Line 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.
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
tire
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s rather than
steel
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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
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
Rhônexpress as well as
Tram 3. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million.
Notes
External links
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1st arrondissement of Lyon
2nd arrondissement of Lyon
6th arrondissement of Lyon
Rubber-tyred metros
Railway lines opened in 1978
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