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Line A
Overview
Native nameLigne A
Termini
Connecting lines Lyon Metro Lyon Metro Line B Lyon Metro Line C Lyon Metro Line D
Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T1 Lyon tramway#Line T2 Lyon tramway#Line T3 Lyon tramway#Line T4 Lyon tramway#Line T7
Stations14 [1]
Service
Type Rapid transit
System Lyon Metro
Operator(s) TCL
Rolling stock MPL 75
RidershipAnnual: 74,424,000 (2019) [2]
History
Opened2 May 1978 [1]
Last extension2 October 2007 [1]
Technical
Line length9.2 km (5.7 mi) [1]
Rack systemNone
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
with rollways along track
Electrification750 V DC guide bars
Average inter-station distance790 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

Plan schématique de la ligne

Chronology

Extension

Line A was extended 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) eastwards from Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe to Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie (1 station) to provide connection with the new express tram line to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, called Rhônexpress as well as tram line T3. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million. [3]

Notes

  1. ^ 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 8 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Délibération N°20.048 : Rapport Annuel des Délégataires – Année 2019" [Deliberation N°20.048 : Annual report by delegated operators – Year 2019] (PDF). SYTRAL (in French). 17 December 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. ^ SYTRAL. "Prolongement métro A" (in French). Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.

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