anatole Thibault, , was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters...
) - Sainte-Anne
- République
- Charles de Gaulle (former French PresidentCharles de GaulleCharles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
) - Gares (SNCFSNCFThe SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
interchange) - Jacques Cartier (French navigator and explorerJacques CartierJacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big...
) - Clemenceau (World War I French Prime MinisterGeorges ClemenceauGeorges Benjamin Clemenceau was a French statesman, physician and journalist. He served as the Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1920. For nearly the final year of World War I he led France, and was one of the major voices behind the Treaty of Versailles at the...
) - Henri Fréville (former Rennes mayor)
- Italie
- Triangle
- Blosne
- La Poterie (elevated)
See also
- Transportation in Rennes
- List of metro systems
