The tram-train line runs from Gare Central to
Thann, with a proposed extension to
Kruth. The line follows the existing tracks of lines 1 from Gare Central to Porte Jeune, and line 2 from there to
Daguerre. Here it diverges onto a section of new tram track built parallel to the
Paris–Mulhouse main line railway as far as Lutterbach. This line, which is a mixture of single and double track, and electrified at 750 V DC, is used by both the tram-train service and the purely tram line 3. At Lutterbach, a connection is made to the existing railway line to Thann and Kruth. This line is electrified at between Lutterbach and Thann St Jacques (the former Thann Nord), and is single track with passing loops. It carries both the tram-train service and an
SNCF diesel railcar service to Kruth, which uses the main railway line between Lutterbach and Gare Central. Freight trains also run at night. A second phase of the line will involve extending the electrification as far as Kruth, allowing tram-trains to run through to there, and also allowing the SNCF to replace the diesel railcar service with an electric unit. However no timescales are in place for this. The tram-train service uses 12 ×
Siemens Avanto tram-trains. These units were financed, and are owned, jointly by the
Alsace region and the MAA. The drivers come from SNCF (75%) and Soléa (25%). The line as far as Lutterbach is Soléa's responsibility, with the SNCF taking responsibility from there to Thann and Kruth. == See also ==