Nantes tram-train

The Nantes tram-train (French: Tram-train de Nantes) is a tram-train network operating in the French city of Nantes and the surrounding region.

Tram-train de Nantes
Overview
Owner	SNCF
Locale	Nantes, France
Transit type	Tram-train
Number of lines	2
Line number	Nantes - Clisson Nantes - Châteaubriant
Number of stations	18
Operation
Began operation	June 15, 2011
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Background

The Nantes to Châteaubriant railway line was part of a former Nantes to Rennes railway route which originally opened in 1877. The Nantes to Châteaubriant section closed to passenger traffic in 1980 and to freight in 2008.^[1] Approval to modernise this line received approval in 2009;^[2] and in 2014, the line reopened for exclusive use of the Nantes tram-train network, becoming the second line to operate after an existing line to Clisson opened in 2011, sharing track with mainline trains.

See also

• Nantes tramway
• Tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais