CAF has been chosen by Régie des Transports Métropolitains that operates the entireMarseille public transportation network, to supply 15 new tramway units. The contract valued at EUR 57 million also includes an option to increase the number of trams depending of the networkextensions to come.The new Urbos platform trams will consist of 7 modules spanning a total length of 42.5 metres.Their design is similar to that of the vehicles currently operating in the city, with a livery stylingthat evokes marine motifs that Marseille is historically identified with. The units to be supplied byCAF are planned for operation on the 3 existing lines on the network, and it should be borne inmind that the T3 line will soon be extended to the north and south of the city.This project forms part of the framework for the transport plan and mobility agenda of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, which seeks to improve its inhabitants' standard of living byimproving public transport infrastructures and services; specifically, the extension of thetramway network being one of the top priorities of the investment programme as it becomes thebackbone of the Metropolis transport network.Marseille is the second most populated city in France after Paris, with approximately 900,000 inhabitants, and its port is one of the most important commercial ports in Europe. Besides thethree tramway lines, RTM operates both underground lines as well as the bus and ferry servicesin the metropolitan area.
CAF has been chosen by Régie des Transports Métropolitains that operates the entireMarseille public transportation network, to supply 15 new tramway units. The contract valued at EUR 57 million also includes an option to increase the number of trams depending of the networkextensions to come.The new Urbos platform trams will consist of 7 modules spanning a total length of 42.5 metres.Their design is similar to that of the vehicles currently operating in the city, with a livery stylingthat evokes marine motifs that Marseille is historically identified with. The units to be supplied byCAF are planned for operation on the 3 existing lines on the network, and it should be borne inmind that the T3 line will soon be extended to the north and south of the city.This project forms part of the framework for the transport plan and mobility agenda of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, which seeks to improve its inhabitants' standard of living byimproving public transport infrastructures and services; specifically, the extension of thetramway network being one of the top priorities of the investment programme as it becomes thebackbone of the Metropolis transport network.Marseille is the second most populated city in France after Paris, with approximately 900,000 inhabitants, and its port is one of the most important commercial ports in Europe. Besides thethree tramway lines, RTM operates both underground lines as well as the bus and ferry servicesin the metropolitan area.
