Montpellier Tramway - Line 3

Line 3

Line 3 was inaugurated on April 7, 2012 with a length of 19.8 km and 29 stations. The line runs from Juvignac in the west to Pérols-Etang de l'Or in the southeast. There is also a three-station branch from Boirargues to Lattes-Centre. The line is coloured green. The rolling stock consists on 19 43m Alstom Citadis trams.

This is a preview of the route:

• The line will start in Juvignac, in a new district, Caunelles, in the north of the village.
• In Montpellier, Line 3 will parallel the Mosson.
  • The line will go through neighbourhoods in the west end of the city. A part of this segment will loop to the north to serve the Alco neighbourhood.
  • Next, there will be a connection to the existing Line 1 and Line 2 at Gare Saint-Roch.
  • After passing Gare Saint-Roch, the line will form a semicircle to serve southern neighbourhoods of the city. Part of this route will share track with the existing Line 2 between Gare Saint-Roch and Nouveau Saint-Roch.
  • There will be an interchange with the existing Line 1 at Port Marianne, then the line will travel southeast on Avenue de la Mer and Route de Carnon, and split with a branch to Lattes and a branch to Pérols.
• In the community of Lattes, the branch will split from a station in the community of Boirargues, going on its own right-of-way to the centre of Lattes.
• In the community of Pérols, the branch will run in its own right-of-way parallel to Route de Carnon to a terminus in the southeast of Pérols. The terminus is 800 metres from the Mediterranean Sea.

Line 3 cost €530 million. Liveries of the trams on Line 3 were designed with an underwater theme by designer Christian Lacroix.