Lyon Metro Line A
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox rail line Template:Lyon transport Line A (Script error: No such module "Lang".) 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 Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie opened in 2007.[1] The line currently serves 14 stations, and is Template:Convert long.[1] Line A trains run on tires rather than steel wheels; it is a rubber-tired metro line.
List of the stations
- Perrache Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint
- Ampère–Victor Hugo
- Bellecour Template:Rint Template:Rint
- Cordeliers
- Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel Template:Rint Template:Rint
- Foch
- Masséna
- Charpennes–Charles Hernu Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint
- République–Villeurbanne
- Gratte-Ciel
- Flachet–Alain Gilles
- Cusset
- Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe
- Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint
Chronology
- 2 May 1978: Perrache – Laurent Bonnevay
- 2 October 2007: Laurent Bonnevay – Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie
Extension
Line A was extended Template:Convert eastwards from Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe to Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie (1 station) to provide connection with the new express tram line to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, called Rhônexpress as well as tram line T3. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million.[2]
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