Lyon-Vaise station (
French: ''Gare de Lyon-Vaise'') is a railway station in
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
, located in the district of
Vaise
Vaise is a neighborhood of the City of Lyon (France), located along the Saône
The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and jo ...
, in the
9th arrondissement. The station is on the historical
Paris–Lyon–Marseille (PLM) main line; it is also served by
Lyon Metro Line D
Line D () is a rapid transit line on the Lyon Metro. It runs east–west underneath the two major rivers of Lyon, France, connecting Vieux Lyon with the Presqu'ile and the Part-Dieu region. Line D commenced operation under human control on 4 Sept ...
of which it is the northwestern terminus.
History
From 10 July 1854 until the opening of the Saint-Irenée tunnel between Vaise and
Perrache railway station on 10 October 1856, the station was the Lyon terminus of trains from
Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; h ...
and
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
.
Lyon-Vaise was destroyed during the bombings of 26 May 1944. It was provisionally rebuilt in wood, then a new station was opened in 1956. In 1997, a new multimodal space was built to facilitate connections between the train, metro and bus.
Gare-Lyon-Vaise-Bâtiment-de-1857.jpg, Earlier station building
Gare vaise Lyon9 fr.JPG, Lyon-Vaise in 2008
Services
The station is served by regional trains towards Mâcon, Nevers, Bourg-en-Bresse, Vienne and Roanne.
[Réseau ferroviaire et routier TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]
TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, accessed 25 April 2022.
See also
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Transport in Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is a major European transit hub, linking northern France and Europe to the Mediterranean area. Millions travel along its motorways in summertime from Paris to holidays at the sea. The E15 Euroroute (Britain to Spain) runs through the ...
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Lyon Metro
The Lyon Metro (french: Métro de Lyon) is a rapid transit system serving Lyon Metropolis, France. First opened in 1974, it currently consists of four lines, serving 40 stations and comprising of route. Part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais ...
References
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Lyon Metro stations
9th arrondissement of Lyon
Vaise
Vaise is a neighborhood of the City of Lyon (France), located along the Saône
The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and jo ...
Railway stations in France opened in 1854