Bonjour,
during my trip to Lyon I did a stopover in Dijon. The last time I went to Dijon was 20 years ago as part of an exchange program in school. So the time was ripe to go back to take look at the city and the tram network in particular.
Tramway de Dijon
The network consist of 2 lines. Line T1 runs from Dijons railway station ("Dijon Ville") to Quetigny in the suburbs. Line T2 runs from Valmy to Chenôve. In the city center both line overlap (between Gare Foch and Republique stations)
View from the parking garade above Dijons station down on the square in front of the station. In the middle two trams of line T1 at their terminus
The rolling stock consists of Citadis 302 by Alstom. I like the design
Interieur view
As Dijon is in the Burgundy region of France, I guess the paint job should reflect this with some kind of burgundy tone.
Ticket seem to be equipped with RFID chips. You just need to put them close to the validator.
Additionally, the seem to be rechargable, because the first question of the ticket machine was: Do you already have a ticket? For a new ticket I had to pay a fee of 30Ct.
Nice feature of the validator: On each validation the display will show, for how long the ticket is valid. So I did know to the minute, when my 48h ticket was to expire.
The station all have the same design
Each station is equipped with a screen the show the next departures and give additional information (e.g. On the day I arrived there was a strike, the information on the screen gave details about the effetcs on the service)
Impressions from Darcy station. Its the gateway to downton
The arch "Porte Guillaume" is dedicated to monk and architect Guillaume de Volpiano
Pretty impressive facade for a cinema
At Place de la Republique the two tram lines split. Their stops are located at opposite sides of the square. Three pictures of T1 at Republique
Interesting design (in the backhround a tram of line T2 is leaving its Republique stop and heads to Valmy)
Impressions of tram heading to or leaving Valmy. I liked the combination of green, blue sky, red trams and the roundabout
Line T2 passed below the roof of the Toison d'Or shopping centre.
Between the stations Europe and Nation the tram runs on the left and on the right of the Avenue de Langres. Their path seperate in the roundabout at the Place de la Nation
Single outbound tram tracks (T2 heading to Valmy)
Across the street: An inbound T2 heading to the city center
Tram T1 hiding behind some trees at terminus Quetigny
and the T2 in the vicinity of stop 1er Mai
Mixed stuff
So sum this up, some mixed stuff. The Lac Kir (a lake created by a adding a dam ot the Ouche river) offered a place the relax with a lot of water and green
Additionally, the rail line to Paris passes by. A view across the lake on a passing train
When I stepped off the bus, this train of engines came along. I managed to get my camera in place for a last minute shot
A northbound TGV
Three different TER paint jobs in Dijon station: TER Bourgogne
TER Franche-Comté
a the very colourful TER Champagne-Ardenne
Architektur mit buntem Dach in der Innenstadt
Thats it from Dijon. It was a great trip. I was lucky that the weather played along too. When the rain came, was about to get en route for Lyon
.
I hope you enjoyed the report. Looking forward to your feedback.
Salut
Charly
during my trip to Lyon I did a stopover in Dijon. The last time I went to Dijon was 20 years ago as part of an exchange program in school. So the time was ripe to go back to take look at the city and the tram network in particular.
Tramway de Dijon
The network consist of 2 lines. Line T1 runs from Dijons railway station ("Dijon Ville") to Quetigny in the suburbs. Line T2 runs from Valmy to Chenôve. In the city center both line overlap (between Gare Foch and Republique stations)
View from the parking garade above Dijons station down on the square in front of the station. In the middle two trams of line T1 at their terminus
The rolling stock consists of Citadis 302 by Alstom. I like the design
Interieur view
As Dijon is in the Burgundy region of France, I guess the paint job should reflect this with some kind of burgundy tone.
Ticket seem to be equipped with RFID chips. You just need to put them close to the validator.
Additionally, the seem to be rechargable, because the first question of the ticket machine was: Do you already have a ticket? For a new ticket I had to pay a fee of 30Ct.
Nice feature of the validator: On each validation the display will show, for how long the ticket is valid. So I did know to the minute, when my 48h ticket was to expire.
The station all have the same design
Each station is equipped with a screen the show the next departures and give additional information (e.g. On the day I arrived there was a strike, the information on the screen gave details about the effetcs on the service)
Impressions from Darcy station. Its the gateway to downton
The arch "Porte Guillaume" is dedicated to monk and architect Guillaume de Volpiano
Pretty impressive facade for a cinema
At Place de la Republique the two tram lines split. Their stops are located at opposite sides of the square. Three pictures of T1 at Republique
Interesting design (in the backhround a tram of line T2 is leaving its Republique stop and heads to Valmy)
Impressions of tram heading to or leaving Valmy. I liked the combination of green, blue sky, red trams and the roundabout
Line T2 passed below the roof of the Toison d'Or shopping centre.
Between the stations Europe and Nation the tram runs on the left and on the right of the Avenue de Langres. Their path seperate in the roundabout at the Place de la Nation
Single outbound tram tracks (T2 heading to Valmy)
Across the street: An inbound T2 heading to the city center
Tram T1 hiding behind some trees at terminus Quetigny
and the T2 in the vicinity of stop 1er Mai
Mixed stuff
So sum this up, some mixed stuff. The Lac Kir (a lake created by a adding a dam ot the Ouche river) offered a place the relax with a lot of water and green
Additionally, the rail line to Paris passes by. A view across the lake on a passing train
When I stepped off the bus, this train of engines came along. I managed to get my camera in place for a last minute shot
A northbound TGV
Three different TER paint jobs in Dijon station: TER Bourgogne
TER Franche-Comté
a the very colourful TER Champagne-Ardenne
Architektur mit buntem Dach in der Innenstadt
Thats it from Dijon. It was a great trip. I was lucky that the weather played along too. When the rain came, was about to get en route for Lyon
.I hope you enjoyed the report. Looking forward to your feedback.
Salut
Charly
