Line A () is a line on the

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that runs between Perrache and Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie. It was constructed using the

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method, and went into service on 2 May 1978. 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. The line currently serves 14 stations, and is long. Line A trains run on

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s rather than

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s; 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

Chronology

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

Extension

Line A was extended 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

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as well as Tram 3. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million.

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Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL)
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