Line A
Overview
Native nameLigne A
Termini
Connecting linesLyon Metro Lyon Metro Line B Lyon Metro Line C Lyon Metro Line D
Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T1 Lyon tramway#Line T2 Lyon tramway#Line T3 Lyon tramway#Line T4 Lyon tramway#Line T7
Stations14[1]
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemLyon Metro
Operator(s)TCL
Rolling stockMPL 75
RidershipAnnual: 74,424,000 (2019) [2]
History
Opened2 May 1978[1]
Last extension2 October 2007[1]
Technical
Line length9.2 km (5.7 mi)[1]
Rack systemNone
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
with rollways along track
Electrification750 V DC guide bars
Average inter-station distance790 m (2,590 ft)

Line A (Ligne 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.[1] 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.[1] The line currently serves 14 stations, and is 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) long.[1] Line A trains run on tires rather than steel wheels; it is a rubber-tired metro line.

List of the stations

  • Perrache Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T1 Lyon tramway#Line T2 Lyon-Perrache station
  • Ampère–Victor Hugo
  • Bellecour Lyon Metro Lyon Metro Line D
  • Cordeliers
  • Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel Lyon Metro Lyon Metro Line C
  • Foch
  • Masséna
  • Charpennes–Charles Hernu Lyon Metro Lyon Metro Line B Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T1 Lyon tramway#Line T4
  • République–Villeurbanne
  • Gratte-Ciel
  • Flachet–Alain Gilles
  • Cusset
  • Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe
  • Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T3 Lyon tramway#Line T7
Plan schématique de la ligne

Chronology

  • 2 May 1978: Perrache - Laurent Bonnevay
  • 2 October 2007: Laurent Bonnevay - Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie

Extension

Line A was extended 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) 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, called Rhônexpress as well as tram line T3. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL - SYTRAL. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. ↑ "Délibération N°20.048 : Rapport Annuel des Délégataires – Année 2019" [Deliberation N°20.048 : Annual report by delegated operators – Year 2019] (PDF). SYTRAL (in French). 17 December 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. ↑ SYTRAL. "Prolongement métro A" (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-24.


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