The total cost of the project is 161 million Euros including 12.7 million Euros for the rolling stock. An opening gala took place in the evening of 21 November 2019 with the official ceremony and start of revenue service on 22 November 2019. The infrastructure works were launched in September 2019 and were finished only two years afterwards, in Summer 2019. The declaration to build the tram line was given in November 2016 with the „Déclaration d’utilité publique“ (Declaration of public necessity) published in January 2017. The public consultation for the line took place in February and March 2015.
Lyon opened its sixth tram line T6 on 21 and 22 November 2019 I © Yvon Brumentįor years, Strasbourg used to be only French city to operate a tram network with six lines.