The Reims tramway is a major success
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To coincide with the Reims tramways first year of commercial service, a survey conducted by IFOP revealed that 74% of the citys inhabitants were satisfied with this new mode of transport.
The survey also revealed that the tramway was thought to be environmentally-friendly (91%), comfortable (85%), modern (77%) and more practical than other modes of transport (76%) by the residents of Reims, the capital of the Champagne region.
The encouraging feedback from the survey was boosted by the equally positive news that the Reims tramway transports some 42,500 passengers a day, 40% more than the saturated bus route it replaced.
The results will provide a strong argument for extending the tramway system if the need arises, an idea that is supported by 79% of Reims residents.
Alstom, which holds shares in MARS, the company that operates the tramway under a public/private partnership deal, supplied a turnkey solution in May 2011 covering the design and production of the tramways rolling stock, infrastructure and electromechanical systems (tracks, signalling, electricity supply, catenary power and ticketing). Moreover, Alstom handles equipment maintenance on a subcontracted basis with operator Transdev for 30 years.