Vénissieux station ( French: ''Gare de Vénissieux'') is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in the town

Vénissieux Vénissieux (; Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography Vénissieux is located on the southern outskirts of Lyon. Toponymy The name ''Vénis ...

, a suburb of

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Lyon Metropolis The Metropolis of Lyon (french: Métropole de Lyon), also known as ("Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority encompassing t ...

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. Opened on 1 July 1858, it is served by the SNCF's

TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the regional rail network serving the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central and eastern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER A ...

. The station is served by regional trains to Lyon, Bourgoin-Jallieu and

Saint-André-le-Gaz Saint-André-le-Gaz () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Geography The Bourbre The Bourbre () is a long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows g ...

.Réseau TER et cars Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, accessed 24 April 2022.

Local transport

It is well connected to local public transport. It is the southeastern terminus of

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 ...

as well as one of the main stops of

Lyon tramway The Lyon tramway (french: Tramway de Lyon) comprises eight lines, seven lines operated by TCL and one by Rhônexpress in the city of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The original tramway network in Lyon was developed in 1879, and the moder ...

Line 4. Gare de Vénissieux 2017 1.jpg, Vénissieux station in 2017 MPL85 à quai au terminus Gare de Vénissieux.jpg, Lyon Metro station

Service

References

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