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Purchase of 46 new tram vehicles at Nantes

2024

Nantes Métropole has invested €48 million in the purchase of 46 new tram vehicles.
Offering 40% more window area and greater passenger capacity, these new trams are more energy-efficient and produce fewer emissions.

Loan details

25 years Loan duration

20 M€ Amount granted

48 M€ Project cost

Context

Nantes Métropole includes 24 municipalities, serving nearly 700,000 residents, and plays a key role in transportation management, land-use planning, economic development, and environmental policy.

To modernize its network, the metropolitan authority plans to invest in new tram vehicles to replace the current fleet, which entered service in 1985 and will be recycled by a specialized contractor.

Solution

To support this project, Sfil and La Banque Postale provided a green loan of €20 million over 25 years.

As the first city to reintroduce the so-called “modern” tram, Nantes Métropole has invested in acquiring 46 new vehicles. Longer and brighter, these new trams offer 40% more window area and increase capacity to 300 passengers (up from 250 today).

Their design places particular emphasis on accessibility for people with reduced mobility, with eight double doors and adapted interior layouts. More energy-efficient and producing fewer emissions, they help reduce the network’s carbon footprint.

Results

By 2027, 61 modern tram vehicles will be gradually introduced into service.

To support this fleet renewal, a new technical and operations center will also be built. This project underscores Nantes Métropole’s momentum and commitment to sustainable, inclusive mobility.

21 km of lines created or upgrated

1065 tCO2e avoided thanks to the financing

56 millions passengers carried per year

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