[2][3] The Tram'Tiss consortium was preferred bidder for a PPP concession to develop the line.
[4] Reunion used to have a rail system opened in the 1890s and closed in the 1950s and 1960s when population and traffic congestion were less.
[5] The line would have operated as a hybrid of a tram and a train, with tram-like street-level stations in the towns and train-like speeds of up to 100 km/h on dedicated right of way between them.
From west to north, the projected route of the first phase (41.5 km, 26 stations) will start from St-Paul and pass through St-Denis, terminating at Roland Garros Airport in Ste-Marie.
[1][3] In 2019 a light rail system was proposed to link Le Barachois with the airport.