Porte de la Villette - Paris (France)

Porte de la Villette 03/08/2021 20h09
Citadis tram 317 on Paris tramline T3b on its way from Porte d'Asnières to Porte de Vincennes here at Porte de la Villette. In 2023 this tramline will be extended at the West from Porte d'Asnières to Porte Dauphine.

Paris tramway Line 3
Tramway line T3 is the first modern tramway in Paris proper. It is divided into two sections called T3a and T3b. The line is also known as the tramway des Maréchaux because it follows the boulevards des maréchaux, a series of boulevards that encircle Paris along the route of the former Thiers Wall (built 1841–44). The boulevards are, with three exceptions, named for Napoleon's First Empire marshals (maréchaux).

T3a connects Boulevard Victor – Pont du Garigliano RER station in the western part of the XVe arrondissement with Porte de Vincennes metro station in the XIIe arrondissement. The line carries 112 000 people per day.
The first section, between Pont du Garigliano and Porte d'Ivry, opened as T3 on 16 December 2006. Work began in early 2009 on a 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) extension from Porte d’Ivry to Porte de la Chapelle, via Porte de Charenton. The extension project was then split into a smaller extension to Porte de Vincennes and a separate tramway line for the remainder of the route, which became T3b. The opening of the extension and renaming to T3a occurred on 15 December 2012.

T3b initially connected Porte de Vincennes with Porte de la Chapelle in the 18th arrondissement. It opened concurrently with the extension of T3a to Porte de Vincennes on 15 December 2012. The line was extended to Porte d'Asnières—Marguerite Long in the 17th arrondissement on 24 November 2018.
A further extension with seven stops towards Porte Dauphine in the 16th arrondissement just east of the Bois de Boulogne is scheduled to enter service in 2023. It will connect with Métro Line 3 at Porte de Champerret, Métro Line 1, RER A and RER E (extension to Mantes-la-Jolie currently under construction) at Porte Maillot and Métro Line 2 at its future terminus..

The design selected for line T3 was the Alstom Citadis 402.
The trains were ordered in December 2003, and manufactured in factories at Le Creusot (bogies), Tarbes (electrical and electronic traction), Villeurbanne (electronics), Ornans (motors), with final assembly performed at Aytré, near La Rochelle.
Their design aesthetic was the subject of extensive research by several designers: Régine Charvet-Pello (and designers of his company RCP Design Global) for the general concept, the colorist for Vonnik Hertig upholstery and indoor environment, Emmanuel Fedon and Luc Maillet for exterior trains. The livery of trains is personalized, combining RATP's traditional jade green with various visual symbols of the city.
Facts and Figures (2018):
Length: T3a 12,4 km, T3b 14,3 km
Stops: T3a 25, T3b 26
Travel Time: T3a 36-43 minutes, T3b 35 minutes
Stock: 63 Alstom Citadis 402
Average distance betweens stops: T3a 517 meters, T3b
[ Source and more information: Wikipedia - Paris Tramway T3 09/2021 ]

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Taken on: August 3, 2021

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