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| caption2 = A TBM [[Bordeaux Tramway Line B|Line B]] tram torwards [[Pessac Centre tram stop|Pessac Centre]] running on the [[Place des Quinconces]]
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The '''Bordeaux tramway network''' ({{
The first line of Bordeaux's modern tramway opened on 21 December 2003. The system is notable for using the [[Alstom APS]] [[ground-level power supply]] system in the city centre. It has been operated by Keolis Bordeaux since 1 May 2009.<ref name="figures">{{cite web |url=http://www.lacub.fr/tramway/chiffres |title=Chiffres |website=LaCUB.fr |language=fr |trans-title=Figures |access-date=2013-10-18 |archive-date=2013-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019171938/http://www.lacub.fr/tramway/chiffres |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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The first public transport service in Bordeaux was a [[horse-drawn omnibus]], introduced in 1830. In 1880, the first [[horse car|horse-drawn tramway]] was introduced, and eventually 752 horses were used to pull 71 cars. The horse-drawn tramway was limited to the city of Bordeaux and, as a consequence, the first [[electric tramway]] was introduced in the neighbouring suburbs in 1890. The city's horse-drawn trams were replaced by electric trams in 1900.<ref name=so3058>{{cite news |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/2013/12/19/1830-1958-l-ancien-tram-de-bordeaux-un-tramway-nomme-souvenir-1404703-6004.php |title=1830–1958 : L'ancien tram de Bordeaux |language=fr |trans-title=1830–1958: The old Bordeaux tram |work=Sud Ouest Éco |first1=Olivier |last1=Pech |first2=Cathy |last2=Lafon |date=2013-12-19 |access-date=2020-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128192650/https://www.sudouest.fr/2013/12/19/1830-1958-l-ancien-tram-de-bordeaux-un-tramway-nomme-souvenir-1404703-6004.php |archive-date=2020-11-28 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/economie/transports/1880-2020-la-grande-histoire-du-tramway-a-bordeaux-4399060.php |title=1880-2021 : La Grande Histoire du Tramway à Bordeaux |language=fr |work=Sud Ouest |first1=Cathy |last1=Lafon| first2=Olivier |last2=Pech |date=2003-12-22 |access-date=2023-08-31}}</ref>
In 1920, the various tramways were unified, allowing expansion of the system.<ref name=so3058/> By 1946, the public transportation system in [[Bordeaux]] had 38 [[tram]] lines with a total length of {{convert|200|km|mi}}, carrying 160,000 passengers per day. A rudimentary system of [[ground-level power supply]] was used on some stretches with mixed success.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
As in other French cities at the time the mayor, [[Jacques Chaban-Delmas]] (first elected in 1947), embraced anti-tram arguments and decided to terminate the operation of the tramway. He found the tramway to be old-fashioned compared to the bus and its attachment to set tracks on the ground hindered the increasing flow of cars. In 1958 the last line of tramway was closed.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
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=== The new tramway - phase 2 ===
Preparatory work for a second phase of the tramway started in 2004, with construction work starting in October
* On 27 February 2007, line A was extended from ''La Morlette'' to [[Floirac Dravemont tram stop|''Floirac Dravemont'']].
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