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Line B of the
Lyon MetroThe Lyon metro, in Lyon, France, first opened in 1978 and now consists of four lines. It is part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais system of public transport, and is supported by a network of tramways....
was constructed using the cut-and-cover method, and went into service on May 2, 1978. Trains run on tires rather than steel wheels.
List of the stations
- Charpennes - Charles Hernu
- Brotteaux
- Gare Part-Dieu - Vivier Merle
- Place Guichard - Bourse du Travail
- Saxe-Gambetta
- Jean Macé
- Place Jean Jaurès
- Debourg
- Stade de Gerland
Chronology
- May 2, 1978 - Charpennes - Part Dieu
- September 14, 1981 - Part Dieu - Jean Macé
- September 4, 2000 - Jean Macé - Stade-de-Gerland
Future
Line B will be extended a few kilometers Southwards from
Stade-de-Gerland to
OullinsOullins is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.-Notable people:*Lionel Bah - Professional footballer*Féthi Harek - Professional footballer...
. A tunnel will have to be built under the
Rhône RiverThe Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, rising in Switzerland and running from there through southeastern France. At Arles, near its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Great Rhone and the Little Rhone...
. This extension is due to open in 2013.
In the long term, the line should be automatized and equipped with rolling stock similar to the one of the
Line 14Line 14 of the Paris Métro system connects the stations Saint Lazare and Olympiades on a north-west south-east diagonal across the centre of Paris. It is the twelfth busiest of sixteen lines on the network, and as of 2011, the only one to be operated completely automatically; the second such line...
in Paris.
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