Rennes is the smallest city in France to have acquired an AGT. There were two main considerations behind this choice : the narrow criss-cross streets in the city centre which excluded any surface transport and the location of the rail station on a steep incline, which also pointed to an underground transport solution.
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Equipped with a VAL system, line 1 of the Rennes AGT, which is 9.5 km in length and serves 15 stations, was inaugurated in March 2002. It now carries 95,000 passengers a day.
In 1986, SYSTRA carried out a feasibility study for a segregated public transport system in Rennes, and was subsequently involved in the discussion about the choice of transport mode.
From 1991, SYSTRA was head of a consortium in charge of the project management of line 1 – for the design and construction of major infrastructure (tunnel, cut and cover, viaducts, stations and garage and maintenance facilities), secondary structures (stations and associated work) and equipment, not related to the VAL system.
Key Figures
- city population : 377,000 inhabitants ;
- length : 9.5 km including 7.5 underground ; and
- number of stations : 15 (including 13 underground).
