Tientsin Isle Transport
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| Slogan: Ma ligne de Vie | |||||
| Short name, abbreviation | TIT | ||||
| Founded | 1964 | ||||
| Type of Company | Public Transportation Company | ||||
| Headquarters | TIT 32, Promenade des Remparts 989-001 Fort Bayart | ||||
| Area Served | Tientsin-Isle Region | ||||
| Company Webste | http://tit.ti | ||||
Tientsin Isle Transport or TIT is the public transportation system of Tientsin-Isle operation in Fort Bayart, Tai Po, Sainte Genevieve, Saint George, Shai Pek. TIT has the monopole on Subway Lines, tramways and bus inside Tientsin Isle Area. TIT operates in colaboration with Chemin de Fer Tientsinois some train-lines inside Fort Bayart or deperation from Railway stations within the metropolitan Area.
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[edit] History
Following the creation of Tientsin-Isle,the Tientsin Isle Transport (TIT) has been created in 1964 to merge most of the recently nationalized transportation companies: Chemin de Fer de Tai Po, Tramway Uni de Fort Bayart, M�©tropolitain Napol�©on
The regional lines were attributed ot the Chemin de Fer Tientsinois and the Metropolitan one to the TIT. Since its creation, the TIT opened 3 new subway station, one new tramway line and one aerial train line.
[edit] Lines operated by the TIT
[edit] Aerial Train and Tramway System
The Tramway system uses numbers and circle as symbol for lines. The first line opened was the Ligne Lafayette, now Ligne 1, in 1897. Now the system is composed by 4 lines, 2 new lines and the prolongation of the Ligne 1 are envizioned by the TIT.
The Aerial Train system uses letters and square as symbol. It's composed by 3 lines.
[edit] Subway System
The subway system uses letters and diamonds as symbols. The first line, Ligne Napol���©on , now Ligne D, was opened in 1919. Now the system is composed by 4 lines
[edit] Extralien
Extralien has been created in 1979 to improve connection between Tientsin Isle and Metropolitan Area. Two differents lines of Extralien exists : lines that uses the railway system and subway lines.
[edit] Cheung Chau Line
The Cheung Chau Line is an express line connecting major hubs on Tientsin Isle to Cheung Chau Aiport. The line will be opened in 2009, and will be the first MGV line(m������©tro haute vitesse, hight speed subway) in Tientsin.
