Opened in 1977. Two lines with 29 stations. See Marseille network map.

Rubber-tyred metro Line 1 was opened in 1977-78, with the southern leg extended from Castellane to La Timone in September 1992. A further extension from La Timone to La Fourragère opened on May 6 2010 (2·5 km, 4 stops). North-south Line 2 was opened in phases between March 1984 and February 1987; a short extension north from Bougainville to Gèze opened on December 16 2019 (0·9 km, 1 station).

Metro running is to be fully automated, with Alstom winning a contract for conversion of both routes to driverless operation by 2026.

Marseille Metro
Linedirectionkmstaopenedlast extended
29 stations on 2 metro lines, of which 2 are interchanges
See Marseille network map for line section opening data.
M1 northeast–east ”U” 12·9 18 1977-11-26 2010-05-05
M2 north–south 9·8 13 1984-03-03 2019-12-16

The city has also developed a three-line tram system, with the initial 10·3 km opened 2007, and further extensions opened 2008 and 2010. The extension south to Castellane opened on May 30 2015 (1·2 km, 5 stops), operating as new Line T3 running through from Arenc. Extensions opened north to Gèze on January 7 2026 (1·8 km, 3 stops) and south to La Gaye on January 10 2026 (4·4 km, 8 stops), lengthening service T3 to 16 km.

Address
PO Box 334
13271 Marseille CEDEX 8
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
France
Phone
+33 4 91 91 92 10
Fax
+33 4 91 10 53 09
Email
contact@rtm.fr
Website
www.rtm.fr
 

Traffic

YearPassenger journeys (million)
 MetroTram
Opened 1977-11-26
2023 71·3 20·4
2022 67·28 18·93
2021 57·89 16·63
2020 48·3 14·37
2019 76·6 24·52
2018 76·2 24·93
2017 76·1 no data
2016 75·9 21·5
 

Network data

Metro

Gauge
1435 mm
Length
22·3 km
Electrification
22·3 km - 750 V DC third-rail
Rolling stock
140 Metro cars

Tramway

Gauge
1435 mm
Length
21·0 km
Electrification
21·0 km - 750 V DC
Rolling stock
32 LRV/tram cars (Bombardier Flexity Outlook)

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