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Lyon Metro
The Lyon Metro (French: Métro de Lyon, [metʁo d(ə) ljɔ̃]) is a rapid transit system serving Lyon Metropolis, France. First opened in 1974, it currently consists of four lines, serving 42 stations and comprising 34.4 kilometres (21.4 mi) of route. Part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL) system of public transport, it is supported by two funiculars and a tramway network.
Unlike other French metro systems, but like RER and other SNCF services, Lyon Metro trains run on the left. This is the result of an unrealised project to run the metro into the suburbs on existing railway lines. The loading gauge for all lines is 2.90 m (9 ft 6.2 in), more generous than the average for metros in Europe. The Lyon Metro has rubber-wheel cars.
In 2025, the daily average ridership on the metro was 810,000.
The Lyon Metro consists of four lines, A, B, C and D, each identified on maps by its own colour:
Line A from Perrache to Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe and Line B from Charpennes to Part-Dieu were constructed by cut-and-cover and went into service on 2 May 1978, as the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro. Trains on both lines run on rubber tyres rather than steel wheels.
Line B was extended to Jean Macé on 9 September 1981, to Stade de Gerland on 4 September 2000 as well as later to Gare d'Oullins on 11 December 2013.
An extension to Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie on Line A opened in October 2007.
Since 2022, Line B is automated with new MPL 16 rolling stock ordered to Alstom in 2016. The MPL 75 trains previously used on Line B are meant to join the other MPL 75s on Line A to increase capacity.
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Lyon Metro
The Lyon Metro (French: Métro de Lyon, [metʁo d(ə) ljɔ̃]) is a rapid transit system serving Lyon Metropolis, France. First opened in 1974, it currently consists of four lines, serving 42 stations and comprising 34.4 kilometres (21.4 mi) of route. Part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL) system of public transport, it is supported by two funiculars and a tramway network.
Unlike other French metro systems, but like RER and other SNCF services, Lyon Metro trains run on the left. This is the result of an unrealised project to run the metro into the suburbs on existing railway lines. The loading gauge for all lines is 2.90 m (9 ft 6.2 in), more generous than the average for metros in Europe. The Lyon Metro has rubber-wheel cars.
In 2025, the daily average ridership on the metro was 810,000.
The Lyon Metro consists of four lines, A, B, C and D, each identified on maps by its own colour:
Line A from Perrache to Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe and Line B from Charpennes to Part-Dieu were constructed by cut-and-cover and went into service on 2 May 1978, as the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro. Trains on both lines run on rubber tyres rather than steel wheels.
Line B was extended to Jean Macé on 9 September 1981, to Stade de Gerland on 4 September 2000 as well as later to Gare d'Oullins on 11 December 2013.
An extension to Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie on Line A opened in October 2007.
Since 2022, Line B is automated with new MPL 16 rolling stock ordered to Alstom in 2016. The MPL 75 trains previously used on Line B are meant to join the other MPL 75s on Line A to increase capacity.