List of Lyon Metro stations

Map of the Lyon Metro network.

The following is a list of Lyon Metro stations. As of 2014, there are 40 stations (44 stations) in the Lyon Metro system proper.[1] This list includes the metro stations, as well as the stations associated 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

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.[1] An extension of Line A from Laurent Bonnevay, Astroballe to Vaul-en-Velin, La Soie opened in 2007.[1]

Line B

Main article: Lyon Metro Line B
Place Guichard

Line B of the Lyon Metro currently serves 9 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.[1] It has since been extended twice: from Part-Dieu to Jean Macé in 1981, and again from Jean Macé to Stade de Gerland in 2000.[1] An extension to the train station at Oullins Gare opened in December 2013, which increased the number of stations served by Line B to 10.

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, independently of the Lyon Metro, in 1974,[1] as a rack railway. 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 was further extended from Croix-Rousse to Cuire.[1]

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).[1] It is the newest line of the Lyon Metro, first opening in 1991.[1] 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.[1]

Funiculars

Main article: Funiculars of Lyon

Funicular Saint-Just

Funicular Fourvière

See also

References

External links

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