Subway of Marseilles

The subway of Marseilles is a tyred subway derived from the technology developped at the point by the RATP for its network Parisian and brought into service to leave 1977. It comprises two lines, partly underground, an overall length of 19 km, entirely located in the commune of Marseilles. Two prolongations are in hand: the first, located on line 1, is currently in work; the second is at the stage of the preliminary studies.

It is a municipal Public service exploited in Régie by the Régie transport of Marseilles (RTM).

Line 1

Line 1 was built into 1977 of Castellane Place in the Rose (9,4 km and 10 stations) then a prolongation in 1992 until Timone. At present, the line is in work until the Fodder one, it is envisaged another prolongation beyond the Rose towards Gombert Castle and the technopolis. After the prolongation, it will make 14,8 km for 18 stations.

  • Fodder ( in work ) the

  • St Barnabe ( in work )
  • Louis Armand ( in work )
  • Blancarde ( in work ), correspondence TER-SNCF and Tram
  • Timone
  • Baille
  • Castellane, correspondence line 2
  • Estrangin - Prefecture
  • Old man-Port - Town hall
  • Colbert - Hotel of area
  • St Charles, correspondence line 2
  • Reformed Canebière, correspondence tram
  • Five Avenues Longchamp, correspondence tram
  • Carthusian monk
  • St Just - Hotel of department
  • Malpassé
  • Fresh Small valley
  • the Rose - Technopolis of Castle Gombert

Line 2

The line was built between 1984 and 1987, a project of prolongation of Holy-Marguerite with St-wolf is being studied. It makes 8,4 km for 12 stations. It should be prolongee towards St-Louis in north

  • National Bougainville
  • Desired Clary
  • Joliette, correspondence tram
  • Jules Guesde
  • St Charles, correspondence line 1
  • Noailles, correspondence tram (in work)
  • Notre Dame of the Mount - Course Julien
  • Castellane, correspondence line 1
  • Périer
  • Round point of the Prado
  • Holy-Marguerite Dromel
  • the Pauline (in project)
  • White House (in project)
  • St Trunk-college Jean Perrin (in project)
  • St Wolf village (in project)
  • St Pagnol Wolf (in project)

See too

Tram of Marseilles

External bond

  • RTM, official site
  • Urbanrail.net (English)
  • Linéoz.com Forum TC Marseilles Provence Metropolis
  • NonOfficial Site of Marseille transport and Aubagnais
  • Official site Tram Marseilles

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