Lyon Metro

Lyon Metro
Overview
Native nameMétro de Lyon
OwnerSYTRAL Mobilités
(in French)
LocaleLyon Metropolis, France
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines4
Number of stations42
Daily ridership755,000 (weekday avg., 2018)
Annual ridership212,000,000 (2018)
Operation
Began operation9 December 1974 (9 December 1974)
Operator(s)TCL
Number of vehicles73
Technical
System length34.4 km (21.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge with roll ways along the rails
Electrification750 V DC guide bars
System map
Vaulx-en-Velin -
La Soie
Laurent Bonnevay -
Astrobalie
Cusset
Flachet
Gratte - Ciel
Cuire
République -
Villeurbanne
Hénon
Charpennes
Croix-Rousse
Masséna
Croix-Paquet
Foch
Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel
Gare de Vaise
Cordeliers
Valmy
Brotteaux
Gorge de Loup
Gare Part-Dieu -
Vivier Merle
Vieux Lyon
Place Guichard -
Bourse du Travail
Bellecour
Ampére -
Victor Hugo
Guillotière
Perrache
Saxe Gambetta
Jean Macé
Garibaldi
Place Jean Jaurès
Sans Souci
Debourg
Monplaisir Lumière
Stade de Gerland
Grange Blanche
Gare d'Oullins
Laennec
Oullins Centre
Mermoz - Pinel
Saint-Genis-Laval –
Hôpital Lyon Sud
Parilly
Gare de Vénissieux

The Lyon Metro (French: Métro de Lyon, [metʁo d(ə) ljɔ̃]) is a rapid transit system serving Lyon Metropolis, France. First opened in 1974, it currently consists of four lines, serving 42 stations and comprising 34.4 kilometres (21.4 mi) of route. Part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL) system of public transport, it is supported by two funiculars and a tramway network.

Unlike other French metro systems, but like RER and other SNCF services, 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 all lines is 2.90 m (9 ft 6.2 in), more generous than the average for metros in Europe. The Lyon Metro has rubber-wheel cars. In 2018, the average daily weekday ridership was 755,000.