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Specifications - Strasbourg Light Rail Expansion, France

Key Data
City population	256,000
Ownership	Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS)
Date opened	1998
Service operator	Transdev
Route length	51.8km (32.2 miles) at April 2008
Gauge	1,435mm
Lines	5
Stops	70
Depots	3
Passenger projection	300,000 passengers daily (summer 2008)
Normal service	6 minutes each route
Power supply	750V DC overhead
Rolling Stock
Eurotram
Builder	Adtranz/Bombardier
Delivered	1994–1998
Number	53
Citadis 403
Builder	Alstom
Delivered	2005–2008
Number	41
Special Characteristics
	France's largest light rail network
	Largely surface operation
	Intensive daily service
	Fleet of two tram types have visual consistency
	Newer extensions to communities beyond the city
	High level of bus/tram service integration
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