Ancient tramway of Grenoble
The ancient tramway of Grenoble is an urban and suburban electric tramway network from the Grenoble region created in 1894, operated by the société grenobloise de tramways électriques, and which has today entirely disappeared. A this time of industrial and demographic growth, the old hippomobile modes of transportation, fiacres and horsebus, established since the end of the 18th century, are not sufficient anymore to ensure sufficient service in cities. The urban and suburban lines will develop continuously until the 1920s. There are then three main operators: the Société grenobloise de tramways électriques which operates the urban lines; the Voies ferrées du Dauphiné which serve, from Grenoble, the Left Bank of the Isère up to Froges as well as the valley of l'Oisans; and the tramway Grenoble - Chapareillan, which links the center of Grenoble to Chapareillan and serves the whole Right Bank in the valley of Grésivaudan. Subsequently, this means of transport will slowly decline with the rise of the bus, the trolleybus and the private car. The line was definitely closed in 1952 after 52 years of service, and the current tramway of Grenoble is only launched 35 years later in 1987.
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