The first tram contract for Keolis in China
Keolis’ Chinese joint venture, Shanghai Keolis1 was awarded on 6 August 2018, a five-year contract to operate and maintain the first tram network in the Songjiang District, located in the south-west of Shanghai. This new network covers two lines (T1 and T2) with 46 stations, for a total length of 31km. It will facilitate the day to day mobility of the district’s 1.8 million residents.

This network will open in two phases. The first 13.9 kilometres of track, and its 20 stations, is scheduled to open on 25 December 2018. The second will see the full network enter service in mid-2019. It is expected to carry about 170,000 passengers per day, using 30 Citadis trams made by Alstom. Trams will run on average every 10 minutes when the network is first opened. Services will operate from 5am to 11pm and will connect to Line 9 of Shanghai’s metro and to a high speed train service.
This new project is another important milestone for Keolis, and follows the launch of Pujiang Line - the first automated driverless metro in Shanghai - on 31 March 2018, and the contract award for the new rapid transit metro of Shanghai International Airport.

The Songjiang Tram project is another important milestone for Shanghai Keolis in this enduring partnership between Keolis Group and Shanghai Shentong Metro Group to better address and support growing urban mobility needs in China.
World leader in tram operations, Keolis continues to add value to the Chinese market
Keolis counts 23 tram networks (961km of track) around the world:
- 13 networks in France (Angers, Bordeaux, Besançon, Brest, Caen, Dijon, Le Mans, Lille, Lyon, Orléans, Paris region, Strasbourg et Tours)
- 6 international networks: Aarhus (Denmark), Bergen (Norway), Gold Coast and Melbourne (Australia), Nottingham and Manchester (UK)
- 4 networks soon to be launched: Newcastle (Australia), Lusail (Qatar), Waterloo (Canada) and Shanghai (China).
1 JV between Shanghai Shentong Metro Group (51%) and Keolis (49%)
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Key figures
2
tram lines for a total length of 31km
170,000
passengers per day
23
tram networks operated by Keolis around the world