Lyon Metro Line A

Line A
Overview
Native name Ligne A
System Lyon Metro
Termini Perrache
Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie
Stations 14[1]
Operation
Opened 1978[1]
Last extension 2007[1]
Rolling stock MPL 75
Technical
Line length 9.2 km (5.7 mi)[1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Rack system None
Average inter-station distance 790 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 Vaul-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

Plan schématique de la ligne

Chronology

Extension

Line A was extended 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) eastwards from Laurent Bonnevay to Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie (1 station) to provide connection with the new express tram line to St Exupéry Airport, called Rhônexpress as well as Tram 3. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million.[2]

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. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. ↑ SYTRAL. "Prolongement métro A" (in French). Retrieved 2008-03-24.
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