Update on Montpellier Tram line 3

The new tramway is expected to open next year and it's racey design is by the fashion designer Christian Lacroix

Oddly there is a Brit connection with the new line as Oxford Archaeologists did the survey in advance of work starting

Some of what was found on the route was more modern - some German bombs for example - found near Juvignac

The route:  stations in top destinations



Juvignac La Mosson
Line 3 from Juvignac crosses the future of Zac Caunelles and descends towards Montpellier. The first interchange  with "line to the swallows" is located at Mosson.

 
La Mosson Avenue Lodève
The route continues to the neighborhood Avenue Lodève Celleneuve (Celleneuve station) where the line 3 rises to the Avenue des Moulins via Zamenhof Street and the Rue du Pilory (Pilory station). She joined the Avenue des Moulins (County Hall station) and the Rue d'Alco to serve neighborhoods and small Bard Pergola (station Pergola).

Line 3 rejoined the avenue by avenue Lodève Paul Bringuier to Plan cabins where it crosses the neighborhoods and Gely-Figuerolles Gambetta. On this stretch, it serves four stations: Arbors, Jules Guesde, Astruc and The Arches.
   
Servicing the Hotel departement, Sanofi business school and Jean Monnet High School.

Serving the Lycée Jules Guesde, the National Gendarmerie, the Bank of France, clinic Clementville, La Merced High School and City University.
 
Avenue Lodève  to the Gare Saint-Roch
Line 3 down Gambetta serving the neighborhood Figuerolles . After the course, its layout is now single track onto the Boulevard of the Observatory and the Rue de la Republique to the train station (Gare Saint-Roch).
In the other direction, towards Juvignac, it will continue on the Boulevard du Jeu de Paume, after serving Observatory, and take the street to join the Andre Michel Cours Gambetta. At this point, the station serves the St. Denis area.
   


Service station and downtown.

Connection with all TER (regional trains) and TGV.
 
From Gare Saint-Roch Rives du Lez
From the station, route of line 3 shares the track with line 2 towards  Saint-Roch-des-Prés d'Arènes.

The route of line 3 is directly between Gare Saint-Roch and Rives du Lez via the Boulevard de Strasbourg instead of Line 2 (Station Place Carnot and Voltaire). Where is joins  line 1 (Rives du Lez, Moularès).
 Antigone service, swimming pool
 
Rives du Lez Avenue Raymond Dugrand
Line 3 runs in common with line 1 to station Port Marianne and forks to the right place to borrow Ernest Garnier Dugrand Raymond Avenue south neighborhoods Jacques Heart and Port Marianne served by the station Pablo Picasso.
Line 3 crosses the highway passes through the station Trinquat Bridge and arrived at the station Boirargues Lattes.
   
Serving the school group and the Rauze new City Hall.

Serving high school and shopping center Champollion Deep South.
 
Lattes and to Pérols
Line 3 is divided here into two branches at the roundabout of the Mediterranean. One branch goes to Lattes Centre through the stations of the Upper and Lironde Cougourlude.
The other branch continues to Pérols in serving 3 stations: Pailletrice, Pérols and Exhibition Centre. Line 3 then reaches the terminus Pérols-Etang de l'Or.

This will be the layout when line 3 opens next year

Lines 4 and 5 and even 6 are being discussed

It is all so wonderfully stylish - below is the logo for the construction of the new line