Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul
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The Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul is a railway station in the 5th arrondissement
of Lyon
, France. It is located at the northern end of the Vieux Lyon
quarter, between the base of the Fourvière
hill and the river Saône
. The station is a terminus for local trains serving the western suburbs of the city.
5th arrondissement of Lyon
The 5th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.- History :The 5th arrondissement was created on 24 March 1852 . It is the historic center of Lyon. It is at Fourvière that Munatius Plancus founded the Roman colony of Lugdunum in 43 BC...
of Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France. It is located at the northern end of the Vieux Lyon
Vieux Lyon
The Vieux Lyon is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon in the 5th arrondissement.This zone is served by the metro line In 1954, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites...
quarter, between the base of the Fourvière
Fourvière
Fourvière is a district of Lyon, France located on a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising abruptly from the river Saône and then gently sloping down to the north-west. It is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum...
hill and the river Saône
Saône
The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....
. The station is a terminus for local trains serving the western suburbs of the city.
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See also
- Tramways in LyonTramways in LyonThe current tramway network in Lyon comprises four lines. Line T1 opened in 2001; T2 opened in 2001; T3 opened at the end of 2006; and line T4 opened in 2009. The tramway system complements the Lyon metro and forms an integral part to the public transportation system in Lyon. The tramway network...
- Transport in Rhône-AlpesTransport in Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes is a major European transit hub, linking northern France and Europe to the Mediterranean area. Millions travel along its motorways in summertime from Paris to holidays at the sea. The E15 Euroroute runs through the region...
- Tram-train de l'ouest lyonnaisTram-train de l'ouest lyonnaisThe tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais is transport project in the urban area of Lyon in the region Rhône-Alpes to improve the traffic between the railway stations of Lyon-Saint-Paul to Brignais, L'Arbresle, Sain-Bel, and Lozanne...
- TER Rhône AlpesTER Rhône AlpesTER Rhône-Alpes is the regional rail network serving Rhône-Alpes région.- Rail :- Road :*Villefranche-sur-Saône - Mâcon TGV*Saint-Claude - Oyonnax - Bellegarde-sur-Valserine*Bellegarde-sur-Valserine - Divonne-les-Bains...