Line A of the Lyon Metro

Lyon Metro

The Lyon metro, in Lyon, France, first opened in 1978 and now consists of four lines. It is part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais system of public transport, and is supported by a network of tramways....

 was constructed using the cut-and-cover method, and went into service on May 2, 1978. Trains run on tires rather than steel wheels.

List of the stations

• Perrache
• Ampère - Victor Hugo
• Bellecour
• Cordeliers
• Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel
• Foch
• Masséna
• Charpennes - Charles Hernu
• République - Villeurbanne
• Gratte-Ciel
• Flachet
• Cusset
• Laurent Bonnevay
• Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie

Chronology

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

Extension

Line A was extended 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 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

Saint-Exupéry International Airport

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport , formerly known as Lyon Satolas Airport, is one of the two airports located in the agglomeration of Lyon, France. The airport was named in 2000 in honour of the French writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a native of Lyon, on the centenary of his birth.The...

, called Leslys. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million.

External links

• Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL)
• Extension to Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie