Île-de-France tramway Line 9 (usually called simply T9 and formerly known as ''Tramway Porte de Choisy - Orly Ville'' or ''TPO'') is a

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

line which is a part of the modern tramway network of the

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

region of

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. Line 9 connects '

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architectur ...

station and the centre of

Orly Orly () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris. The name of Orly came from Latin ''Aureliacum'', "the villa of Aurelius". Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the c ...

(''Place Gaston Viens'') serving suburbs in the south-east of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. Line 9 does not serve

Orly Airport Paris Orly Airport (, ) is one of two international airports serving Paris, France, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, south of Paris. It serves as a sec ...

, which is currently served by tramway Line 7. The line has a length of and 19 stations. The line opened to the public on 10 April 2021. The line is operated by the

Keolis Keolis is a French transportation company that operates public transport systems all over the world. It manages bus, rapid transit, tram, coach networks, rental bikes, car parks, water taxi, cable car, trolleybus, and funicular services. B ...

under contract with

Île-de-France Mobilités Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) is the governmental authority ( EPA) that controls and coordinates the different companies operating the Paris-area public transport network and the rest of the Île-de-France region. In this capacity, it issu ...

Project objectives

The main goal of the project was to desaturate existing transit lines, and in particular RATP bus route 183 ( Porte de Choisy- Aéroport d'Orly Terminal Sud) which became the second busiest bus route in the Île-de-France region after route

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, and to propose a public transport offer with more capacity, better performance, more regularity and more comfort, thanks to the adoption of a

way. Additional project objectives were to accompany the evolution and development of a fast-changing suburban environment, the encouragement of sustainable mobility, better links between existing transit infrastructures and the refiguration of roads and public spaces (introduction of bike lines along the tram alignment, more accessible walking paths, etc.). Tramway Line 9 offers connections to tramway Line T3a and

Paris Métro Line 7 Paris Métro Line 7 is one of sixteen lines of the Paris Métro system. Crossing the capital from its north-eastern to south-eastern sections via a moderately curved path, it links in the north with and in the south, while passing through im ...

Porte de Choisy station Porte de Choisy () is a Metro station, station on Paris Métro Line 7, line 7 of the Paris Métro, a stop on Île-de-France tramway Lines 3a and 3b, tramway T3a as well as the northern terminus of Île-de-France tramway Line 9, tramway T9 in the 1 ...

, with

RER C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. Briefly, betwe ...

at Choisy-le-Roi station, and at

Les Saules station Les Saules is a station in Paris's express suburban rail system, the RER. It serves the commune of Orly, in the Val-de-Marne department. See also *List of stations of the Paris RER A list is a set of discrete items of information collecte ...

, as well as with various

bus routes A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in ...

including routes TVM and 393 at

Choisy-le-Roi Choisy-le-Roi () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. History The current Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1988. Geography Choisy-le-Roi is located southeast from the center of ...

. In the future, the line will be connected with

Paris Métro Line 15 Paris Métro Line 15 is one of four new lines of Grand Paris Express, a major expansion project of the Paris Métro. Currently under construction, the line will provide a new Circle route, orbital route through the suburbs of Paris, servicing the ...

, part of the

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, at

Mairie de Vitry-sur-Seine station Mairie de Vitry-sur-Seine () is an upcoming underground station on Line 15 of the Paris Métro. It is part of the Grand Paris Express project. The station is located in the town of Vitry-sur-Seine at the intersection of Rue Édouard-Tremblay an ...

Operation

Contract

The line is the Île-de-France tramway network's first line which is not directly awarded for management to either RATP or

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (, , SNCF ) is France's national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the Rail transport in France, country's national rail traffic along with th ...

. The line's operations and maintenance contract is subject to competitive tendering by

(IDFM). In May 2018, IDFM issued a concession notice for operations and maintenance of Line 9 including seven bus lines of the local "Bord de l'Eau" bus network for a period of 66 months (i.e. for only 5½ years), calling for potential candidates to submit a request for qualification. IDFM allowed four candidates to bid:

RATP Dev The RATP Group () is a French state-owned enterprise (Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial, EPIC) that operates public transport systems primarily in Paris, France. Headquartered in Paris, it originally operated under th ...

Transdev Transdev, formerly Veolia Transdev, is a France-based international private-sector company which operates public transport. It has operations in 17 countries and territories as of November 2020. Transdev was formed on 3 April 2011 via the merg ...

, and outsider Moventia of Spain. On 14 June 2019 IDFM announced Keolis as the preferred bidder for T9 and the "Bord de l'Eau" bus network. The choice of Keolis was confirmed by IDFM on 2 July 2019.

Notes and references

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