T Zen (stylised Tzen) is a bus rapid transit network managed by

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 ...

and operating in 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.

History

Overview

* 7 October 2009: The Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF) plans the creation of a bus rapid transit service * Autumn 2009: Works begin on the creation of , planned to run from

Sénart Sénart (formerly Melun-Sénart) is a new town in southern Île-de-France, covering parts of the departments of France, departments of Seine-et-Marne and Essonne. Education * Institut catholique d'arts et métiers Communes

* Combs-la-Ville ...

Corbeil-Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes () on the River Seine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sub-prefecture buildin ...

* 9 December 2009: An

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Crealis Neo, is presented to journalists and elected officials, allowing them to see a what a potential T Zen bus could look like * 22 September 2010: Jean-Paul Huchon, then-leader of STIF, presents the future lines of the network when he visits a Line 1 construction site: ** T Zen 1 : Lieusaint - Moissy station (Sénart) – Corbeil-Essonnes ** T Zen 2 : Carré Sénart –

Melun Melun () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, north-central France. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about from the centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of Seine-et-Marne, ...

** T Zen 3 : Porte de Pantin or Jules Ladoumègue –

Livry-Gargan Livry-Gargan () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. History During the Middle Ages, the lordship of Livry () was held by members of the House of Garlande before passing to Pierr ...

(via RN 3) ** T Zen 4 : Corbeil-Essonnes –

Évry-Courcouronnes Évry-Courcouronnes () is a commune in the southern suburbs 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 re ...

– Grigny ** T Zen 5 :

Saclay Saclay () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics. Population Inhabit ...

– Massy ** T Zen 6 :

Garges-lès-Gonesse Garges-lès-Gonesse (, literally ''Garges near Gonesse'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in northern France. It is located in the northern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris. The city is a part of the Paris urban area. I ...

Villiers-le-Bel Villiers-le-Bel () is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in the northern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the center of Paris. History A tragedy occurred in the town in the early evening of March 25, 1818, when a cracked ...

– Villepinte * 4 October 2010: The STIF approves the financing agreement for studies and consultation on constructing T Zen Lines 3 and 4STIF - Plus de 6 millions d’euros engagés par le Conseil du STIF pour deux futures lignes T Zen
(in French), 4 October 2010 * 2 May to 11 June 2011: A public consultation is held about the construction of Line 3; * 8 June 2011 : A presentation of the Tzen network is held. In comparison to the original announcement by Huchon, the project underwent some changes. The plans for the Garges-lès-Gonesse - Villepinte and Saclay - Massy routes were abandoned in exchange for a new route running from the

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Bibliothèque nationale de France The (; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites, ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository of all that is published in France. Some of its extensive collections, including bo ...

to Les Ardoines and

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 ...

. Other branches and sections were also studied to enhance the T Zen network,STIF - Communiqué de presse du Mercredi 8 juin 2011 : « Voici le futur réseau T Zen d’Ile de France »
(in French) including branches recommended in an Île-de-France report known as the ''Plan de Mobilisation.'' ** T Zen 1 : Lieusant - Moissy (Sénart) – Corbeil-Essonnes ** T Zen 2 : Carré Sénart – Melun ** T Zen 3 : Porte de Pantin ou Jules Ladoumègue – Livry-Gargan (via RN 3) ** T Zen 4 : Corbeil-Essonnes – Évry-Courcouronnes – Grigny ** T Zen 5 : Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand – Les Ardoines (

Vitry-sur-Seine Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Name Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victori ...

) * 4 July 2011: Line 1 opens * 6 July 2011: Confirmation that Line 5 will run to Choisy-le-Roi.

Characteristics

T Zen is a bus rapid transit network running on segregated rights-of-way, inspired by the Nantes Busway and the Cristalis bus routes in Lyon. It is similar to the

RATP The RATP Group () is a French state-owned enterprise (EPIC) that operates public transport systems primarily in Paris, France. Headquartered in Paris, it originally operated under the name (). Its logo represents the Seine's meandering path th ...

Trans-Val-de-Marne The Trans-Val-de-Marne, often abbreviated as Tvm, is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line operated by the RATP Group as part of the RATP bus network in the Paris metropolitan area. The line entered service on 1 October 1993, running almost entirely in ...

. The line operators were chosen directly by

and sent offers. Adresse de la CGT-RATP aux Elus du Conseil Régional d’Ile de France
(in French), 29 September 2011, accessed 12 November 2011

References

{{reflist Transport in Île-de-France Bus rapid transit