The Lyon tramway (french: Tramway de Lyon) comprises eight lines, seven lines operated by TCL and one by Rhônexpress in the city of

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 ...

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

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. The original tramway network in Lyon was developed in 1879, and the modern network was built in 2001. Lines T1 and T2 opened in January 2001; T3 opened in December 2006; line T4 opened in April 2009; line Rhônexpress (airport connector) opened in August 2010; line T5 opened in November 2012; line T6 opened in November 2019 and line T7 opened in February 2021. The tramway system complements the

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 Lyonnai ...

and forms an integral part of the

public transportation system Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typica ...

(TCL) in Lyon. The network of 7 tram lines (T1-T7) operated by TCL runs ; the single line operated by Rhônexpress runs for (including approximately shared with the T3 tram line). The network is currently served by 73 Alstom Citadis 302 and 34 Alstom Citadis 402 trams. Line T1 extends from ''Debourg'' to ''La Doua–IUT Feyssine'' via ''Perrache'', ''Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle'' and ''Charpennes''. Line T2 runs from ''Hôtel de Région–Montrochet'' to ''Saint-Priest - Bel-Air'' via ''Perrache'', ''Jean Macé'', ''Grange Blanche'' and ''Porte des Alpes''. Line T3 goes from ''Gare Part-Dieu–Villette'' to ''Meyzieu–ZI'' (on weekends) and ''Meyzieu–Les Panettes'' (on weekdays) via ''Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie''. Line T4 runs from ''La Doua–Gaston Berger'' to ''Hôpital Feyzin Vénissieux'' via ''Charpennes'', ''Gare Part-Dieu–Villette'', ''Jet d'Eau–Mendès France'' and ''Gare de Vénissieux''. Line T5 runs from ''Grange Blanche'' to ''Eurexpo''. Line T6 runs from ''Debourg'' to ''Hôpitaux Est–Pinel'' via ''Beauvisage–CISL'', ''Mermoz–Pinel'' and ''Desgenettes''. Line T7 links ''Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie'' to ''Décines–OL Vallée''.

History: the original network (1879 - 1957)

The first steam-driven tram line, the number 12, linked

and

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 ...

in 1888. The network was electrified between 1893 and 1899. Extensions to the suburbs were built until 1914. This was the height of the network - high quality service, low price, high frequency and high profitability for shareholders. The inflation between

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and

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made the network unprofitable. Beginning in the 1930s, tramways were progressively replaced with

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and later buses. A modernization plan, including underground sections in the city centre, planned in the 1940s was rapidly abandoned. The last urban tram ran on line 4 in January 1956 and the last suburban tram, the "Train bleu" in

Neuville-sur-Saône Neuville-sur-Saône (, literally ''Neuville on Saône'') is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Surrounding communes * Genay * Montanay * Fleurieu-sur-Saône * Albigny-sur-Saône Populatio ...

, was abandoned in June 1957.

Original OTL network

The first tram network was built and operated by the Compagnie des Omnibus et tramways de Lyon (OTL), founded in 1879. It consisted of ten (

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horse-drawn A horse-drawn vehicle is a mechanized piece of equipment pulled by one horse or by a team of horses. These vehicles typically had two or four wheels and were used to carry passengers and/or a load. They were once common worldwide, but they have m ...

lines with a total length of 44 km serving

Villeurbanne Villeurbanne (; frp, Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after ...

La Mulatière La Mulatière () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The city is known, among other things, for its Aquarium du Grand Lyon. Population See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon The ...

Oullins Oullins () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. Population Transport *Several Buses (C7, C10, 8, 12, 14, 17, 63 ...

. In 1894, new electric trams were in service with these lines: * 1 : Bellecour – Monplaisir via le Pont et la Grande Rue de

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* 2 : Bellecour – Montchat * 3 : Cordeliers –

* 4 :

Parc de la Tête d'or The Parc de la Tête d'or (English: "Park of the Golden Head") is a large urban park in Lyon, France, with an area of approximately . Located in the northern part of the 6th arrondissement, it features the Jardin botanique de Lyon, as well as a ...

– La Mouche (now Jean Macé), extended to Perrache * 5 : Bellecour – Pont d'

Écully Écully (; frp, Èculyé) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France just west of Lyon. It is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute, which is partially situated inside the ''Château du Vivier ...

via Pont du Change * 6 : Terreaux – Gare de

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 ...

via Quai Saint-Vincent * 7 : Perrache –

Les Brotteaux Brotteaux is a neighborhood in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon. It is situated between the Rhône and the track railway which leads to the Gare de la Part-Dieu. The urbanization of this area began in the late eighteenth century under the leadershi ...

via Pont Morand * 8 : Pont Morand – Saint-Clair * 9 : Bellecour – Saint-Paul via Pont Tilsitt (now Pont Bonaparte) * 10 : Bellecour –

. The first line to open was line 5, from

Place Bellecour Place Bellecour is a large square in the centre of Lyon, France, to the north of the Ainay district. Measuring 312 m by 200 m (62,000 m² or 15 acres), it is one of the largest open squares (without any patches of greenery or trees) in ...

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 joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île. The name d ...

river, competing with riverboats. Lines 1 and 7 followed the approximate routes of the current metro lines D and A, respectively. The network was gradually extended, by the OTL and by acquisitions of competing operators, between 1894 and 1914.

OTL extensions

Maquette de tramway lyonnais @ refuge de la mer de glace

* 11 : Bellecour - Bon-Coin (

) * 12 : Bellecour -

Saint-Fons Saint-Fons (; frp, Cent-Fonts) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( ...

, extended to

* 13 : Cours Bayard (south of Perrache) - Place Commandant Arnaud (at the

Croix-Rousse La Croix-Rousse is a hill high in the city of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into les pentes (slopes, belonging to the city's 1st arrondissement) and le plateau (atop the hi ...

) * 14 : Pont d'

Chaponost Chaponost () is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is known for its Roman aqueducts. Monuments The Roman aqueduct of the Gier, estimated to be 75 km long, was built under Hadrian's reign during the second century ...

* 15 : Charité -

Pierre-Bénite Pierre-Bénite (; frp, Piérra-Benête) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography Pierre-Bénite, a suburb around 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) south of Lyon, extends over 440 hectares (1087 ...

* 16 : Bellecour -

Meyzieu Meyzieu (; frp, Mêsiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a large suburb of Lyon, situated 13 km east of the city centre on the left bank of the Rhône. Before 1967, it was part of ...

- La Balme (

Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Montluel ( Ain) * 18 : Gare Saint-Paul - La Mouche, extended to Gerland * 28 : Cordeliers - Brotteaux * 31 : Pont-Mouton - Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe * 32 : Charité - Vitriolerie.

La Société du Tramway d'Écully

(

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) lines to the northwest, acquired by the OTL in 1894. * 19 : Pont-Mouton -

* 20 : Pont-Mouton -

Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or (; frp, Champagne-en-Mont-Tor) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a regio ...

, extended to

Limonest Limonest () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography Limonest is located northwest of Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the ...

. * 22 : Pont-Mouton -

Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The residents of the city are called ''Désidériens''. It is one of the richest communes in the urban area of Lyon. It is al ...

La Compagnie Lyonnaise des Tramways (CLT)

, steam powered lines on the left bank of the

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

river. Became the Nouvelle Compagnie Lyonnaise des Tramways (NLT) in 1902, then acquired by the OTL in 1906. * 23 : Pont Lafayette - Cimetière de la Guillotière, extended to Monplaisir-la-Plaine. The extension of the line, electrified to Saint-Priest used the number 34 from 1925 à 1935. * 24 : Pont Lafayette - Asile de

Bron Bron () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. Geography Bron lies east-southeast of central Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. Clima ...

, extended to Bron (Village). * 25 : Cordeliers - Montchat, extended to Genas. * 26 : Rue Casimier-Périer -

Parc de la Tête d'Or The Parc de la Tête d'or (English: "Park of the Golden Head") is a large urban park in Lyon, France, with an area of approximately . Located in the northern part of the 6th arrondissement, it features the Jardin botanique de Lyon, as well as a ...

* 27 : Cordeliers -

Vaulx-en-Velin Vaulx-en-Velin () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northeast, on the river Rhône. History The rivers, including ...

La Compagnie du Fourvière Ouest Lyonnais (FOL)

Fourvière Fourvière () is a district of Lyon, France, a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising from the river Saône. It is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum in 43 BC. The district contains many religious buildings i ...

and Saint-Just

funicular A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite ...

s and trams in the west plateau. Acquired by the OTL in 1910. * 29 : Saint-Just -

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (, literally ''Sainte-Foy near Lyon'') is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, located to the west of the city. It is locate ...

* 30 : Saint-Just - Francheville.

La Compagnie du Tramway de Caluire (CTC)

Acquired by the OTL in 1914. Originally metric gauge, converted to standard gauge in 1925. * 33 : Croix-Rousse - Caluire, extended to Les Marronniers (

Fontaines-sur-Saône Fontaines-sur-Saône () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France ...

Tramway de l'Ouest du Dauphiné

This company reach Lyon in 1909.The meter gauge line leading to the east suburb was used on 6 km after being electrified in 1925. * 34 Cordeliers - Saint-Priest

The current network (since 2001)

Following a decline in the 1950s and 1960s, public transit in Lyon was revived in the 1970s with the opening of the

. In 1996 a decision was made to build a new tram network to complement the metro. The first two lines were opened on 2 January 2001: Line T1 from ''Perrache'' to ''IUT–Feyssine'' via ''Part-Dieu'' and ''Charpennes'' and line T2 from ''Perrache'' to ''Porte des Alpes'' via ''Jean Macé'' and ''Grange Blanche''. Line T2 was extended to '' Saint-Priest–Bel Air'' on 27 October 2003 and line T1 was extended to ''Montrochet'' on 15 September 2005, then again to ''Debourg'' on 19 February 2014. Line T3 (codenamed LEA) was opened on 4 December 2006 along the former Chemin de Fer de l'Est Lyonnais tracks from ''Gare

Part-Dieu Part-Dieu () is an area of Lyon Metropolis. It is also the second largest tertiary district in France, after La Défense in Greater Paris, with over 1,150,000 m2 of office and service space, along with 45,000 service sector jobs, 2,500 compani ...

–Villette'' to ''

–ZI''. Line T4 opened on 20 April 2009, running from ''Jet d'Eau–Mendès France'' to ''Hôpital Feyzin Vénissieux'', and was extended to ''La Doua'' on 29 August 2013. Line T5 opened on 17 November 2012, running from ''Grange Blanche'' to ''

Eurexpo Eurexpo is a convention center and exhibition hall in the commune of Chassieu, south-east of Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan a ...

''.

Line T1

814 TCL Alstom Citadis T1 Pont Raymond Barre Halle Tony Garnier

Operates from 04:40 to 00:35, maintained by the Centre de Maintenance de Saint-Priest - Porte des Alpes. *Debourg * ENS Lyon *

Halle Tony Garnier The Halle Tony Garnier is an arena and concert hall in Lyon, France. It was designed by Tony Garnier in 1905. Originally a slaughterhouse, the building was renovated in 1987 and opened as a concert hall in 1988. With a standing capacity of nearl ...

Musée des Confluences The Musée des Confluences is a science centre and anthropology museum which opened on 20 December 2014 in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, (Rhône), France. It is located at the southern tip of the Presqu'île at the confluence of the Rhône and ...

*Hôtel de Région–Montrochet *Sainte-Blandine *Place des Archives * Perrache *Quai Claude Bernard *

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*Saint-André *Guillotière–Gabriel Péri *Liberté *Saxe–Préfecture *Palais de Justice–Mairie du 3ème (connection at Place Guichard–Bourse du Travail with walking distance: ) *Part-Dieu–Auditorium * Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle (connections at Gare Part-Dieu–Villette with walking distance: ) *Thiers–Lafayette *Collège Bellecombe *Charpennes–Charles Hernu *Le Tonkin *Condorcet * Université Lyon 1 *

La Doua LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

–Gaston Berger *

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–Einstein *Croix-Luizet *La Doua–IUT Feyssine

Line T2

Lyon - Tramway T2 sur le pont Galliéni (juin 2022)

Operates from 04:55 to 00:34, maintained by the Centre de Maintenance de Saint-Priest - Porte des Alpes. *Hôtel de Région–Montrochet *Sainte-Blandine *Place des Archives * Perrache *Centre Berthelot–Sciences Po Lyon *Jean Macé *Garibaldi–Berthelot *Route de Vienne *Jet d'Eau–Mendès France *Villon (nearby at Lycée Lumière: ) *Bachut–Mairie du 8ème *Jean XXIII–Maryse Bastié *Grange Blanche *Ambroise Paré *Desgenettes *Essarts–Iris *Boutasse–Camille Rousset *Hôtel de Ville–

*Les Alizés *Rebufer *Parilly Université–Hippodrome *Europe–Université *Porte des Alpes *Parc Technologique *Hauts de Feuilly *Salvador Allende *Alfred de Vigny * Saint-Priest–Hôtel de Ville *Esplanade des Arts *Jules Ferry *Cordière * Saint-Priest–Bel Air Line T2 has been extended from ''Perrache'' to ''Hôtel de Région–Montrochet'' on 24 March 2021, sharing the track of line T1.

Line T3

884 Citadis 402 TCL - Gare Part-Dieu Villette

Operates from 04:32 to 00:06, maintained by the Centre de Maintenance de

. Codenamed "LEA" (Ligne de l'Est de l'Agglomération), Line T3 runs along a portion of the former CFEL (''Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est de Lyon'') train line which extended from the Gare de l'Est de Lyon to Saint-Genix-d' Aoste (via

Crémieu Crémieu () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. This small medieval village of 3,375 inhabitants (2019) hosts a celebration called "Les Médiévales" every year in September, which reconstitutes the lifestyle of the M ...

, Jallieu et Montalieu). * Gare Part-Dieu–Villette (connections at Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle with walking distance: ) *Dauphiné–Lacassagne *Reconnaissance–Balzac *Gare de

*Bel Air–Les Brosses *

–La Soie *Décines–Centre *Décines–Grand Large *Meyzieu–Gare *Meyzieu–ZI (service ends here on weekends) *Meyzieu–Les Panettes (only from Monday to Friday) Line T3, which is 14.6 km long, runs largely on ballasted railroad track. It takes 23 minutes to go from ''Gare Part-Dieu - Villette'' to ''Meyzieu - ZI'', and runs at a maximum speed of 70 km/h (60 km/h at intersections, of which 26 are equipped with crossing gates). 7 km run near residential areas and are equipped with a noise barrier.

Line T4

Operates from 04:39 to 00:45, maintained by the Centre de Maintenance de Saint-Priest - Porte des Alpes. *''La Doua–IUT Feyssine'' (7.30am to 9am only, as of November 2013) *''Croix-Luizet'' (7.30am to 9am only, as of November 2013) *''

–Einstein'' (7.30am to 9am only, as of November 2013) *

–Gaston Berger * Université Lyon 1 *Condorcet *Le Tonkin *Charpennes–Charles Hernu *Collège Bellecombe *Thiers–Lafayette * Gare Part-Dieu–Villette (connections at Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle with walking distance: ) *Archives Départementales *Manufacture–Montluc *Lycée Colbert *Jet d'Eau–Mendès France *Lycée Lumière (nearby at Villon: ) *États-Unis–Musée Tony Garnier *Beauvisage–CISL *États-Unis–Viviani *Joliot Curie–Marcel Sembat *La Borelle *

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*Croizat–Paul Bert *Marcel Houël–Hôtel de Ville *Lycée Jacques Brel *Herriot–Cagne *Vénissy *Division Leclerc *Maurice Thorez *Lénine–Corsière *Darnaise *Hôpital Feyzin Vénissieux

Line T5

Operates from 05:00 to 00:00, maintained by the Centre de Maintenance de Saint-Priest - Porte des Alpes. *Grange Blanche *Ambroise Paré *Desgenettes *Essarts–Iris *Boutasse–Camille Rousset *Hôtel de Ville–

*Les Alizés *De Tassigny–Curial *Lycée Jean-Paul Sartre *Parc du Chêne (service ends here in July and August) *

(except in July and August) From its opening to 4 October 2020, line T5 served the stop ''

'' only on exhibition days and only from 08:00 to 22:00 (sometimes to 00:00). Since 5 October 2020, line T5 serves ''Eurexpo'' everyday, except in July and August. A projected extension to

Chassieu Chassieu (; frp, Chassiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Population Twin town Chassieu has been twinned with Coleshill, England, near Birmingham since 1983. See also * Eurexpo ...

, which would have added two new stations, ''Eurexpo 2'' and ''René Cassin'', was not approved by the public enquiry and has been postponed (possibly indefinitely) due to lack of support from local councillors. Planning documents do however still include a future study of an extension to line T5 via Chassieu to meet line T3 close to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais spur. This link is considered to be strategic by the owners of the Eurexpo conference centre, as it could enable direct travel from Eurexpo to Lyon Part-Dieu railway station and to the airport.

Line T6

Operates from 05:00 to 00:56, maintained by the Centre de Maintenance de Saint-Priest - Porte des Alpes. *Debourg *Challemel-Lacour–Artillerie *Moulin à Vent *Petite Guille *Beauvisage–Pressensé *Beauvisage–CISL *Grange Rouge–Santy *Mermoz–Californie *Mermoz–Moselle *Mermoz–Pinel *Essarts–Laënnec *Desgenettes *Vinatier *Hôpitaux Est–Pinel Line T6 has been built as an extension of line T1 from its terminus at Debourg to Lyon's eastern hospital complex. A subsequent extension to La Doua, the university campus in Villeurbanne, is also envisaged.

Line T7

TCL - Alstom Citadis 302 - n854 - Ligne T7 - 2-02-21 (02)

Operates from 06:00 to 23:55 (from 08:00 on Saturday and from 09:00 on Sunday), maintained by the Centre de Maintenance de

. *

–La Soie *Décines–Centre *Décines–Grand Large *Décines– OL Vallée Since its opening, the Parc Olympique Lyonnais is connected to the Lyon tram network with a specially built railway track, but this track was only used by special tram shuttles running on game or event days in the stadium. Line T7 has been launched as a daily tram service to serve the Parc Olympique Lyonnais and its developing neighborhood named ''OL Vallée''. This line didn't require the construction of any new railway, it only uses an infrastructure that already existed before, including a part of line T3 and the railway track that links line T3 to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.

Rhônexpress

Rhônexpress is an express line which links La Part-Dieu (

main railway station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

and

business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

) to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry international airport and TGV railway station, with two intermediate stops and a total of four stations. * Gare Part-Dieu–Villette (connections at Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle with walking distance: ) *Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie *Meyzieu–ZI * Aéroport Lyon–Saint-Exupéry The route is served by 6 tram-trains, constructed by Swiss builder

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. Its route consists of the existing T3 tram line, which is built with passing tracks to allow express service, and an new track extension from Meyzieu–ZI to the airport. Total length of track is needing approximately 30 minutes to go from Part-Dieu to the airport. Service runs from morning until last flight arrival, with departures every 15 minutes at peak times. Work began on 9 October 2008 and was completed 9 August 2010. The Conseil général of the

Rhône department The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

franchised the operation rights for 30 years to

Rhônexpress Rhônexpress is an express tram-train service which links central Lyon, France, with its airport, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, and the TGV train station located there. The route is long, and served by six tram-train sets, built by Swiss man ...

, a consortium including

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(28.2%),

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(28.2%), Vossloh Infrastructure Service (4.2%), Cegelec Centre Est (2,8%) and the

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. Unlike the Lyon tramways, the Rhônexpress is not run by TCL. Stadler's

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are used as rolling stock.

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Rolling stock

The TCL fleet is composed of 106 articulated

Alstom Citadis The Alstom Citadis is a family of low-floor trams and light rail vehicles built by Alstom. , over 2,300 Citadis trams have been sold and 1,800 tramways are in revenue service throughout the world, with operations in all six inhabited continen ...

X02 vehicles. 73 Citadis 302s, numbered N°801 - 873, were built between 2000 and 2009, and serve on lines T1, T2, T5, T6 and T7. 34 Citadis 402s, numbered N°874 - 906, were built between 2012 and 2020, and serve on lines T3 and T4. In August 2021, it was announced that Alstom will supply 35 additional Citadis trams to Lyon. These will be identical to the fifteen 43-metre trams delivered in 2020 and 2021, which feature a redesigned nose for better visibility and driving comfort. Six Stadler Tango vehicles are used for the Rhônexpress service.

Development projects

Four tram lines are being studied for getting started by 2026: *T6 extension to La Doua, via Gratte-Ciel district in Villeurbanne *T8 : Bellecour - Part-Dieu - La Doua *T9 : La Doua - Vaulx-en-Velin Hôtel de Ville - Carré de Soie *T10 : Gerland - ZAC Technosud - Saint-Fons - Vénissieux railway station

References

Inline citations

Bibliography

* Lyon du tram au tram / Jean Arrivetz. - La Régordane, 2001. - * Sur les rails du Lyonnais : volume 2 : les réseaux secondaires, tacots, ficelles et métro / José Banaudo. - Les éditions du Cabri, Gérad Tisserand et De Borée 2002. -
20 Minutes - Le tramway Léa fait ses premiers pas

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