page_title: Valenciennes tramway
section_title: Phase II
hierarchical_section_title: Valenciennes tramway / Network / Phase II
caption_attribution_description: English: The line 2 of the Valenciennes tram between Hérin and Denain. (ex Somain - Péruwelz railwayline) Picture taken in July 2007 by myself.
context_page_description: The Valenciennes tramway is a tram system serving Valenciennes and part of its surrounding areas, in the Nord department of France. Since 2014 the network consists of two lines with a total of 33.8 mi of track and 48 stations.
  The modern tram network, reintroducing this transport mode after its abandonment in 1966, is launched on 3 July 2006 with a first 9.5 mi section from Université to Dutemple. An extension from Dutemple to Denain Espace Villars was opened on 31 August 2007. The second line between Vieux-Condé Le Boulon and Université was put into service on 24 February 2014.
  The Valenciennes tramway is integrated into the wider local multimodal public transport network and its commercial brand "Transvilles". It is owned by the Syndicat intercommunal de mobilité et d'organisation urbaine du Valenciennois, the Transvilles network's organising authority. Since 1 January 2015, the RATP Group, through its subsidiary Compagnie des Transports du Valenciennois et du Hainaut, is in charge of operation and maintenance.
context_section_description: During this phase, Line A was extended during Phase II from Valenciennes to Denain (Dutemple - Espace Villars, eight stations) and this extension was formally opened on 31 August 2007. Commercial services began three days later. It is 8.8 km long.
  The second largest city of the Valenciennes area, Denain has historically sought to improve its transportation capabilities. The line reuses a 6.5 km long section of the former railway alignment from Denain to Valenciennes, which was one of the oldest railways in France (line Abscon - Saint-Waast: opened in 1838). The cost of the Phase II extension is €69 million.
  One additional intermediate station, Les Grémonts, could be added in a second phase. The station Solange Tonini was added in September 2008 and the Allende station was renamed Jean Dulieu. In July 2009, the station La Plaine was added north of Dutemple. In August 2010, the line 1 was re-designated, becoming line A.
caption: Line A crosses some countryside areas between Hérin and Denain
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