Tram line 18 in Geneva
Tram line 18 in Geneva runs from Bachet-de-Pesay in the south of the city to CERN, which is near the French border to the northeast of the city. The entire journey takes about 45 minutes and trams run approximately every 11 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and every 15 minutes on Sundays.
From the terminus stop at Bachet-de-Pesay, the line travels northeast along Route de Saint-Julien, past De-Staël and Carouge-Rondeau, the line follows Rue Ancienne to Marché. From Marché, the line follows Rue Saint-Victor, before turning right onto Rue du Pont-Neuf and stopping at Armes. From Armes, the line follows Rue du Pont-Neuf, crosses Place de l'Octroi and turns right to cross the Arve on Pont de Carouge.
After crossing the river, the line follow Rue de Carouge past Blanche and Augustines to Pont-d'Arve. From Pont-d'Arve, the line continues along Rue de Carouge to Plainpalais, before continuing north along Rue du Conseil-Général and turning right onto Place de Neuve. From Place de Neuve, the line travels north along Rue de la Corraterie and then turning right onto Place de Bel-Air and stops at Bel-Air.
From Bel-Air, the line crosses the Rhône on Rue de la Tour-de-l'Ile and travels along Rue de Coutance to stop at Coutance. From Coutance, the line travels along Rue de Cornavin to Cornavin, before turning left onto Rue de la Servette to Lyon. From Lyon, the line heads northwest along Rue de la Servette, stopping at Poterie and Servette, before joining Route de Meyrin and travelling past Vieusseux, Bouchet, Balexert, Avanchet, Blandonnet to Jardin-Alpin-Vivarium. From Jardin-Alpin-Vivarium, the line continues along Route de Meyrin, stopping at Bois-du-Lan, Meyrin-Village, Hôpital de La Tour and Maisonnex, before reaching the terminus stop at CERN.
Below is a stop by stop description of the route of tram line 18 in Geneva. For more detailed information on individual stops, click on their name. Times shown are an estimate of the time taken to travel between each stop.
The following icons are shown next to the name of the stop to indicate interchanges with other routes
- Interchange for other tram routes.
- Interchange on to bus routes.
- Interchange on to train routes.
- Interchange on to metro/subway/underground routes.
- Interchange on to boat routes.
- Interchange for airport.
Bachet-de-Pesay is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 23, 42, 43, 46, 62 and D.
De-Staël is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18.
Carouge-Rondeau is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 41, 42, 44 and 45.
Ancienne is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18.
Carouge-Marché is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 11 and 21.
Armes is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 11 and 21.
Blanche is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18.
Augustins is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18. The stop also serves bus line 35.
Pont-d'Arve is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 182. The stop also serves bus line 1.
Plainpalais is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 1 and 15.
Place de Neuve is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 3, 5, 20 and 36.
Bel-Air is an intermediate stop on tram lines 12, 14 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 19, 20, 36 and D.
Coutance is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18.
Gare Cornavin is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14, 15 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 25, 61 and F. The stop is also an interchange with the mainline station of the same name.
Lyon is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 3, 6, 9, 10 and 19.
Poterie is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18.
Servette is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 3 and 11.
Vieusseux is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18.
Bouchet is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 10, 51 and 53.
Balexert is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18.
Avanchet is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18.
Blandonnet is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18. The stop also serves bus lines 23, 28, 53, 56 and 57.
Jardin-Alpin-Vivarium is an intermediate stop on tram lines 14 and 18. The stop also serves bus line 57.
Bois-du-Lan is an intermediate stop on tram line 18.
Meyrin-Village is an intermediate stop on tram line 18. The stop also serves bus line 57.
Hôpital de La Tour is an intermediate stop on tram line 18. The stop also serves bus lines 56, 57 and W.
Maisonnex is an intermediate stop on tram line 18.
CERN is the terminus stop for tram line 18. The stop also serves bus line 68.