The northern terminus of line 5 takes shape

This Friday, May 2, Michaël DelafosseMayor of Montpellier and president of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, has surveyed the site of the Northern terminus of line 5 of the tramwayan area that starts from the old “Quinquin roundabout”, a reference that those under 20 cannot know, to the nearby Girac roundabout …

Accompanied by elected officials, and in particular the mayors of the cities directly concerned by the arrival of this new line, Hutch, Montferrier-sur-Lez and Prades-le-Lezthe president of intercommunality and his assistant responsible for mobility, Julie Frêchewanted to note – and have the advancement of infrastructure noted.

Decarbonized transport

“Tram line 5, which requested an investment from 450 million eurosis the main investment of the mandate, “said Michaël Delafosse:” The territory had no longer known A project also Herculean For 15 years! It was a necessary effort to develop public transport and Intermodality north of Montpellier. With the Girac roundabout tram station (the terminus of line 5), the multimodal car park of 450 places and the bus line n ° 23, but also the interconnections of cycle paths, the metropolis offers A transport solution decarbon to many inhabitants of the north and west of the territory ”.

The strong choice of intermodality

Line 5 will notably serve the Agropolis site, high schools, universities via a route de Mende stop in front of the Paul Valéry atrium before joining the other lines “with the possibilities with the possibilities correspondence with the other lines, ”specifies Michaël Delafosse for whom this new service will allow to further reduce The grip of the individual car. “The transformation of the modalities north of Montpellier was one of our major priorities,” said Julie Frêche: “We will allow residents of the north of Montpellier to be able to choose the car at home or in the parking lot to take the free public transport ».

Inauguration December 20, 2025

The community was able to note that the work has advanced well: the rails are laid, as well as the airlines of contact (lake) with their effective switching on April 28, 2025 … “Enough to set a commissioning of line 5 and the infrastructures of the North Terminus for December 20, 2025, at 11 a.m. “After the unveiling of the first train on March 20, the inauguration on April 11 of the Route de Mende cycle path, then switching off airlines on April 28, we are approaching the completion of the site which concretizes the metamorphosis of the sector,” rejoiced Michaël Delafosse and Julie Frêche.

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