The Trans-Val-de-Marne, often abbreviated as Tvm, is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line operated by the

RATP Group 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 ...

as part of the RATP bus network in the

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. The line entered service on 1 October 1993, running almost entirely in a dedicated lane. The line facilitates travel from suburb to suburb within the

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a ...

department 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. It replaces the former RATP line 392, which since 1969 has linked Saint-Maur–Créteil station and

Rungis Rungis () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the department of Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France. It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the '' Mar ...

. The Tvm connects to , serving thirty-two stations over nearly . It has a special status since although it is a bus line, it is already administratively included by the RATP in the "T mode," alongside the tram lines. It is the busiest bus line in Europe, with 23 million passengers in 2019.

History

*1976: First mentioned in planning documents *1980:

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conducted on the South Ring Road *1 October 1993: Entry into service between Marché international de Rungis and Saint-Maur–Créteil station *1997 to 2001: Experimentation with

rubber-tyred tram A rubber-tyred tram (also known as tramway on tyres, ) is a development of the guided bus in which a vehicle is guided by a fixed rail in the road surface and draws current from overhead electric wires (either via pantograph or trolley poles) ...

models *21 July 2007: Extension to the west from Marché international de Rungis to La Croix de Berny station

References

External links

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