T8 Tram Line Saint-Denis - Porte de Paris

Saint-Denis - Porte de Paris T8 Tram Line

Given its configuration, it is known as the “Y Tram". The T8 tram line has two branches connecting Saint-Denis - Porte de Paris with Épinay-sur-Seine and the university town of Villateneuse, to the North, linking to the South with the M13 line station of the Paris Métro.

The infrastructure project commissioned by Ratp, was implemented by GCF in a consortium set-up with Esaf and Laforet. Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie, in particular, handled infrastructures on about 18 km of tracks and points following anti-wear and anti-screech treatment.

Environmental policy

The particular location of the construction site, in a densely populated residential area characterized by significant high urban traffic, necessitated the implementation of strict organizational measures in order to ensure total compatibility of works with the urban context.

Logistic and organizational protocols were developed to minimize the impact of material procurement and machinery handling operations involving action on site incoming and outgoing flows and the work techniques employed.

Similarly, technical and organizational measures were adopted to reduce pollution involving dust, gas and noise, as well as achieve maximum vibration reduction.
Lastly, steps were taken in advance over the entire length of the line to ensure physical protection of trees with masks to safeguard them against the possible effects of shock caused by mechanical equipment..

The T8 line

This line is a particularly important junction for the network of connections in the Paris area.
The T8 line was opened to traffic in December 2014 and is now fully operative. The line has 17 intermediate stops starting from the M13 Terminus in Paris, reaching Epinay-de Champagne in 22 minutes and Villetaneuse University in just 14 minutes.
It currently handles traffic totalling 55,000 passengers per day: about 16 million a year.