Systra has secured a contract from RATP, the public transport operator for Paris, to manage a western extension project of the T1 tramline.
The project will extend the T1 line between Asnières-Gennevilliers Les Courtilles and the T2 tramline in Colombes.
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The line, which opened in 1992 between Bobigny and Saint-Denis, was first extended in the east to Noisy-le-Sec in 2003 and then to the west to Asnières-Gennevilliers in 2012.
The latest extension to tramline T1 will add 6.5km, and a 500m section shared with the T2 line.
Under the 124-month contract, Systra will carry out the project in partnership with Iris Conseil and architecture and town-planning firm Urbanica, on behalf of the contracting authority RATP.
It is reported that preliminary design studies under the contract will start this month.
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By GlobalDataCommissioning of the extension will take place in two phases, with the section between Les Courtille and Quatre Routes completed in 2018, with the phase from Quatre Routes to Gabriel Péri scheduled to open in 2023.
Directorate for Urban Transport in the Paris region Surface Projects Department director Philippe Bernard said: "This is the only general project management contract launched in 2015 for trams in the Paris region.
"Systra won this contract in a highly competitive environment, thanks to the combined efforts of the France region, the technical, consulting and the innovation directorates.
"We heartily congratulate everyone who has helped to achieve this brilliant success.
"It will give Systra’s tram product line an important new reference."
Main features of the project include creating a high performance line, in terms of operating speed and regularity, to connect the public transport network and offer services to districts with less public transport.
The project aims to support the urban transformation of the district, particularly for neighbourhoods undergoing urban redevelopment; redistributing and upgrading public space, and creating a section of track shared by T1 and T2 lines, without interrupting services.
It is reported the project is in line with a masterplan for the Paris region, to create a Grand Tram circular line, which is expected to provide direct links between adjoining neighbourhoods by connecting the public transport network to mainlines such as Métro Line 13, the Transilien suburban Line J and tramline T2.
