Brest tramway
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The Brest tramway (French: Tramway de Brest) located in Brest, Brittany, France consists of a 28-stop, two-branch, 14.3-kilometre (8.9 mi) line connecting Porte de Plouzané in the west with Porte de Gouesnou and Porte de Guipavas northeast of the city centre. The end-to-end journey takes 38 minutes. It's operated by RD Brest, and it's part of the Bibus network. The system began service on 23 June 2012. It is expected to serve 50,000 passengers per day.[2] The line is the successor to a tram network that operated in Brest from 1898 to 1944. The network has the distinction of being trilingual (French, English and Breton).[3]
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Brest tramway | |||
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Native name | Tramway de Brest | ||
Locale | Brest, Brittany, France | ||
Transit type | Tram | ||
Number of lines | 1 (2 branches) | ||
Number of stations | 28 | ||
Annual ridership | 10.50 million (2018)[1] | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 23 June 2012[1] | ||
Operator(s) | Keolis[2] | ||
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System length | 14.3 km (8.9 mi) | ||
Top speed | 70 kilometres (43 mi) | ||
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