The Rennes Metro ( Fr. Métro de Rennes ) is the Metro of Rennes , the capital of Brittany. Prior to the opening of the second line of the Lausanne Metro (converted from a cog railway ) in October 2008, the 200,000th Rennes was the smallest city in the world that has the metro.
| Rennes Metro | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| A country |  France |
| Location |  Rennes |
| opening date | March 15, 2002 |
| Daily passenger traffic | 140,000 |
| Route network | |
| Number of lines | one |
| Number of stations | 15 |
| Network length | 9.4 km |
The Rennes Metro has been operating since March 15, 2002. It is based on Siemens VAL technology and is fully automatic, without drivers. Platform sliding doors are installed on all stations. In France, similarly arranged subways Lille and Toulouse . The system is controlled by at least 4 people at the central command post at the Chantepie depot; 120 surveillance cameras are watching the subway.
Rennes metro has one line (line A) with 15 stations (12 of them underground). The line crosses the city from the south-east to the north-west, there is a transfer to the railway station. The Poterie overpass and metro viaducts are designed by Norman Foster .
Subway completely on the tire course. There are no rail tracks.
By 2019, completion of construction of line B is planned [ clarify ] .
The inscriptions in the metro are duplicated in Breton or Gallo .
Stations
- John F. Kennedy
- Viljane-Universite (University of Rennes)
- Ponshayu
- Anatole France
- Saint anne
- Republik (Republic Square, Parliament of Brittany)
- Charles de Gaulle
- Gare (Rennes City Station)
- Jacques cartier
- Clemenso
- Henri Freville
- Italy
- Triangle
- Le blon
- La potri