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{{Short description|High-speed rail station near Lyon, France}}
{{Infobox station
| name               = Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV
| style              = SNCF
| type               = 
| image              = File:Gare de Lyon-Saint Exupéry (44679431820).jpg
| image_caption      = Access to the platforms in the station
| address            = BP 176<br>69125 [[Colombier-Saugnieu]]
| borough            = [[Rhône (department)|Rhône]]
| country            = [[France]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|43|16|N|5|4|34|E|region:FR|display=inline,title}}
| line               = [[LGV Rhône-Alpes]]
| platform           = 3 (TGV) + 2 (Rhônexpress)
| tracks             = 5 (TGV) + 2 (Rhônexpress)
| connections        = {{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|rx}}<br/>{{rint|lyon|b|full}}<br/>{{rint|air|link=Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport}}
| architect          = [[Santiago Calatrava]]
| opened             = 3 July 1994
| closed             = 
| passengers         = 1,813,737<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ressources.data.sncf.com/explore/dataset/frequentation-gares/table/?sort=total_voyageurs_2023&q=Lyon&disjunctive.nom_gare&disjunctive.code_postal|title=Fréquentation en gares|website=SNCF|access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref>
| pass_year          = 2023
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Lyon tramway|line1=RX|left1=Meyzieu–ZI}}
| code               = {{Uic8}}
| map_locator        = 
}}
{{Lyon transport}}
'''Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV station''' (formerly ''Gare de Satolas TGV'') is a [[railway station]] near [[Lyon]], [[France]], directly attached to [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport]]. The station was built as an addition to the airport to serve [[TGV]] trains on the [[LGV Rhône-Alpes]], part of the main line running from [[Gare de Lyon|Paris Gare de Lyon]] to [[Marseille-Saint-Charles station|Marseille Saint-Charles]]. It is situated about 20&nbsp;km east of Lyon [[city centre]].

A rail link to [[La Part-Dieu]] ([[Lyon-Part-Dieu station|main railway station]] and business district) in central Lyon is provided by the [[Rhônexpress]] tram-train line with a 30-minute journey. 

==Overview==
Saint-Exupéry station was designed by [[Santiago Calatrava]], cost 750 million [[Francs]] and opened on 3 July 1994, at the same time as the high-speed line to [[Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence]]. The building is mostly a combination of concrete and steel. The station has six tracks laid in a cutting. The two central tracks are isolated to permit trains to traverse the station at full speed (300&nbsp;km/h) and have no platforms. The two external sets of tracks have 500&nbsp;m long platforms. A small piece of land to the west is put aside for future expansion. Above the tracks, a 300 m long passenger concourse gives easy access to the platforms and is equipped with several [[travelator]]s.

The railway station is linked to [[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport]] by a footbridge equipped with a travelator. This airport is historically the first to be served by a high-speed station. This proximity to the airport has not helped the station and it sees little use as passengers mainly use [[Gare de Lyon-Perrache|Lyon-Perrache]] and [[Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu|Lyon Part-Dieu]].

===Criticism===
Lack of interconnection with Lyon's urban transport network is frequently cited for the station's low usage. The arrival of the [[Rhônexpress]] express tram (opened August 2010) is unlikely to change this as Lyon residents will still find it easier (and cheaper) to use the stations within the city. The main "advantage" of the station is for travellers, arriving by plane, who are travelling onwards to the east. The underutilisation of the station has led to lower access charges than for the busier downtown stations, leading to low-cost operator [[Ouigo]] making it part of its network.{{cn|date=September 2022}}

==Train services==
The station is served by the following services:

* High speed services (''TGV'') from Paris to Grenoble
* High speed services (''TGV'') from Paris to Valence, Montélimar and Avignon
* High speed services (''TGV'') from Paris to Valence, Montélimar, Avignon and Miramas
* High speed services (''TGV [[Ouigo]]'') from Marne-la-Vallée to Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Avignon and Marseille Saint-Charles
* High speed services (''TGV [[Ouigo]]'') from Marne-la-Vallée to Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Nîmes and Montpellier
* High speed services (''TGV [[Ouigo]]'') from Paris to Grenoble, Albertville and Bourg-Saint-Maurice (seasonal)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Gare de Lyon-Saint Exupéry, novembre 2019, hall d'accueil (2).jpg|Station hall (2019)
Gare TGV Lyon Saint Exupéry structures escaliers mécaniques.jpg|Escalators heading to the [[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport|airport]] (2015)
Lyon - Gare de Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV (7474228500).jpg|Station entrance from the [[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport|airport]] by [[travelator]] (2012)
Gare de Lyon-Saint Exupéry - TGV.jpg|A [[TGV inOui]] in the station (2019)
Deux TGV en unité multiple en direction du sud, passant sous le "Tube 300" de Saint-Exupéry.jpg|High-speed trains can pass through the station at 300km/h in a dedicated tube
Station définitive "Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry".jpg|[[Rhônexpress]] station (2011)
LYS Rhonexpress.jpg|A [[Rhônexpress]] tram-train arriving at Saint-Exupéry (2019)
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Gare de Lyon-Saint Exupéry}}
* {{GaresConnexions website}}

{{Antoine de Saint-Exupéry}}
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[[Category:Santiago Calatrava structures]]
[[Category:Railway stations in France opened in 1994]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes|Saint-Exupery]]
[[Category:Airport railway stations in France]]
[[Category:Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Rhône (department)]]


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