It is a Translohr system, meaning it is guided by a single rail and powered by electricity from overhead wires.

[3] This tramway comprises just one tramline, called Line A, that serves 34 stations and runs on 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) of double track length.

[5] The first tramline in Clermont-Ferrand was put into service on 7 January 1890[6] by the Electric Tramway Company of Clermont Ferrand.

[7] The first 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge tram track ran from Montferrand to Jaude.

In 1913, a link to Cermont-Ferrand Train Station via Salins, and a short section between Place Gaillard et Fontgiève, were put into service.

As cars began to become more popular, the government did not focus any effort on public transportation systems, but instead on the expansion of roads and highways.

In the 1983 Elections, a tramway was proposed by Socialist mayor Roger Quilliot in his re-election campaign.

However, due to pressure from the Chamber of Commerce and industries in Clermont-Ferrand (mostly Michelin), this initial tramway project was halted.

Following a derailment during the testing phase, the inauguration of the first section was delayed by a month, but finally opened in November 2006.

[16] This extension was part of the "Reorganization of Les Verges Region" program, mainly to ease access to the Stade Gabriel Montpied.

Also, the investigators believed that materials not meeting French standards were present due to international imports.