
Public and rail transport, project management, transport planning, civil engineering, structures, transport systems engineering, transport equipment engineering
SYSTRA is a benchmark in the field of high speed. It has 25 years’ experience in the business, gained initially in France with the launch of the first TGVs, and later developed and enhanced through its many contracts around the world.
The tram-train concept is based on the use of existing rail infrastructure to run urban tramways with the aim of providing an uninterrupted link between suburban communities and the city centre.
The many technical, economic and environmental advantages of the modern tramway have inspired the development of major projects over the last twenty years.
In 1983, the first urban transport system in the world to operate entirely automatically, the VAL (Véhicule Automatique Léger ) came into service in Lille. SYSTRA has been involved with this innovation since the first designs in 1974.
SYSTRA has benefited from RATP’s know-how and experience in the field of MRT design and network operation.
The concept of a guided bus system offers medium-sized towns and suburban communities an efficient and economical alternative to tramways on rails.