List of Lyon Metro stations
The following is a list of Lyon Metro stations. As of October 2023[update], there are 42 stations (46 stations, counting interchange stations twice) in the Lyon Metro system proper.[1][2] This list includes the metro stations, as well as the stations of the two funiculars of Lyon.
Metro[edit]
All metro stations are wheelchair accessible, and are equipped with turnstiles or automated gates.
Line A[edit]
Line A of the Lyon Metro currently serves 14 stations, and has a route length of 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi).[1] It, together with Line B, were the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro, opening in 1978.[2] An extension of Line A from Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe to Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie opened in 2007.[2]
- 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–Astroballe
- Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie
Line B[edit]
Line B of the Lyon Metro currently serves 12 stations, and has a route length of 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi).[1] It, together with Line A, were the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro, opening in 1978.[2] It has since been extended southwards twice: from Part-Dieu to Jean Macé in 1981, and again from Jean Macé to Stade de Gerland in 2000; a further extension to the train station at Oullins Gare opened in December 2013.[3]
- Charpennes–Charles Hernu
- Brotteaux
- Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle (connections at Gare Part-Dieu–Villette with walking distance: )
- Place Guichard–Bourse du Travail (connection at Palais de Justice–Mairie du 3ème with walking distance: )
- Saxe–Gambetta
- Jean Macé
- Place Jean Jaurès
- Debourg
- Stade de Gerland–Le LOU
- Gare d'Oullins
- Oullins Centre
- Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud
Line C[edit]
Line C of the Lyon Metro serves 5 stations, and has a route length of 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi).[1] It began to operate in 1974,[2] independently of the Lyon Metro, as a rack railway, after the conversion from a former funicular. When it was integrated into the Lyon Metro with the latter's inauguration in 1978, Line C was extended from Croix-Paquet to Hôtel de Ville; in 1984 the line reached its current northern terminus at Cuire.[2]
Line D[edit]
Line D of the Lyon Metro is the longest line, serving 15 stations, and having a route length of 12.6 kilometres (7.8 mi).[2] It is the newest line of the Lyon Metro, first opening in 1991.[2] Line D has been extended twice since its opening: in 1992 from Grange Blanche to Gare de Vénissieux, and in 1997 from Gorge de Loup to Gare de Vaise.[2]
- Gare de Vaise
- Valmy
- Gorge de Loup (Western Lyon tram-train)
- Vieux Lyon–Cathédrale Saint-Jean
- Bellecour
- Guillotière–Gabriel Péri
- Saxe–Gambetta
- Garibaldi
- Sans Souci
- Monplaisir–Lumière
- Grange Blanche
- Laënnec
- Mermoz–Pinel
- Parilly
- Gare de Vénissieux
Funiculars[edit]
Funicular F1 (Saint-Just)[edit]
Funicular F2 (Fourvière)[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Le métro lyonnais tisse sa toile depuis 40 ans" [Lyon Metro spins its web for 40 years] (PDF) (Press release) (in French). SYTRAL. 11 June 2018. p. 15. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Les lignes de Métro et de Funiculaire" [The lines of the metro and funiculars] (in French). SYTRAL. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ^ Barrow, Keith (12 December 2013). "Lyon opens metro Line B extension". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2018-09-02.