Palm Bus

Palm Bus is a brand of bus services serving the Southern French city of Cannes, France. The operator, Veolia Transport Cannes is responsible for operating the Bus Azur buses for SITP, grouping the communes of Cannes, le Cannet et Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Théoule-sur-Mer and Mougins.

Palm Bus
Heuliez GX 337 from Line 1 stopping at Hôtel de Ville in September 2023.
HeadquartersCannes
LocaleCannes
Service area France
Service typeUrban service
Routes45 lines
OperatorRégie Palm Bus
Websitehttps://www.palmbus.fr/

History

1933–2014: Cannes buses history

Former logo

The city of Cannes was, until 1933, served by an urban tramway system, the Tramway de Cannes, as well as an inter-urban tramway, the Tramway de Nice et du Littoral until 1953.

The first bus services within Cannes and between Cannes and le Cannet began in 1936. Cannes bus company operated four lines:

Each of the lines were divided in two fare zones. In 1954, the concession for operation of buses in Cannes was given to Société des Transports Urbains de Cannes by the Syndicat Intercommunal des Transports Publics for twenty years. Several lines were created during the 1960s, linking Cannes to la Californie, Cannes and le Cannet via République and Cannes to l'Aubarède. Lines were divided into four fare zones. In 1968, severe strikes forced the company to reduce its staff presence on buses to one.

The STUC's concession was extended by ten years in 1974 thanks to a grant to the STIP. The company adopted a new ticketing system, using magnetic strip cards. Lines were grouped into two global fare zones in replacement of the four per line. Service was increased with the purchase of more rolling stock. Within two years, stock and staff numbers doubled.

In 1978, the STUC purchased a diesel multiple unit X 94630 for use on the Cannes-Ranguin railway line. Service was eleven minutes in length and bus ticketing used.

The concession was once more extended, for five years, in 1984, with further bus purchases and the repainting of the X 94630 into the line's colours. rail services ended in 1995 due to loss of revenue. On 5 November 1996, CGFTE Cannes signed a contract delegating services. In 2004, Bus Azur introduced double-decker buses on its line 8 quai Laubeuf-La Croisette-Palm Beach.

2014–2018: New network

On 1 January 2014, Bus Azur is extended to Mougins and Théoule-sur-Mer and officially becomes Palm Bus.

Palm Bus network is changed:[1] Sillages lines 24 and 27 are transferred to Cannes network, three lines named 22, 23 and 30 were created and departemental line 620 were transferred.

2018–2022: New buses

Since mid-2010, Palm Bus starts receiving new articuled and electric Heuliez buses :

  • In 2018, Palm Bus received their first Heuliez Bus GX 337 Linium prototype.
  • In end-2019, Palm Bus received their first three-articuled buses, (GX 437 Linium).
  • In 2021, Palm Bus received their first electric buses.

2022–present: New buses lines

On 1 September 2022, Sillages line 18 were transferred to Cannes network.[2]

In September 2023, the network get into a high changement.[3]

Lines

ImageBusBetweenAndType
Palm Express
AMandelieu-la-Napoule – Centre Commercial MinelleGare de CannesGX 337 Linium
GX 437 Linium
BMouans-Sartoux — CentreGare de CannesGX 337 Linium
Palm Bus
1Le Cannet — Penh ChaiCannes — RanguinGX 327
GX 337
2Le Cannet — BlanchisserieCannes — Les BastidesGX 327
GX 337
4Le Cannet — Place LeclercCannes — Hôtel de VilleGX 127
GX 137
6A/BLe Cannet — Le Colombier
Cannes — Saint-Michel Collines
Cannes — Hôtel de VilleGX 127
GX 137
7Cannes — Mare MonteCannes — PolycliniqueGX 127
GX 137
8Cannes — Quai LaubeufCannes — Palm BeachVolvo B9TL
9Gare de CannesVallauris — FournasGX 127
GX 137
10Le Cannet — Les Pins ParasolsCannes — Hôtel de VilleGX 327
GX 337
11Le Cannet — Penh ChaiCannes — GabiansGX 327
GX 337
11ALe Cannet — MairieLe Cannet — Les Pins ParasolsGX 127
GX 137
12Le Cannet — Mirandoles IICannes — Hôtel de VilleGX 327
GX 337
13Le Cannet — Place LeclercLe Cannet — Les Collines ?
14Cannes — Gare du BosquetCannes — CormoransGX 127
GX 137
17Cannes — Simone Veil HospitalMandelieu-la-Napoule — Gare RoutièreGX 327
GX 337
18La Roquette-sur-Siagne — Hameau Saint-JeanMandelieu-la-Napoule — Gare Routière ?
19Saint-Raphaël — Le Trayas
Théoule-sur-Mer — Mairie
Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Gare RoutièreGX 127
GX 137
21Cannes — Hôtel de Ville
(circular line, via Notre-Dame-des-Pins and Gare SNCF)
GX 127
GX 137
22Saint-Raphaël — Le Trayas
Théoule-sur-Mer — Mairie
Gare de CannesGX 127
GX 137
23Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Parc d'activités de la SiagneGX 127
GX 137
24Le Cannet — Place LeclercMougins — Place des Acades-
26Mougins — TournamyCannes — Ranguin-
28Mougins — TournamyMougins — Mairie Annexe de l’Aubarède-
29Mougins — TournamyValbonne — Gare Routière-
35Gare de CannesCannes — Ranguin
(via Le Cannet and Rocheville)
GX 327
GX 337
Minibuses
CP[upper-alpha 1]Gare de CannesBluebus 6m
NS[upper-alpha 2]Cannes — Hôtel de VilleBluebus 6m
PM[upper-alpha 3]Pont des GabresBluebus 6m
Summer Lines
LT[upper-alpha 4]Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Espace MullerMandelieu-la-Napoule — Port de la Rague-
MP[upper-alpha 5]Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Canadière-TassignyMandelieu-la-Napoule — Cannes Marina-
BC[upper-alpha 6]Cannes La Bocca — Résidence Coubertin
(circular line, via La Bocca-Verrerie, Place du Marché and la Roubine)
-
MR[upper-alpha 7]Cannes — Parking Roseraie-Port Canto
(circular line, via Base Nautique and Plage de l'Étang))
-
Night Lines
n1Le Cannet — Penh ChaiCannes — RanguinGX 327
GX 337
n2Le Cannet — BlanchisserieCannes — Les BastidesGX 327
GX 337
n10Le Cannet — Les Pins ParasolsCannes — Hôtel de VilleGX 327
GX 337
n20Cannes – Boulevard du MidiGare de Cannes
(via, Centre Commercial Minelle, Gare Routière and Hôtel de Ville)
GX 327
GX 337
n21Cannes — Hôtel de Ville
(circular line, via Palm Beach, Notre-Dame-des-Pins and Gare SNCF)
GX 327
GX 337

Notes

  1. City Palm
  2. Navette du Suquet
  3. Navette de la Presqu'île-Montfleury
  4. La Littorale
  5. Mimo Plage
  6. Bocca Cabana
  7. Mouré Rouge

References

  1. mougins.fr - Palm Bus, nouveau réseau
  2. "Actualités : Nouvelle Ligne 18" (in French). Palm Bus. 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. "Ça bouge à Mougins, trois nouvelles lignes" (in French). Palm Bus.
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