| Rennes Metro | |
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| Locale | Rennes |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 15 |
| Daily ridership | 120 000 (2008) |
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| Began operation | 2002 |
| Number of vehicles | 24 |
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| System length | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
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.
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 lifts.
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 STAR (Service des transports en commun de l'agglomération rennaise), 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.
Red : the actual metro
Blue : the future metro line B
Green : continuous main-line for bus
A second line, the B Line, with an orientation north-east to south-west, is scheduled for 2018.
Stations
The stations names has been chosen in the nearest existing streets or of places near the stations emplacements.
- J.F. Kennedy (former US President)
- Villejean-Université
- Pontchaillou (elevated)
- Anatole France (French poet and journalist)
- Sainte-Anne
- République
- Charles de Gaulle (former French President)
- Gares (SNCF interchange)
- Jacques Cartier (French navigator and explorer)
- Clemenceau (WWI French Prime Minister)
- Henri Fréville (former Rennes mayor)
- Italie
- Triangle
- Blosne
- La Poterie (elevated)
See also
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External links
- Projected metro line for 2015
- Rennes page at UrbanRail.Net
- STAR, the Rennes transport network (in French)
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