Lyon Metro Line A

Line A
Line A
Overview
Native name	Ligne A
Termini	Perrache; Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie
Stations	14
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Lyon Metro
Rolling stock	MPL 75
History
Opened	1978
Last extension	2007
Technical
Line length	9.2 km (5.7 mi)
Rack system	None
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge; with rollways along track
Electrification	750 V DC guide bars
Average inter-station distance	790 m (2,590 ft)

Line A (Ligne A) is a line on the Lyon Metro that runs between Perrache and Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie. It was constructed using the cut-and-cover method, and went into service on 2 May 1978.^[1] It, together with Line B, were the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro. An extension of Line A from Laurent Bonnevay, Astroballe to Vaulx-en-Velin, La Soie opened in 2007.^[1] The line currently serves 14 stations, and is 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) long.^[1] Line A trains run on tires rather than steel wheels; it is a rubber-tired metro line.

List of the stations[]

Perrache
Ampère - Victor Hugo
Bellecour
Cordeliers
Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel
Foch
Masséna
Charpennes - Charles Hernu
République - Villeurbanne
Gratte-Ciel
Flachet - Alain Gilles
Cusset
Laurent Bonnevay
Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie

Plan schématique de la ligne

Chronology[]

2 May 1978: Perrache - Laurent Bonnevay
2 October 2007: Laurent Bonnevay - Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie

Extension[]

Line A was extended 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) eastwards from Laurent Bonnevay to Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie (1 station) to provide connection with the new express tram line to St Exupéry Airport, called Rhônexpress as well as Tram 3. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million.^[2]

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL - SYTRAL. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
^ SYTRAL. "Prolongement métro A" (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-24.

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[SYTRAL-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL - SYTRAL. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2013-09-28.

[2] SYTRAL. "Prolongement métro A" (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-24.

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[2]

show v t 1st arrondissement of Lyon
Quarters	Terreaux Pentes de la Croix-Rousse Croix-Paquet Saint-Vincent Presqu'île
Streets, traboules and tunnels	Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse Cour des Voraces Montée de la Grande Côte Montée des Carmélites Passage Thiaffait Rue Burdeau Rue de l'Arbre-Sec Rue de la Bourse Rue de la République Rue des Capucins Rue du Bât-d'Argent Rue du Sergent Blandan Rue Édouard-Herriot Rue Lanterne Rue Royale Rue Sainte-Catherine Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse
Squares	Place Croix-Paquet Place des Terreaux Place Sathonay
Churches	Église du Bon-Pasteur Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent Église Saint-Polycarpe Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux
Other monuments	Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon Federal Sanctuary of the Three Gauls Fontaine Bartholdi Hôtel de Ville Institution des Chartreux Les Subsistances Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon Opéra National de Lyon Opéra Nouvel
Transport	Lyon Metro Line A Lyon Metro Line C Vélo'v

show v t 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
Quarters	Les Cordeliers Bellecour Les Célestins La Confluence Ainay Perrache Sainte-Blandine
Streets	Cours Charlemagne Passage de l'Argue Rue Édouard-Herriot Rue Émile-Zola Rue de Brest Rue de la Bourse Rue de la Poulaillerie Rue de la République Rue des Archers Rue des Marronniers Rue Mercière Rue Victor-Hugo
Squares	Place Ampère Place Antonin-Poncet Place Bellecour Place Carnot Place de la République Place des Célestins Place des Jacobins
Places of worship	Basilique Saint-Martin d'Ainay Chapelle de la Trinité Église Saint-Bonaventure Église Saint-Nizier Grande synagogue de Lyon
Other monuments	Brasserie Georges Catholic University of Lyon Collège-lycée Ampère Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon Hôtel Terminus La Sucrière Musée de l'Imprimerie Musée des Confluences Palais de la Bourse Patinoire Charlemagne Prison Saint-Paul Théâtre des Célestins
Transport	Gare de Lyon-Perrache Lyon Metro Line A Lyon Metro Line D Vélo'v

Line A


Overview
Native name	Ligne A
Termini	Perrache Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie
Stations	14^[1]
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Lyon Metro
Rolling stock	MPL 75
History
Opened	1978^[1]
Last extension	2007^[1]
Technical
Line length	9.2 km (5.7 mi)^[1]
Rack system	None
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with rollways along track
Electrification	750 V DC guide bars
Average inter-station distance	790 m (2,590 ft)