Editing Transport in Réunion

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[[File:Aéroport-Roland-Garros.jpg|thumb|[[Roland Garros Airport]]]]
[[Réunion]] possesses a network of [[highway]]s, which cover a total distance of 2,784&nbsp;km.  Of that length, 2,187&nbsp;km of the road system is paved.  There are no roads going into the [[cirque]] of [[Mafate]]; thus transportation there has to take place by foot or [[helicopter]].

==Motorways==
A system of [[highways]] that run between the main cities has been developed.

*[[Route nationale 1 (Réunion)|Route national 1]] (N1/RN1) connects [[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] to [[Saint-Pierre, Réunion|Saint-Pierre]], also connecting [[Le Port, Réunion|Le Port]], [[Saint-Paul, Réunion|Saint-Paul]], [[La Saline Les Hauts]] and [[Saint-Louis, Réunion|Saint-Louis]]. It has a length of 76&nbsp;km.
*N2 connects [[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] to [[Saint-Benoît, Réunion|Saint-Benoît]], also connecting [[Saint-André, Réunion|Saint-André]]. Its length is 34&nbsp;km.
*N3 connects [[Saint-Pierre, Réunion|Saint-Pierre]] to [[Saint-Benoît, Réunion|Saint-Benoît]], but the motorway only goes from [[Saint-Pierre, Réunion|Saint-Pierre]] to [[Le Tampon]], with a length of 7&nbsp;km.

==Sea==
There are two major ports in Réunion: [[Le Port, Réunion|Le Port]] and [[Pointe des Galets]].  There are six [[marina]]s.  Réunion possesses a [[merchant marine]] of one ship with a weight exceeding 1,000&nbsp;[[Gross Tonnage|gt]], which is a chemical tanker.

==Airports==
There are two [[airport]]s on the island, of which both have paved runways.  The main airport is the international [[Roland Garros Airport]] located close to [[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] and the second one is the [[Aéroport de Pierrefond]], located near [[Saint-Pierre, Réunion|Saint-Pierre]] in the south of the island.

==Railways==
There are no railways in Réunion, with the exception of a short tourist line, which was originally part of a larger rail network. A 42&nbsp;km [[light rail]] project was cancelled in 2010, after a regional government change in 2010, mostly because the project was considered too expensive (€1.6&nbsp;billion). The region's new president chose to fund a new coastal road instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railjournal.com/news/runion-tram-train-in-jeopardy/|title=Réunion Tram-Train in jeopardy |website=International Railway Journal|date=23 April 2010 |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> In 2019 a new light rail system was proposed to link Le Barachois with the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/consultation-begins-on-reunion-tram-project/|title=Consultation begins on Réunion tram project|website=International Railway Journal|date=27 August 2019|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

==Cable car==
Due to huge traffic congestion, channelled by the rough topography on the main coastal road, public authorities invested in a cable car transportation system, linking two districts of [[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] : Le Chaudron to Bois de Nèfles, with three intermediate stops.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://habiter-la-reunion.re/telepherique-urbain-cinor/ |title=Papang, the first cable car in the Indian Ocean put into service in Reunion |website=Habiter la Réunion |date=April 2021 |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> Built by POMA, a leading French company in cable car systems,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poma.net/en/news/the-construction-of-la-reunions-first-urban-cable-car-progresses/|title=The future urban cable car with an ocean view |website=POMA |date=2021 |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> it opened in March 2022. With 46 cabins, it is designed to transport up to 1200 persons per hour. This cable car is the first in the whole Indian Ocean.

==References==
===Notes===
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===Further reading===
*{{cite book|last=Boulogne|first=Eric|title=Le petit train longtemps|year=2005|publisher=Ed. Cénomane|location=Le Mans|isbn=2902808410|language=fr}}
*{{Robinson-WorldRailAtlas-7}}

==External links==
* [http://www.reunion.aeroport.fr/ Aéroport Roland Garros] (Main airport)
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/florent.boireau/cf/cfrun.html Images of tourist railway]

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