T Zen (stylised Tzen) is a bus rapid transit network managed by Île-de-France Mobilités and operating in the Île-de-France region.
History Overview 7 October 2009: The Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF) plans the creation of a bus rapid transit service Autumn 2009: Works begin on the creation of , planned to run from Sénart to Corbeil-Essonnes 9 December 2009: An Iveco Bus Crealis Neo, is presented to journalists and elected officials, allowing them to see a what a potential T Zen bus could look like. 22 September 2010: Jean-Paul Huchon, then-leader of STIF, presents the future lines of the network when he visits a Line 1 construction site: T Zen 1 : Lieusaint - Moissy station (Sénart) – Corbeil-Essonnes T Zen 2 : Carré Sénart – Melun T Zen 3 : Porte de Pantin or Jules Ladoumègue – Livry-Gargan (via RN 3) T Zen 4 : Corbeil-Essonnes – Évry-Courcouronnes – Grigny T Zen 5 : Saclay – Massy T Zen 6 : Garges-lès-Gonesse / Villiers-le-Bel – Villepinte 4 October 2010: The STIF approves the financing agreement for studies and consultation on constructing T Zen Lines 3 and 4STIF - Plus de 6 millions d’euros engagés par le Conseil du STIF pour deux futures lignes T Zen, (in French), 4 October 2010 2 May to 11 June 2011: A public consultation is held about the construction of Line 3; 8 June 2011 : A presentation of the Tzen network is held. In comparison to the original announcement by Huchon, the project underwent some changes. The plans for the Garges-lès-Gonesse - Villepinte and Saclay - Massy routes were abandoned in exchange for a new route running from the 13th arrondissement of Paris at Bibliothèque nationale de France to Les Ardoines and Choisy-le-Roi. Other branches and sections were also studied to enhance the T Zen network,STIF - Communiqué de presse du Mercredi 8 juin 2011 : « Voici le futur réseau T Zen d’Ile de France », (in French) including branches recommended in an Île-de-France report known as the Plan de Mobilisation. T Zen 1 : Lieusant - Moissy (Sénart) – Corbeil-Essonnes T Zen 2 : Carré Sénart – Melun T Zen 3 : Porte de Pantin ou Jules Ladoumègue – Livry-Gargan (via RN 3) T Zen 4 : Corbeil-Essonnes – Évry-Courcouronnes – Grigny T Zen 5 : Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand – Les Ardoines (Vitry-sur-Seine) 4 July 2011: Line 1 opens 6 July 2011: Confirmation that Line 5 will run to Choisy-le-Roi.
Characteristics
T Zen is a bus rapid transit network running on segregated rights-of-way, inspired by the Nantes Busway and the Cristalis bus routes in Lyon. It is similar to the RATP's Trans-Val-de-Marne. The line operators were chosen directly by Île-de-France Mobilités and sent offers. Adresse de la CGT-RATP aux Elus du Conseil Régional d’Ile de France , (in French), 29 September 2011, accessed 12 November 2011
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