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{{Short description|Metro line in Lyon, France}}
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{{Infobox rail line
| name          = Line B
| native_name   = ''Ligne B''
| native_name_lang = fr
| logo          = Lyon tcl metro-b.svg
| image         = MPL 16 TCL - Place Guichard.jpg
| type          = [[Rapid transit]]
| system        = [[Lyon Metro]]
| stations      = 12<ref name="SYTRAL" />
| start         = [[Charpennes–Charles Hernu station|Charpennes–Charles Hernu]]
| end           = [[Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud station|Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud]]
| connectinglines = {{rint|lyon|m}} {{rint|lyon|m|a}} {{rint|lyon|m|d}}<br/>{{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|1}} {{rint|lyon|t|2}} {{rint|lyon|t|3}} {{rint|lyon|t|4}} {{rint|lyon|t|6}} {{rint|lyon|rx}}
| open          = 2 May 1978<ref name="SYTRAL" />
| lastextension = 20 October 2023<ref name="SYTRAL" />
| stock         = [[MPL 16]]
| racksystem    =None
| linenumber       = B
| character        = Driverless
| operator         = [[Transports en commun lyonnais|TCL]]
| ridership2       = Annual: 50,683,000 (2019)<ref name="sytral-operators-report-2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.sytral.fr/491-deliberations.htm?MOTS_CLES=&DEL_NUMERO=20.048&DEL_DATESEANCE=&Fp=Rechercher |title=Délibération N°20.048 : Rapport Annuel des Délégataires – Année 2019 |trans-title=Deliberation N°20.048 : Annual report by delegated operators – Year 2019 |page=12 |website=SYTRAL |format=PDF |language=fr |date=17 December 2020 |access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref>
| electrification = 750 [[volt|V]] [[direct current|DC]] [[guide bar]]s
| linelength    = {{convert|10.2|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="SYTRAL" />
| aveinterstation ={{convert|625|m|abbr=on}}
| gauge         =  {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}<br />with [[rollway]]s along track
}}
{{Lyon transport|picture=no}}
'''Line B''' ({{lang|fr|Ligne B}}) is a line on the [[Lyon Metro]] in France that runs between [[Charpennes–Charles Hernu station|Charpennes–Charles Hernu]] and [[Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud station|Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud]]. It was constructed using the [[cut-and-cover]] method, and went into service on 2 May 1978.<ref name="SYTRAL" /> Together with Line A, it was one of the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro. It has since been extended three times: from Part-Dieu to Jean Macé in 1981, from Jean Macé to Stade de Gerland in 2000, from Stade de Gerland to Oullins railway station in 2013 and to Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud in 2023.<ref name="SYTRAL" /> The line serves 12 stations, and is {{convert|10.2|km|mi}} long.<ref name="SYTRAL">{{cite web|url=http://www.sytral.fr/11-tcl-metro.htm |title=Le Métro sur le réseau TCL |publisher=TCL – SYTRAL |language=French |trans-title=The Metro/Subway of TCL's network |accessdate=2013-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008152119/http://www.sytral.fr/11-tcl-metro.htm |archivedate=2014-10-08 }}</ref> Line B trains run on [[tire]]s rather than steel wheels; it is a [[Rubber-tyred metro|rubber-tired metro line]].

==List of the stations==
[[Image:Metro Lyon MB-plan.svg|thumb|right]]
* [[Charpennes–Charles Hernu station|Charpennes–Charles Hernu]] {{rint|lyon|m}} {{rint|lyon|m|a}} {{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|1}} {{rint|lyon|t|4}}
* [[Brotteaux station (Lyon Métro)|Brotteaux]]
* [[Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle station|Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle]] {{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|1}} {{rint|fr|rail|link=Lyon-Part-Dieu station}} <small>(connections at '''Gare Part-Dieu–Villette''' with walking distance: {{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|3}} {{rint|lyon|t|4}} {{rint|lyon|rx}})</small>
* [[Place Guichard–Bourse du Travail station|Place Guichard–Bourse du Travail]] <small>(connection at '''Palais de Justice–Mairie du 3ème''' with walking distance: {{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|1}})</small>
* [[Saxe–Gambetta station|Saxe–Gambetta]] {{rint|lyon|m}} {{rint|lyon|m|d}}
* [[Jean Macé station (Lyon Métro)|Jean Macé]] {{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|2}} {{rint|fr|rail|link=Lyon-Jean Macé station}} 
* [[Place Jean Jaurès station|Place Jean Jaurès]]
* [[Debourg station|Debourg]] {{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|1}} {{rint|lyon|t|6}}
* [[Stade de Gerland–Le LOU station|Stade de Gerland–Le LOU]]
* [[Gare d'Oullins (Lyon Métro)|Gare d'Oullins]] {{rint|fr|rail|link=Oullins station}} 
* [[Oullins Centre station|Oullins Centre]]
* [[Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud station|Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud]]

==Chronology==
* 2 May 1978: Charpennes – Part-Dieu
* 14 September 1981: Part-Dieu – Jean Macé
* 4 September 2000: Jean Macé – Stade de Gerland
* 11 December 2013: Stade de Gerland – Gare d'Oullins
* 20 October 2023: Gare d'Oullins – Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud

==Extensions==
Line B was extended a few kilometres southbound from ''Stade de Gerland'' to [[Oullins]] railway station. A tunnel had to be built under the [[Rhône River]]. This extension opened on 11 December 2013 at 2&nbsp;pm (11/12/13, 14:00).

On 20 October 2023, Line B was extended from ''Gare d'Oullins'' to ''Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud''. This extension is 2.5 kilometres long and has two new stations: The first is "Oullins Centre" (city center of [[Oullins]]) and the second is "Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud" ([[Hospices Civils de Lyon|Lyon South Hospital]] in [[Saint-Genis-Laval]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2023 |title=Le 20 octobre, le métro B arrive à Saint-Genis-Laval ! |url=http://www.sytral.frwww.sytral.fr/TPL_CODE/TPL_ACTUALITE/PAR_TPL_IDENTIFIANT/5403/440-sytral.htm |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.sytral.fr |language=fr}}</ref>

[[File:OULCTRSTATION.jpg|thumb|''Oullins Centre'' station]]

Since June 2022, line B runs with a new driverless system, and new [[MPL 16]] trains circulate on it. This new rolling stock has been ordered to [[Alstom]] in 2016. The current [[MPL 75]] trains will join the others MPL 75 of line A to increase the capacity.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.tcl.fr/ Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061124132821/http://www.sytral.fr/177.0.html Extension to Oullins]

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[[Category:3rd arrondissement of Lyon]]
[[Category:Lyon Metro|B]]
[[Category:People mover systems in France]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1978]]
[[Category:Rubber-tyred metros]]

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