All our vehicules are fully accessible

100% accessible trams

The platform of most tram stations (except: Tranchée, Charles Barrier and Place Choiseul*) is easily accessible for wheelchair users. The tram trains are flat floor and on the same level as the platform. The double doors of the trains allow wheelchair users to access the tram without difficulty.

Warning strips have been specially designed for visually impaired people and installed on all platform edges. Encrusted with mini studs, they are sensitive to the touch of the foot and the cane, and warn the visually impaired of the proximity of the route.

This type of tactile strip can be found at the pedestrian crossings of avenues. They warn of the dangerousness of the road to be crossed.

 

*These three tram stations do not comply with the accessibility law (the slope of the Trench being 7%).

Suitable socks

All vehicles in the Fil Bleu park are accessible.

194 buses are equipped with a ramp (with an electric and/or manual mode).

To deploy the manual ramp, you have to ask for help from able-bodied passengers nearby. Indeed, for safety reasons, the driver is not allowed to leave the driver's seat.

The entire bus fleet also offers UFR (Wheelchair User) seats: between one and two seats are available depending on the vehicle model.

Audio announcements are broadcast in each vehicle and the buses of the Tempo 2 line are equipped with a TFT screen for better readability of the information in real time. Loudspeakers are also placed outside, announcing the line and direction of the vehicle when it arrives at the stop

New buses more accessible

Respectful of its environment, Tours Métropole Val de Loire, via the Syndicat des Mobilités de Touraine, is equipping itself with 45 buses running on natural gas for vehicles (NGV).

These buses are gradually being deployed on the Fil Bleu network and the first 15 arrived in the summer of 2022. These new eco-responsible buses have been consuming 20% of gas from renewable sources since 2022 and 30% from 2025.

Fully accessible to people with reduced mobility, particular attention is paid to the layout of the vehicles :

  • Two-seater UFR (Wheelchair User)
  • TFT screens to display information in real time
  • Wider aisles of the aisle, including a width of 900 mm at the front wheel arch
  • A dual-mode UFR (Wheelchair User) ramp, electric and manual, to ensure the accessibility of the vehicle even in the event of an electrical failure
  • A more efficient interior and exterior sound system


The amount of the investment for the Syndicat des Mobilités de Touraine is 16 million euros.