List of Lyon Metro stations

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Map of the Lyon Metro network.

The following is a list of Lyon Metro stations. As of September 2018, there are 40 stations (44 stations, counting interchange stations twice) in the Lyon Metro system proper.[1][2] This list includes the metro stations, as well as the stations of the two funiculars of Lyon.

Metro[]

All metro stations are wheelchair accessible, and are equipped with turnstiles or automated gates.

Line A[]

Main article: Lyon Metro Line A
Perrache train station

Line A of the Lyon Metro currently serves 14 stations, and has a route length of 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi).[1] It, together with Line B, were the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro, opening in 1978.[2] An extension of Line A from Laurent Bonnevay, Astroballe to Vaul-en-Velin, La Soie opened in 2007.[2]

Line B[]

Main article: Lyon Metro Line B
Place Guichard

Line B of the Lyon Metro currently serves 10 stations, and has a route length of 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi).[1] It, together with Line A, were the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro, opening in 1978.[2] It has since been extended southwards twice: from Part-Dieu to Jean Macé in 1981, and again from Jean Macé to Stade de Gerland in 2000; a further extension to the train station at Oullins Gare opened in December 2013.[3]

  • Charpennes – Charles Hernu (transfer: Metro A, Tram T1, Tram T4)
  • Brotteaux
  • Gare Part-Dieu – Vivier Merle (transfer: Tram T1, Tram T3, Tram T4, Rhônexpress, SNCF main station)
  • Place Guichard – Bourse du Travail
  • Saxe-Gambetta (transfer: Metro D)
  • Jean Macé (transfer: Tram T2, SNCF station)
  • Place Jean Jaurès
  • Debourg (transfer: Tram T1)
  • Stade de Gerland
  • Gare d'Oullins (transfer: SNCF station)

Line C[]

Main article: Lyon Metro Line C
Croix-Paquet

Line C of the Lyon Metro serves 5 stations, and has a route length of 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi).[1] It began to operate in 1974,[2] independently of the Lyon Metro, as a rack railway, after the conversion from a former funicular. When it was integrated into the Lyon Metro with the latter's inauguration in 1978, Line C was extended from Croix-Paquet to Hôtel de Ville; in 1984 the line reached its current northern terminus at Cuire.[2]

Line D[]

Main article: Lyon Metro Line D
Gorge de Loup

Line D of the Lyon Metro is the longest line, serving 15 stations, and having a route length of 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi).[2] It is the newest line of the Lyon Metro, first opening in 1991.[2] Line D has been extended twice since its opening: in 1992 from Grange Blanche to Gare de Vénissieux, and in 1997 from Gorge de Loup to Gare de Vaise.[2]

Funiculars[]

Main article: Funiculars of Lyon

Funicular Saint-Just[]

Funicular Fourvière[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Le métro lyonnais tisse sa toile depuis 40 ans" [Lyon Metro spins its web for 40 years] (pdf) (Press release) (in French). SYTRAL. 11 June 2018. p. 15. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Les lignes de Métro et de Funiculaire" [The lines of the metro and funiculars] (in French). SYTRAL. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  3. ^ Barrow, Keith (12 December 2013). "Lyon opens metro Line B extension". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

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