Editing Angers (section)

== Transport ==

[[File:Tramway d'Angers à la gare St-Laud par Cramos.JPG|thumb|A tram approaching "Les Gares" stop]]
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Angers is situated on the crossroads of three highways, the [[A11 autoroute|A11]], to [[Paris]] and [[Nantes]], the [[Autoroute A87|A87]] to [[La Roche-sur-Yon]] and the [[Autoroute A85|A85]] to [[Tours]] and [[Lyon]]. National roads connect the city with [[Rennes]], [[Caen]] and [[Laval, Mayenne|Laval]].

Before the construction of bypasses during the 2000s, the A11 crossed the city center, following the river Maine, and passed just below the castle. Causing air pollution and noise and disfiguring the Maine quays, the portions of the former highway which are still in place should be redeveloped in the coming years.

Angers inaugurated the new Irigo<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irigo.fr : site officiel des transports en commun de l'agglomération d'Angers |url=http://bustram.irigo.fr/index.php |access-date=2017-05-09 |website=bustram.irigo.fr |language=fr}}</ref> [[tram]] system on 25 June 2011. The [[Angers tramway|tramway]] consists of one {{convert|12|km|2|sp=us|abbr=on}} line with 25 stops. The line runs from Avrillé-Ardenne in the north to Angers-Roseraie in the south, passing by the center and the train station. Service is provided by Keolis using 17 [[Alstom Citadis]] trams.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 2011 |title=Angers tram opens |work=Railway Gazette |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/angers-tram-opens.html |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-date=13 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013021813/http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/angers-tram-opens.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The system uses partial [[ground-level power supply]], which avoids aerial wires and preserves the historical character of the city center. A second line is scheduled for 2018–2022. Besides the tram, Irigo also organizes the bus network in Angers consisting of 13 urban lines and 12 suburban lines.

The bus station, situated outside the [[Gare d'Angers-Saint-Laud|Angers Saint-Laud]] train station, is a hub for the departmental bus network (''Anjoubus'') and is also served by international bus companies.

Angers is on both the [[Nantes]]-[[Paris]] and [[Nantes]]-[[Lyon]] railways. The city has several train stations, all originally built in the 19th century. Some are still in use; others are closed or reserved for freight. The main station, [[Gare d'Angers-Saint-Laud|Angers Saint-Laud]], is on a [[TGV]] line and has direct [[TGV]] services to [[Paris]] (1 hour 30 minutes), [[Lyon]] (3 hours 45 minutes), [[Strasbourg]] (4 hours 35 minutes), and [[Lille]] (3 hours 25 minutes), as well as [[Avignon]], [[Marseille]] and [[Montpellier]]. Regional trains go to [[Cholet]], [[Saumur]], [[Tours]], [[Blois]], [[Nevers]] and [[Bourges]].

The nearest airport is [[Angers - Loire Airport]], which replaced in 1998 an older airport near the Saint-Aubin island. The airport is located in the commune of [[Marcé]], {{convert|20|km|0|sp=us|abbr=off}} from Angers and close to the A11 and the A85. It can receive 50,000 passengers per year.