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Île-de-France tramway Line 2
Île-de-France tramway Line 2 at the Porte de Versailles terminus
Overview
Owner	Île-de-France Mobilités
Termini	Pont de Bezons Porte de Versailles
Stations	24
Service
Type	Tram
System	Tramways in Île-de-France
Operator	RATP Group
Rolling stock	66 Alstom Citadis
Ridership	Approx. 20 million journeys per year
History
Opened	2 July 1997; 29 years ago (1997-07-02)
Last extension	19 November 2012
Technical
Line length	17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Show interactive map Show static map Legend Pont de Bezons Seine Parc Pierre Lagravère La Marine Shops Victor Basch Jacqueline Auriol Charlebourg Les Fauvelles Faubourg de l'Arche La Défense Puteaux Belvédère Suresnes Longchamp Seine Les Coteaux Les Milons Parc de Saint-Cloud Musée de Sèvres Brimborion Meudon-sur-Seine Les Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux Shops Jacques-Henri Lartigue Issy–Val de Seine Seine Henri Farman Suzanne Lenglen Porte d'Issy Porte de Versailles All stops are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show diagram map

Île-de-France tramway Line 2 (T2; French: Ligne 2 du tramway d'Île-de-France) is part of the modern tram network of the Île-de-France region of France. It connects the commune of Bezons in the north to the Porte de Versailles Métro station in Paris in the south, serving Hauts-de-Seine and its La Défense business district.^[1][2] It is one of the busiest tram lines in France.

The line has been operated by the RATP since its opening, under the authority of Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM). Future operation of line will become subject to a competitive bidding process in November 2029.^[3]

The line has a length of 17.9 km (11.1 mi) and 24 stations. The initial section between La Défense station and Issy–Val de Seine station opened in July 1997, uses a former heavy rail line converted into light rail (Ligne de Puteaux à Issy-Plaine [fr]), whereas the further extensions on both ends opened in November 2009 and November 2012 feature segregated on-street running. The line is particularly scenic between Parc de Saint-Cloud and Musée de Sèvres stations, as it runs along the Seine.

History

Route

Rolling stock

Line 2 is operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP) under the authority of Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM). The line's success (115,000 people use it daily) led to its Tramway Français Standard (TFS) rolling stock to be replaced starting in 2002 by Alstom Citadis trams; the TFS rolling stock was transferred to Île-de-France tramway Line 1 to increase its capacity.^[6]

As the Citadis trams also rapidly proved insufficient in terms of size, they were doubled in length in 2005 by using a Scharfenberg coupler, raising the capacity of each tram to 440 passengers. Several stops were also therefore doubled in length. With the extension to Porte de Versailles and the line crossing several intersections, the RATP had each tram's front and rear coupler covered, so that in the event of a collision with a pedestrian, the damage sustained by the person would be less severe.

Gallery

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  Non-covered coupler (2006)
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  Tram arriving at Brimborion station
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  Tracks towards La Défense
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  Meudon-sur-Seine station
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  Line 2 tram at La Défense station

References

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