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
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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
tire
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s rather than steel wheels; it is a
rubber-tired metro line.
List of the stations
*
Perrache
*
Ampère–Victor Hugo
*
Bellecour
*
Cordeliers
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*
Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel
*
Foch
*
Masséna
*
Charpennes–Charles Hernu
*
République–Villeurbanne
*
Gratte-Ciel
*
Flachet–Alain Gilles
*
Cusset
Cusset is a commune in the department of Allier, in the central French region of Auvergne. Situated in the foothills of the , the city is a suburb of Vichy and ranks fourth in population for the department.
Population
Geography Loca ...
*
Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe
*
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–Astroballe'' to ''
Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie'' (1 station) to provide connection with the new express tram line to
Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport — formerly known as ''Lyon Satolas Airport'' — is an international airport of Lyon, the third-largest city in France and an important transport facility for the entire Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It lies in ...
, called
Rhônexpress
Rhônexpress () is an express tram-train service which links Lyon, France, with its main airport, Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, and the TGV railway station located there. At its opening in 2010, it became one of the most expensive airport-to ...
as well as
tram line T3. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million.
Notes
External links
Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL)
1st arrondissement of Lyon
2nd arrondissement of Lyon
6th arrondissement of Lyon
Rubber-tyred metros
Railway lines opened in 1978
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