Opened 1993. Two-line light metro serving 37 stations, plus tram serving 27 stops. See Toulouse network map.
First line of VAL automated metro opened June 26, 1993 from Basso Cambo northeast to Jolimont via the main station (10·2 km, 15 stations); an extension further northeast to Balma Gramont opened on December 20 2003 (2·3 km, 3 stations).
Line B opened on June 30 2007 from Borderouge south via interchange with Line A at Jean-Jaurès Capitole to Ramonville in the southeast (15·7 km, 20 stations).
| Line | km | stations | opened | last extended | direction | from | to | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 stations on 2 lines, of which 1 is an interchange * Toulouse Aerospace Express; SNCF commuter route between Colomiers and Arènes also called -Line C - at present. See Toulouse network map for table of line section opening data. |
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| A | 12·5 | 18 | 1993-06-26 | 2003-12-20 | southwest–northeast | Mirail-Basso-Cambo | Balma-Gramont | |
| B | 15·7 | 20 | 2007-06-30 | north–south | Borderouge | Ramonville | ||
| C | [27·0] | [21] | west–southeast | Colomiers | Labège La Cadène | was called -TAE* - | ||
A third metro line, formerly referred to as Toulouse Aerospace Express but now branded Line C, began construction in 2023. This will head east from Colomiers to Jean Maga (where the airport tram branch would join the metro) then continue via the centre to Labège in the southeast. An extension of Line B is projected to connect with Line C at Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse.
Marketed with the metro (and currently also using the Line C name) is the Arenès–Colomiers section of SNCF’s Toulouse–Auch line.
Tram Line T1 from Aéroconstellation to Arènes opened December 11 2010 (11 km, 18 stops), and was extended to Palais de Justice in December 2013 (3·0 km, 6 stops). A branch route T2 opened to the airport on April 11 2015 (2·4 km, 3 stops). In April 2023 an initial eight nine Citadis trams were ordered from Alstom.
- Address
- 4 impasse Paul Mesplé
31081 Toulouse
Occitanie
France - Phone
- +33 5 62 11 26 11
- Fax
- +33 5 62 11 26 94
- contact-web@tisseo.fr
- Website
- www.tisseo.fr
Traffic
| Year | Passenger journeys (million) | |
|---|---|---|
| Metro | Tram | |
| 2022 | 103·7 | 10·95 |
| 2021 | 84·4 | 9·3 |
| 2020 | 71·1 | 7·71 |
| 2019 | 118·2 | 13·65 |
| 2018 | 110·3 | 12·86 |
| 2017 | 108·5 | no data |
| 2016 | 110·9 | no data |
| 2015 | 107·4 | no data |
| 2014 | no data | no data |
| 2013 | 110·7 | no data |
Network data
Metro
- Gauge
- concrete guideway with centre switch rail
- Length
- 28·2 km
- Electrification
- 28·2 km - 750 V DC lateral guide rails
- Rolling stock
- 116 Metro cars
Tram T1 & T2
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 17 km
- Electrification
- 17 km - 750 V DC
- Rolling stock
- 28 LRV/tram cars (Alstom Citadis 302)
