Tramway of Bâle coming back to France : Cooperation and Partnership, a Tri-national Network

Perceval Gailliard / Sébastien LOPEZ Tramway Specialist/Urban Transport Expert STRMTG / ISY global FRANCE Key Presentation Take-Aways

1. The STRMTG, what is it ? And its role in the Project. 2. Where ? 3. The Context, Actors and Organization (cooperation and partnership) 4. The Technical Project and Urban Insertion 5. The Operation 6. The Rolling Stock 1. THE STRMTG The STRMTG, What is it ? And its role in the Project

• National agency of French Government • In charge of safety in ropeway and guided transport • Production of technical guides • Technical studies, research and expertise • Organise and centralise feedback on accidents/incidents at a national level The STRMTG, What is it ? And his role in the Project

• National agency of French Government • In charge of safety in ropeway and guided transport • Production of technical guides • Technical studies, research and expertise • Organise and centralise feedback on accidents/incidents at a national level The STRMTG, What is it ? And its role in the Project

• Participate to regulation’s production (administrative and technical) : – National decree : process for authorization • Check that the project meet national regulation • Communicate with project actors • Authorize installations and operation 2. WHERE ? WHERE ?

• In Europe,…In France,…In Land, near the German and Swiss borders, at the gates of the Mondial city of .

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Saint-Louis Basel Switzerland 3. THE CONTEXT A new line in a tri-national Territory to:

• Materialize the integration of the country of Saint-Louis with the tri- national agglomeration of Basel and its system

• Offer a fast transport service to the city centre of Basel

• Offer a transport alternative to the use of the car in the metropolitan area

• Respond to environmental issues in reducing polluting and greenhouse gases A new tram line in a tri-national Territory to:

• Make the Saint-Louis station a true multimodal cross-border platform where the tram, the bus, the train, the cars, the taxis and the bikes meet

• Boost economic development and accompany the urban planning and densification policy of the cross-border area THE NETWORK

Starting of the line 6 May 1895 Length of network 46,58 km

Added length of lines 73,8 km

Line Quantity 13 Stations Quantity 182

Rolling Stock Quantity 327

137,954 millions Attendance (2009) - 0,378 million per day

Track gauge Metric Track

Owner BVB

Operator BVB THE ACTORS

The Funders

The Owners

Engineering

A local Group THE ORGANISATION

Two Country, a Two-Brains Direction… But one pilot, the French politics BI-NATIONAL COMITY OF DIRECTION

Political and technical Political and technical Direction Direction BASEL CANTON ST LOUIS AGGLO Politics Comity Direction Comity Interface Comity SWISSTram Services of the State Opérator French Funder •Environment Saint-Louis Agglomération •Security

•Financial Engineering SWISSTram Constructor

Works Company SOME DATES

• October 2009: The public transport programme • November 23, 2015, CH side: First pick, start of 2010-2013 of the Canton of Basel presents the work future developments of the transport network. • 17 July 2015: Favourable opinion on the • 2011: Conducting surveys on cross-border preliminary security Dossier mobility. The results, broadcast in 2012-2013, highlighted a need to reinforce public transport • 28 June 2017: Deposit of the security record with offers between the canton of Basel and the the prefect municipality of Saint Louis. • 31 July 2016: Commissioning of the Swiss • September 29, 2012: By deliberation, the extension to the border Community Council of the 3 borders approved the route of the tram • From 2 to 16 August 2017: Rolling tests

• 28 November 2012: The community Council of • As from September 6, 2017: White Walk and the 3 borders approves the review of the draft Driver training extension of Line 3 of the Basel tram. • 9 December 2017: Inauguration and • 23 November 2015, Côté FR: start of commissioning of the Extension infrastructure works 4. The technical project and Urban insertion The characteristics of the project The Extension THE ROUTE

Mairie

Station Place Mermoz

Lycée Jean Mermoz

Centre Nautique Pierre de Coubertin

Collège René Schickelé

Pfaffenholtz Sportam REHAB Urban Insertion

Own tram site and ballast track Shared site

Station Place Mermoz

Own tram site and grass track

Own tram site and ballast track Urban Insertion

Own tram site and ballast/ grass track Shared site

Own tram site and grass track

Own tram site and ballast track STATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

• All the equipment is the same as on the network in Switzerland. They are provided by the BVB operator. • Each platform is equipped with an identification totem, a shelter, a dynamic information panel, and a ticket distributor. URBAN INSERTION

Tramway in interaction with car traffic – In junction

Fixed object: height above 20 cm and resistive torque about 570 daN.m URBAN INSERTION

Tramway in interaction with car traffic – In junction URBAN INSERTION

Tramway in interaction with car traffic – In junction – In general traffic 5. THE OPERATION THE OPERATION

1 Tram / 2 Freq: 7,5 min

Border FR/CH THE OPERATION AND SECURITY

• All BVB drivers trained in the French language,

• The entire BVB CPC staff trained in the French language, • Supply to firefighter of equipment for drying and lifting • Training of firefighter personnel on • A bilingual coordinator, Bombardier equipment • Training in the emergency procedure (including language) • A relationship with the underway between the PCC and firefighter performing: the firefighter 6. THE ROLLING STOCK THE ROLLING STOCK

42 860 Length FLEXITY Basel mm 2 300 Width Unidirectional Metric tram (one-sided mm doors and end-of-line flipping loop) Maximum Speed 70 km/h Minimum 11,8 m bending radius Maximum slope 60 ‰ % Low floor 100 % Seats 83 Standing 171 passengers THE ROLLING STOCK

• Rolling Stock (RS): no cross-acceptance between France and Switzerland compromises – Driving cab don’t completely match all French guides specifications Some adjustments on RS – Swiss expectations of RS decelleration are different from French ones Speed limitation – Brake Safety Integrity Levels calculated with a different approach / norm than usual qualified body evaluation THE ROLLING STOCK

Driving position safety guide (STRMTG) – Near exterior field of vision

Cylinder represents a child (~6y) in station THE ROLLING STOCK

Driving position safety – Bâle new rolling stock THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION