====== Alstom Citadis 301 "Montpellier" ======


{{fr:tramsfrdoc:demotrammontpellier.jpg  }}The city of Montpellier, France has a network of two tram lines currently in service, with a third line in construction.


The first line opened in July 2000 and the second line opened in December 2006.


All rolling stock on line 1 is stored at the Les Hirondelles depot in the western district of La Paillade, which is located between the Saint-Paul station and the Hauts de Massane station. The rolling stock comprises 30 Citadis 401 trams and 3 Citadis 402 trams manufactured by Alstom.


The livery of trams on Line 1 was decorated in blue with white swallows by stylists Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti.


Originally, Line 1 was operated with 28 3-section Citadis 301 trams  with a length of 29.8 m. As ridership became successful on the line and  trams had been filling up, between July 2002 and May 2003, the trams  were extended from a length of 29.8 m and 3 sections to 40.9 m and 5  sections, and two additional Citadis 401 trams were delivered in January  2002, bringing the number of trams on Line 1 up to 30. The trams are  numbered from 2001 to 2030.


**__Technicals datas in Simutrans :__ **


|**vehicule**  |**speed    \\ **  |**power**  |**capacity**  |**weight**  |**gear**  |**energy**  |**disponibility**  |
|Citadis301_Montpellier_front |80 km/h |280 kW |70 passengers |15 t |%%*%%0,9 |electric |2000 - |
|Citadis301_Montpellier_middle |80 km/h |NA |36 passengers |10 t |NA |electric |2000 - |
|Citadis301_Montpellier_back |80 km/h |280 kW |70 passengers |15 t |%%*%%0,9 |electric |2000 - |


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