TRAM-TRAIN SYSTEM ON REUNION
Posted on 27 August 2009
The Tram-Tiss project group has been designated as the likely candidate to build the regional tram-train system linking Saint-Paul and Sainte-Marie on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion.
The consortium includes Colas, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Bombardier and Véolia, as well as local architects and financial partners such as AXA and Société Générale. Tram’Tiss was preferred to the rival Run Ram consortium led by Vinci, Alstom and Caisse des Depôts et Consignations..
The contract covers the construction of the initial 40km section of the coastal route, linking Sante-Marie and the airport to the east of the capital Saint-Denis with Le Port and Saint-Paul in the north-west, and the supply of trains and trams in addition to the line’s operation and maintenance over a 38-year period. Work will begin in 2010. The Saint-Denis – Sainte-Marie segment will open at the end of 2013 and the complete line is due to be fully operational by the end of 2016. With 28 stops, the line is to be worked by a fleet of 20 LRVs, 40 metres in length with a capacity of 265 passengers. It is expected to carry around 45,000 passengers/day.
In the longer term, Vergès envisages that the tram-train route would be extended eastwards from Sante-Marie to Saint-André and Saint-Benoît, and along the island’s west and south coasts from Saint-Paul to Saint-Louis, Saint-Pierre and Saint-Joseph.
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