( Nantes – Châteaubriant how to promote balanced

regional development

2nd Forum of interregonal mobility-La Rochelle

Friday, February 21st 2014

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• Population of 3 510 170 in

2008

• 109,4 people / km²

(France : 101,1 people / km²)

• +1,0% per year from 1999 to

2008

(France : +0,7 % per year)

The Pays de la Loire region Urban areas of Pays de la Loire :

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• 30 lines

• 121 train stations and railway stops and 130 rest areas

• 447 trains and 115 coaches daily

• 47 000 journeys / day

• Budget 2014 for rail infrastructure and transport :

• 265,6 M€ (17,8%)

The regional

transport network

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Nantes – Châteaubriant

• North of Nantes, the tram-train

links two urban centres : Nantes

and Châteaubriant

• Peri-urban areas contrasted with

various sized municipalities, with

dynamism to a greater or lesser

degree and rural character to a

greater or lesser extent

• Presence of a single track railway

line of 64km which opened in

December 1877 and closed to

passenger traffic 31st May 1980

Changes in population between 1999 and 2006 :

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Nantes – Châteaubriant La Chapelle-

sur-Erdre

Sucé-sur-

Erdre

Nort-sur-

ErdreAbbaretz Issé

Château-

briant

Superficie de la commune (km²) 33,42 41,33 66,56 61,76 38,66 33,62

Données de population

Population 2008 (en hab) 17 034 6 172 7252 1828 1821 12 246

Densité de population en 2008 (en

hab/km²)509,7 149,3 109 29,6 47,1 364,2

Nombre d'emplois 7 479 877 2 358 308 460 8 097

2,20% 0,30% 0,20%Variation annuelle moyenne de la

population entre 1999 et 20080,40% 0,60% 2,40%

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A social and territorial issue

% And number of households reporting that the decision to reopen the line played a role

in choosing their place of residence

Income and distance from home to work by town

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An environmental challenge)

• 11 200 passengers / day expected so 39 % avoid taking their own car

• 261 000 tonnes of CO2 emitted over 30 years, so 8 700 tonnes per year

• Energy consumption per passenger 4 times less than that of a bus and 10 times less than that of a car

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Why the tram-train ?

• Advantages of the tram – Good urban insertion ;

– Low noise ;

– Allows passengers get off at urban level at crossings with traffic lights ;

– High accelerations and decelerations, wide fast opening doors ;

– Optimized accessibility for persons with reduced mobility (low integrated floor ramp) without the need for complicated adjustment at the station ;

– Operating costs lower than trains.

• Advantages of the train – Higher speed than the tram (100 km/h compared to 70 km/h) ;

– More seats and more comfort ;

– Comfortable seats and facilities (TER seats, baggage compartments, toilets).

• Volume required : 24 trams (95,87 M€) 100% funded by the Region

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The tram-train :

fast when regular stops are necessary

120 km/h

100 km/h

Gare

• Inter-station averages : – Nantes – Châteaubriant : 6,4 km

• Nantes – Sucé-sur-Erdre : 2,9 km

• Nantes – Nort-sur-Erdre : 4,1 km

– Nantes – Clisson : • Phase 1 : 4,4 km

• Phase 2 : 3,8 km

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Nantes – Châteaubriant : The objectives of

the tram-train

• Significantly improve travel throughout the axis of suburban areas and beyond

• Provide a credible alternative to the car

• Meet the transport needs of the outlying towns that have developed

• Promote the development of more remote towns and contribute to a balnced territorial development

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The tram-train

Nantes – Châteaubriant

• Opening the 28th February

2014

• Operating a dedicated Tram-train

• 11 stops

• Intermodality organized with the

Nantes network with departmental

lines drawing back to make way

for the tram-train

• 1110 car parking spaces

(excluding hubs of Nantes)

• 270 sheltered bike spaces

• 11 200 journeys / day expected,

therefore 3,13 millions per year

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Service Proposed

24 return journeys

/ day

18 return journeys /

day

7 return journeys /

day

Nantes

Sucé-sur-Erdre

Nort-sur-Erdre

Châteaubriant

Suburban

Peri-urban

Regional

• 1st arrival at Nantes at 7:05

• Last depart from Nantes at 20:10 (23:10 on Saturdays)

• Intermodal tariffs

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Stations and interchanges • 2 platforms dedicated to tram-trains at

Nantes Train Station

• Creation of two interchanges for the tram and bus

• Creation of three stations at La Chapelle-sur-Erdre

• Re-opening of stops/stations (Sucé-sur-Erdre, Nort-sur-Erdre, Abbaretz, Issé)

• Train connection at Châteaubriant station

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Partnership • A 268 M€ project, so 58 M€ worth of

rolling stock

• Partnership agreement signed in 2006 by: : – The region of Pays de la Loire

– The Department of Loire-Atlantique

– Nantes Métropole

– RFF

– SNCF

• Project entered in CPER(state regional plan contracts) 2007-2013

• Association of Municipalities EPCI (public inter-municipality cooperation establishments) in the key stages so that they integrate this new service into their planning policies

( The tram-train Nantes – Châteaubriant

arrives the 28th February 2014

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• A complex, long and expensive operation, requiring a real political mobilization

• The tram-train has been a real plebiscite of the people concerned

• Encourage the emergence of a peri-urban eco-mobile dynamic to preserve the quality of life and financial accessability which is a major issue in the territory

• Relations urban planning – transport to strengthen and systematize : towards a contract ?

Some conclusions ?

( Nantes – Châteaubriant how to promote a

balanced territorial development

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