Lyon Metro Line A
Line A |
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Overview |
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Native name |
Ligne A |
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System |
Lyon Metro |
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Termini |
Perrache Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie |
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Stations |
14[1] |
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Operation |
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Opened |
1978[1] |
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Last extension |
2007[1] |
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Rolling stock |
MPL 75 |
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Technical |
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Line length |
9.2 km (5.7 mi)[1] |
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Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
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Rack system |
None |
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Average inter-station distance |
790 m (2,590 ft) |
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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 Vaul-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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL - SYTRAL. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ↑ SYTRAL. "Prolongement métro A" (in French). Retrieved 2008-03-24.
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