3. Advantages of the tramway
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Compared to the traditional metro
Hardly financially accessible for medium-sized conurbations, the tramway is a winner, despite its lower average speed, because the possibility of building light stations at 200 or 300 metre intervals makes medium-sized journeys attractive, as passengers stay on the surface and don't waste time getting in and out of underground passages.
The construction of a high-speed metro line continues to be justified in very large conurbations. But in medium-sized cities like Nantes, Grenoble and Strasbourg, the cost of building a metro line was around 5 times that of a tramway line on an equivalent route.
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Compared with rubber-tyred road vehicles
The main advantage of tramway-on-rail technology is the ability...
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European Directive 2000/9/EC – March 2000 – Cableway installations designed to carry persons.
Decree 2008-1307 – November 2008 – Safety of guided public transport.
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