Lyon Metro
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| Native name | Métro de Lyon | ||
| Locale | Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 4 | ||
| Number of stations | 40 | ||
| Daily ridership | 740,000 (weekday avg., 2013) | ||
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| Began operation | 1978 | ||
| Operator(s) | TCL | ||
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| System length | 32.1 km (19.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along the rails | ||
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The Lyon Metro (French: Métro de Lyon) is the metro system of Lyon, France. It first opened in 1978 (although the metro's current Line C opened, independently, earlier, in 1974). The Lyon Metro currently consists of four lines, serving 40 stations (44 when counting transfer stations twice), and comprising 32.0 kilometres (19.9 mi) of route. It is part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL) system of public transport, and is supported by Lyon's network of tramways.
Unlike all other French metro systems, but like the SNCF and RER, Lyon Metro trains run on the left. This is the result of an unrealised project to run the metro into the suburbs on existing railway lines. The loading gauge for lines A, B, and D is 2.90 m (9 ft 6.2 in), more generous than the average for metros in Europe. The loading gauge for line C is 2.78 m (9 ft 1.4 in). The Lyon Metro owes its inspiration to the Montreal Metro which was built a few years prior, and has similar (wider) rubber-wheel cars and station design. The metro had 740,000 daily weekday boardings in 2011.
The Lyon Metro consists of four lines, A, B, C and D, each identified on maps by different colours:
Line A (Perrache - Laurent Bonnevay) and Line B (Charpennes - Part-Dieu) were constructed by cut-and-cover and went into service on May 2, 1978, as the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro. Trains on both lines run on rubber tyres rather than steel wheels.
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