Île-de-France tramway Line 9

Île-de-France tramway Line 9 (usually called simply T9 and formerly known as Tramway Porte de Choisy - Orly Ville or TPO) is a tram line which is a part of the modern tram network of the Île-de-France region of France. Line T9 connects Porte de Choisy Paris Métro station and the centre of Orly (Place Gaston Viens) serving suburbs in the south-east of Paris.[1] Line T9 does not serve Orly Airport, which is currently served by line T7. The line has a length of 10.3 km (6.4 mi) and 19 stations.[1] The line opened to the public on 10 April 2021.[3]

Tramway T9
Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 9
Overview
StatusOperating
Termini
Stations19[1]
Service
TypeTram
SystemTramways in Île-de-France
Operator(s)Keolis Ouest Val-de-Marne
Rolling stock22 Alstom Citadis[2]
History
Opened10 April 2021
Technical
Line length10.3[1] km (6.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

 Porte de Choisy
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 7 Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 3a
 Châteaudun – Barbes
 Cimetière Parisien d'Ivry
 La Briqueterie
 Germaine Tailleferre
 Beethoven – Concorde
 Musée MAC VAL
 Mairie de Vitry-sur-Seine
 Camille Groult
 Constant Coquelin
 Watteau – Rondenay
 Trois Communes
 Verdun – Hoche
 Rouget de Lisle
RERRER C toward Gare d'Austerlitz
 Choisy-le-Roi
RERRER C
 Carle – Darthé
 Four – Peary
 Christophe Colomb
 Les Saules
RERRER C
RERRER C toward Pont de Rungis – Aéroport d'Orly Airport
 Orly – Gaston Viens

Disabled access all T9 stations are accessible

Project objectives

The main goal of the project was to desaturate existing transit lines, and in particular RATP bus route 183 (Porte de Choisy - Aéroport d'Orly Terminal Sud) which became the second busiest bus route in the Île-de-France region after route TVM, and to propose a public transport offer with more capacity, better performance, more regularity and more comfort, thanks to the adoption of a tramway.[4] Additional project objectives were to accompany the evolution and development of a fast-changing suburban environment, the encouragement of sustainable mobility, better links between existing transit infrastructures and the refiguration of roads and public spaces (introduction of bike lines along the tram alignment, more accessible walking paths, etc.).[4]

Tram line T9 offers connections to line T3a and Paris Métro Line 7 at Porte de Choisy Paris Métro station, with RER C at Choisy-le-Roi station and at Les Saules station as well as with various bus routes including routes TVM and 393 at Choisy-le-Roi. In the future the line will be connected with Paris Métro line 15, part of the Grand Paris Express, at Vitry Centre.

Operation

Contract

The line is the Île-de-France tram network's first line which is not directly awarded for management to either RATP or SNCF.[5][6] The line's operations and maintenance contract is subject to competitive tendering by Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM). In May 2018, IDFM issued a concession notice for operations and maintenance of line T9 including seven bus lines of the local "Bord de l'Eau" bus network for a period of 66 months (i.e. for only 5½ years), calling for potential candidates to submit a request for qualification.[7] IDFM allowed four candidates to bid: RATP Dev, Keolis, Transdev and outsider Moventia of Spain.[8] On 14 June 2019 IDFM announced Keolis as the preferred bidder for T9 and the "Bord de l'Eau" bus network.[9] The choice of Keolis was confirmed by IDFM on 2 July 2019.[10]

Notes and references
  1. Île-de-France Mobilités. "Fiche projet : Tram 9 Porte de Choisy > Orly-Gaston Viens" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. "Objectif 2020 pour le T9, le second tramway du Val-de-Marne" (in French). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. "T9 : ouverture le 10 avril - transportparis - Le webmagazine des transports parisiens". transportparis.canalblog.com (in French). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. Île-de-France Mobilités. "Tram 9 Paris > Orly Ville - Découvrir le projet" (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. lejournaldugrandparis.fr (4 April 2017). "Transdev et Keolis à l'assaut des transports du Grand Paris" (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-05-26. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. "La RATP en concurrence pour remporter l'exploitation du T9" (in French). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. "2018/S 092-209815 - Avis de concession". ted.europa.eu (in French). 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-01-25. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  8. "4 candidats pour exploiter T9 et 7 lignes de bus" (in French). 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  9. "Tram T9. Keolis premier vainqueur de la concurrence en Ile-de-France". Ville, Rail et Transports (in French) (published 2019-06-14). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  10. "Déliberation - 2019/215 : Attribution du contrat de DSP Tram 9 – Bord de l'Eau" (PDF) (in French). 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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