Île-de-France tramway Line 7

Île-de-France tramway Line 7 (usually called simply T7) is part of the modern tram network of the Île-de-France region of France. Line T7 connects Villejuif – Louis Aragon Paris Métro station in Villejuif and Athis-Mons (Porte de l'Essonne) South of Paris. It also serves Paris Orly Airport. The line has a length of 11.2 km (7.0 mi) and 18 stations. It opened to the public on 16 November 2013.

Tramway T7
Overview
StatusOpen
OwnerRATP
TerminiVillejuif – Louis Aragon
Athis-Mons - Porte de l'Essonne
Stations18
Service
TypeTram
SystemTramways in Île-de-France
Operator(s)RATP
Rolling stock19 Alstom Citadis
Ridership25,000 passengers/weekday[1]
History
Opened16 November 2013
Technical
Line length11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Stations
crossover
 Villejuif – Louis Aragon
crossover
 Lamartine
 Domaine Chérioux
Depôt
Moulin Vert
 Bretagne
 Auguste Perret
 Porte de Thiais
La Belle Épine
crossover
 Place de la Logistique
 Porte de Rungis
 Saarinen
 Robert Schuman
crossover
 La Fraternelle
Hélène Boucher
 Caroline Aigle
 Cœur d'Orly
 Aéroport d'Orly
crossover
crossovers
 Porte de l'Essonne
 planned extension
 Le Contin
 Stade Delaune
 Pyramide
 Observatoire
 Maréchal Leclerc
 Juvisy-sur-Orge

all stations are accessible

Line T7 is operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP) under the authority of Île-de-France Mobilités.

Route
Schematic map of Line T7

Projects

Extension to Juvisy-sur-Orge

An extension of Line T7 from its current terminus at Athis-Mons to Juvisy station at Juvisy-sur-Orge is currently at the planning stage. The extension would be 3.7 km (2.3 mi) long and have six new stations.[2]


Notes and references
  1. "Le tram en Île-de-France aujourd'hui et demain" (PDF) (in French). May 2016.
  2. "Prolongement de la ligne T7 à Juvisy-sur-Orge" (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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