T Zen
| T Zen | |
|---|---|
 An articulated bus on T Zen Line 1. | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Île-de-France |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Line number | Tzen 1
3 lines under construction: Tzen 2, Tzen 4, Tzen 5 1 line planned: Tzen 3 |
| Number of stations | 14 |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | Transdev |
| Number of vehicles | 12 |
| Technical | |
| Average speed | 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph) |
T Zen (stylised Tzen) is a bus rapid transit network managed by Île-de-France Mobilités and operating in the Île-de-France region.
History
[edit]Overview
[edit]- 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 T Zen Line 1, planned to run from Sénart to Corbeil-Essonnes
- 9 December 2009: An Iveco Bus Crealis Neo, is presented to journalists and elected officials, allowing them to see a what a potential T Zen bus could look like[1]
- 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
- T Zen 3 : Porte de Pantin or Jules Ladoumègue – Livry-Gargan (via RN 3)
- T Zen 4 : Corbeil-Essonnes – Évry-Courcouronnes – Grigny
- T Zen 5 : Saclay – Massy
- T Zen 6 : Garges-lès-Gonesse / Villiers-le-Bel – Villepinte
- 4 October 2010: The STIF approves the financing agreement for studies and consultation on constructing T Zen Lines 3 and 4[2]
- 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 13th arrondissement of Paris at Bibliothèque nationale de France to Les Ardoines and Choisy-le-Roi. Other branches and sections were also studied to enhance the T Zen network,[3] including branches recommended in an Île-de-France report known as the Plan de Mobilisation.[4]
- 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)
- 4 July 2011: Line 1 opens
- 6 July 2011: Confirmation that Line 5 will run to Choisy-le-Roi.
Characteristics
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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's Trans-Val-de-Marne.[5] The line operators were chosen directly by Île-de-France Mobilités and sent offers.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Le Tzen se dévoile". metro-pole.net (in French). 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 1 May 2015..
- ^ STIF - Plus de 6 millions d’euros engagés par le Conseil du STIF pour deux futures lignes T Zen, (in French), 4 October 2010
- ^ STIF - Communiqué de presse du Mercredi 8 juin 2011 : « Voici le futur réseau T Zen d’Ile de France », (in French)
- ^ "Plan de Mobilisation" (PDF). Île-de-France (in French). 30 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Te stresse pas, le STIF est là". metro-pole.net (in French). 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-17. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Adresse de la CGT-RATP aux Elus du Conseil Régional d’Ile de France , (in French), 29 September 2011, accessed 12 November 2011