La Réunion LRT
location
La Réunion / France (overseas)
client
Région Réunion + SR21
programme
40 km LRT from Saint Paul to Gillot Airport: implantation, transport system,
streetscape development, landscaping, transport interfaces and maintenance depot
cost (works)
1.600 M€
preliminary design consortium
Egis Rail + Richez_Associés + Artelia Ville et Transport
schematic design consortium
Egis Rail + Systra + Richez_Associés
PPI consortium
Vinci + Alstom + Transdev / Richez_Associés
Press
Strongly urbanized, the north and west of Réunion are separated by 11km of cliffs difficult to pass. The tram-train will reliably link these two districts and ensure each will have a quality urban service. Preliminary studies and schematic design established the “tram-train” concept, identified the best track layout through the pedestrian areas of Saint-Denis and the Port whilst the PPI proposal enabled the image of the project to be developed. An asserted identity of the stations providing generous shade, local implantation each time borrows from the vocabulary of each municipality and the rich palette of island vegetation…