The capital cost of the first line was estimated at €228 million, equivalent to a cost of €16 million per kilometer, and was completed at a cost of €254m or €17.5m per km. 50% of the funding came from a loan, and a further 25% from subsidies. €20 million of those subsidies were provided by the city and a further €30 million from the national government (Environment forum). The balancing 25% comes from a variety of other sources. The costs have been minimised by consciously avoiding complexity at the design stage and using standard tramcars without requiring a succession of adaptations to "meet local requirements".
