The CFVE took over the Compagnie des Tramways Électriques de Saint-Étienne lines and discontinued the use of steam in 1912.

The Saint-Étienne tramway now runs from Hôpital Nord to Solaure after an extension of the original line from Bellevue station to Solaure in 1983 and from La Terrasse station to Hôpital Nord in 1991, with a length of 9.3 km.

The old terminals are now where some trams turn back during peak hours and others continue to Solaure and Hôpital Nord.

A line from Cinq-Chemins de Terre Noire to Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds opened in 1907 and closed on 1 April 1932 after being replaced by a bus service.

Saint-Étienne tramway currently runs a fleet of 35 tramcars built by Vevey and Alstom, and 16 CAF Urbos.

The PCC streetcar fleet was composed of 30 single-car trams built in Strasbourg which were introduced in 1958 after the decision to keep the busiest tramway line was made, with the last one withdrawn in 1998.

These were subsequently replaced by pantographs as the PCC trams were withdrawn and the second group of modern cars was introduced.

In order to replace and expand the fleet, in 2014 a €42m contract was signed with CAF for delivery of 16 Urbos trams.