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The Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois is the company responsible for the comprehensive public transport network of the Urban Community of Strasbourg, the urban community of the French city of Strasbourg.The CTS currently operates all six lines of the Tramway de Strasbourg and the bus network with the eight associated Park and Ride facilities, on behalf of the Urban Community of Strasbourg. It also runs other services through its subsidiary Compagnie des Transports du Bas-Rhin and on behalf of the Conseil général du Bas-Rhin. These comprise 27 coach lines, of which 9 serve Strasbourg and participate in the Vélhop cycle network. It also runs Strasbourg's tourist trackless train called the minitram.HistoryEstablishmentIn 1877, the Strassburger Pferde-Eisenbahn Gesellschaft was established. The business did not take a French name until 1884, as the Companie des Tramways Strasbourgeois .On 22 July 1878 the company opened its first carriage line. It continued to expand its network, with financial support from banks such as the Straehling-Valentin bank, and also the development of a local interest in the activity of the railway.