Keolis renewed to support public transport networks in Pau and Le Mans

• Société Publique Locale des Transports de l'Agglomération Paloise (SPL STAP), operator of the Idelis network in Pau, has renewed the technical assistance contract with Keolis for a five-year period from July 1, 2024.

• The Société Anonyme d'Economie Mixte SETRAM (SAEM SETRAM) in Le Mans has also renewed its confidence in Keolis to provide technical assistance for the future contract to operate the urban transport network, to be awarded by Le Mans Métropole, from January 1 2026.

In Pau, Keolis will continue to support the SPL STAP in its ambition to develop the Idelis network. The Group will provide general technical assistance, as well as specific studies focusing on :

• Optimization of network production (work schedules, regulation, scheduling, packaging);

• Energy transition, by analyzing solutions for “greening” the bus fleet;

• Restructuring of the bus network (analysis of the current network, changes to routes and frequencies, support in consultation with passengers and local residents).

By the end of 2019, Keolis had already contributed, as part of its technical assistance, to the commissioning of a hydrogen-powered Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). This world first, for an 18-meter vehicle, confirmed Keolis' position as an operator of sustainable and innovative mobility.

In Le Mans, Keolis will also be supporting SAEM SETRAM in its project to restructure its urban public transport network. This network already covers almost 8.5 million km per year, with 2 tram lines and 22 bus lines, including one offering a high level of service (BHNS).

In addition to its general technical assistance role, Keolis will be supporting SETRAM in its major projects:

• Renewal of the Système d'Aide à l'Exploitation et à l'Information des Voyageurs (SAEIV) and the ticketing system;

• Converting 3 bus lines into BRTs;

• The extension of tramway trains from 33 metres to 44 metres;

• Upgrading the bus fleet to a biogas/electricity/hydrogen energy mix.