The Lille tramway (French: Tramway de Lille) is a public transit
system in the city of Lille in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. The
tramway is often called the Mongy, after Alfred Mongy, the
engineer who created the interurban lines that make up the
current system.
The system consists of two interurban lines, connecting central
Lille to the nearby communities of Roubaix and Tourcoing, and
has 36 stations. The lines were built at the same time as the
boulevards linking Lille to its two neighbours, and the lines
run on reserved track within the boulevards for most of their
length.
The first tram line in Lille was built 1874, and the
electrification of the town system started in 1894. The current
interurban lines were built in 1909. While most urban lines in
Lille were abandoned after 1950, the Mongy remained in service
as the backbone of the public transport network of the TCC, the
predecessor of Transpole. Whilst the expansion of the Metro
initially threatened the trams, they were kept in service.
The lines originally terminated in the street outside the Opéra
de Lille, but was diverted into a tunnel and underground
terminus at the Gare de Lille Flandres, offering interchange
with both lines of the Metro. The system was renovated between
1991 and 1994, and new low-floor trams were provided. The system
is metre gauge electrifed at 750 volts DC.
The system is operated by Transpole, the public transport
operator for the Lille Métropole. Transpole also operates the
Lille Metro, a two-line underground and elevated VAL system, and
68 urban bus routes, all of which share a common ticketing
system.
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