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title: Brest inaugurates its new tramway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system designed by SYSTRA
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# Brest inaugurates its new tramway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system designed by SYSTRA

![Brest inaugurates its new tramway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system designed by SYSTRA](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/inauguration-tram-brest-2.jpeg)

Bibus, Brest’s public transport network, is expanding. Since February 13, it has
benefited from two new routes: tram Line B and BRT Line D. The project, overseen
by Brest métropole aménagement (BMa), the project owner, and called ‘My Network
Is Expanding,’ was managed by the Mobi-Brest consortium, commissioned by SYSTRA
France, alongside SCE, B3i, LA/BA, Super8, and Ferrand-Sigal.

![20260213-photo-groupement-mobi-brest](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260213-photo-groupement-mobi-brest-1024x525.jpg)

_The teams of the Mobi-Brest project management consortium together_

## Two new decarbonised transport lines

The project, awarded in 2021, aims to improve public transport services for the
Brest metropolitan area and its 215,000 inhabitants via approximately ten
kilometres of new lines:

- **Tram Line B** now connects the SNCF train station to the Cavale Blanche
  University Hospital, serving, in particular, the Bellevue district, Brest’s
  most populated area, as well as two campuses of the University of Western
  Brittany (UBO). It connects with line A in the city centre.
- **As for the BRT system, line D** also departs from the SNCF train station and
  reaches Lambézellec, a district undergoing significant regeneration, via
  redeveloped boulevards and a route that is mostly on dedicated bus lanes to
  ensure frequent service. The service is operated by electric buses.

The routes of Lines B and D were designed to carry more than 3.5 million
passengers annually, complementing Line A, which opened in 2012 and carries more
than 12 million passengers each year. In parallel, 12km of new cycle paths have
been created, along with new multimodal transport hubs throughout the
metropolitan area. This will contribute to a lasting reduction in
traffic-related pollution.

![pouchard-matthieu-5x5](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pouchard-matthieu-5x5-1.jpg)

> The Brest network is a prime example of a metropolitan area transforming its
> mobility and committing to a shift in how people use transport. I thank all
> the SYSTRA teams who have contributed to this project over the past five years
> and made it a success.
> Matthieu Pouchard, Project manager at SYSTRA France’s Urban team (DPU)

![brest-bhns-ligne-d](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/brest-bhns-ligne-d-660x660.jpg)

_Line D is a BRT line with electric buses on a dedicated route_

![](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/brest-tramway-ligne-b-660x660.jpg)

_Line B of the Brest tramway_

## Four major engineering structures designed by SYSTRA

The highlight of the project was the installation of four complex bridges.
SYSTRA France’s civil engineering specialists played a key role in the design
and construction of the Francis-le-Blé and Touillic-ar-Ran bridges, reserved for
trams, pedestrians and bicycles, as well as the widening of the Clemenceau and
Villeneuve bridges, where the tram platform runs parallel to the road lanes.

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