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Transports en commun lyonnais
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The Transports en commun lyonnais is the Lyon public transport agency. It is the second largest public transport system in France, and covers 62 communes, including all 57 communes of the Urban Community of Lyon, spread over 606 square kilometres. The TCL manages,4 metro lines A B C D. and 2 funiculars 5 tramway lines T1 • T2 • T3 • T4,2 funicular lines 26 strong bus lines Over 100 bus lines, including electric trolleybuses. Other stations less important but which are connections between lines like metro or tram lines and bus lines, Vaise, Laurent Bonnevay. Perrache is also a big train and bus station, saxe-Gambetta TCL is managed by two companies, Sytral sets policies and finances the infrastructure, while Keolis Lyon runs the network on a day-to-day basis. Several bus lines run one bus per hour throughout the night, there are four such lines, labelled Pleine Lune
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Buses in Lyon
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The Lyon surface bus network is operated by Keolis Lyon on behalf of SYTRAL for TCL. It includes over 140 lines of buses and trolleybuses spread out through Lyon, four nocturnal lines operate from 1,00 am to 4,00 am from Thursday to Saturday during university periods. Only urban and departmental lines owned by TCL are listed here, most vehicles belong to Irisbus brand. Since January 2007, all lines of the network have been used by MPA. The return to this mode of operation took place gradually in the half of 2006. On 1 January 2007, the former network Gibus of Givors was integrated into the TCL network as Line 80,81,82, official site of TCL Lyon en Lignes Tecelyon – the buses of Lyon
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Trolleybuses in Lyon
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The Lyon trolleybus system is part of the public transport network of the city and commune of Lyon, France. Opened in 1935, it combines with the Lyon Metro, the Lyon tramway network, Lyon was one of the first cities in France to experience trolleybuses. It is the capitale du trolleybus français, in 1961, the Lyon trolleybus system had the largest number of trolleybuses ever to operate simultaneously in France. In the 21st century, it has been a leader in the development of new trolley buses, the system is owned by SYTRAL, and, like most of the rest of the all-four scheme, is operated by Keolis Lyon on behalf of Transports en commun lyonnais. Since 2006, it has expanded by the electrification of two major new lines. As of 2015, the system consisted of nine lines.00 am to 8.00 pm and they provide an attractive and permanent service throughout the year, including during school holiday periods. Lines C1 to C3 are equipped with a priority system, dedicated lanes for almost their entire routes. The principle of three lines dates back to 2006, and the creation of lignes fortes Cristalis, designated by the letter C. Cristalis a was a model of built by Irisbus. The principle was extended on 29 August 2011 to 23 other lines, some operated by trolleybuses, the letter C has been retained a designator of these lines, but no longer has no any other meaning. Lyon database / photo gallery and Lyon trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English
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Lyon Metro
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The Lyon Metro is the metro system of Lyon, France. The Lyon Metro currently consists of four lines, serving 40 stations and it is part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais system of public transport, and is supported by Lyons network of tramways. Unlike all other French metro systems, but like the SNCF and RER and 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, the loading gauge for line C is 2.78 m. The Lyon Metro owes its inspiration to the Montreal Metro which was built a few years prior, the metro had 740,000 daily weekday boardings in 2011. Trains on both run on rubber tyres rather than steel wheels. Line B was extended to Jean Macé on September 9,1981, to Gerland on September 4,2000, an extension to Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie on Line A opened in October 2007. By 2020, Line A and B will be automated, with the system as Line D. The Croix-Rousse-Croix-Paquet rack railway, which was refurbished in 1974, was integrated into the Metro in 1978 as Line C and it was extended to Cuire on December 8,1984. The Croix Paquet station claims to be the steepest metro station in Europe, Line C uses an overhead wire while Lines A, B and D use a third rail. Line D, the first fully automatic metro line in France, started with operators on board trains on September 4,1991, the line was extended to Gare de Vénissieux on December 11,1992, when it switched to driverless operation. On April 28,1997, it was extended again to Gare de Vaise, using rubber tyres like on lines A and B, trains on line D are controlled by a system known as MAGGALY. Unusually for a metro, no platform screen doors are installed on station platforms. The trains use infrared sensors to detect obstructions on the track, only the Nuremberg U-Bahn does so as well. The deepest of the lines in Lyon, it was constructed mainly using boring machines and passes under both rivers, the Rhône and the Saône, at 12.5 kilometres long with 15 stations, it is also the longest line in Lyon. The Metro, like the rest of the public transport system, is operated by SLTC - the Société lyonnaise de transports en commun. It is operated on behalf of SYTRAL - the Syndicat de transports de lagglomération lyonnaise, a Syndicat Mixte
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Lyon Metro Line A
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Line A is a line on the Lyon Metro that runs between Perrache and Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie. It was constructed using the method, and went into service on 2 May 1978. It, together with Line B, were the lines of the Lyon Metro. An extension of Line A from Laurent Bonnevay, Astroballe to Vaul-en-Velin, the line currently serves 14 stations, and is 9.2 kilometres long. Line A trains run on rather than steel wheels, it is a rubber-tired metro line. This extension opened on 2 October 2007 and cost €53 million, transports en Commun Lyonnais Extension to Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie
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Lyon Metro Line B
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Line B is a line on the Lyon Metro that runs between Charpennes and Gare dOullins. It was constructed using the method, and went into service on May 2,1978. Together with Line A, it was one of the 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, the line serves 10 stations, and is 7.7 kilometres long. Line B trains run on rather than steel wheels, it is a rubber-tired metro line. A tunnel had to be built under the Rhône River and this extension opened on 11 December 2013 at 2pm. In the long term, the line should be automatised and equipped with rolling stock similar to the one of the Line 14 in Paris, transports en Commun Lyonnais Extension to Oullins
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Lyon Metro Line D
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Line D is a line on the Lyon Metro with driverless trains with rubber tyres. Line D commenced operation under human control on 4 September 1991 and it was extended to Gare de Vénissieux on 11 December 1992, when it switched to automatic operation. On April 28,1997, it was extended again to Gare de Vaise, being the deepest of the lines in Lyon, it was constructed mainly using boring machines and passes under both rivers, the Rhône and the Saône. At 12.5 kilometres long and serving 15 stations, it is also the longest metro line in Lyon, Gare de Vaise Valmy Gorge de Loup Vieux Lyon - Cathédrale St
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Lyon tramway
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The Lyon tramway comprises six lines, five lines operated by TCL and one by Rhônexpress in the city of Lyon in Rhône-Alpes, France. The original tramway network in Lyon was developed in 1879, Line T1 opened in 2001, T2 opened in 2001, T3 opened at the end of 2006, line T4 opened in 2009, line Rhônexpress opened in 2010, and line T5 opened in 2012. The tramway system complements the Lyon metro and forms a part to the public transportation system in Lyon. The network of 5 tram lines operated by TCL runs 53.3 kilometres, the network is currently served by 73 Alstom Citadis 302 trams. Line T1 extends from Debourg to IUT Feyssine via Perrache, Part-Dieu Vivier-Merle, Line T2 runs from Perrache to Saint-Priest – Bel-Air via Jean-Macé, Grange-Blanche and Porte des Alpes. Line T3 goes from Part-Dieu - Villette to Meyzieu Z. I. via Vaulx – La Soie, T4 Line connects La Doua at the Clinic Feyzin via Charpennes, Part Dieu Villette, Jet dEau and Gare de Vénissieux. The first steam-driven tram line, the number 12, linked Lyon, the network was electrified between 1893 and 1899. Extensions to the suburbs were built until 1914 and this was the height of the network - high quality service, low price, high frequency and high profitability for shareholders. The inflation after World War II made the network unprofitable, beginning in the 1930s, tramways were progressively replaced with trolleybuses and later buses. A modernization plan, including sections in the city centre. The last urban tram ran on line 4 in January 1956 and the last suburban tram, the first tram network was built and operated by the Compagnie des Omnibus et tramways de Lyon, founded in 1879. It consisted of ten 1,435 mm, horse-drawn lines with a length of 44 km serving Lyon, Villeurbanne. The first line to open was line 5, from Place Bellecour to Vaise along the Saône river, lines 1 and 7 followed the approximate routes of the current metro lines D and A, respectively. The network was extended, by the OTL and by acquisitions of competing operators. 1,000 mm lines to the northwest, acquired by the OTL in 1894,19, Pont-Mouton - Écully 20, Pont-Mouton - Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-dOr 21, Pont-Mouton - Champagne-au-Mont-dOr, extended to Limonest. Metre gauge, steam powered lines on the bank of the Rhône river. Became the Nouvelle Compagnie Lyonnaise des Tramways in 1902, then acquired by the OTL in 1906,23, Pont Lafayette - Cimetière de la Guillotière, extended to Monplaisir-la-Plaine. The extension of the line, electrified to Saint-Priest used the number 34 from 1925 à1935,24, Pont Lafayette - Asile de Bron, extended to Bron
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Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu
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Gare de la Part-Dieu is the primary railway station in Lyon, France. It is situated on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille railway, the train services are operated by SNCF. This zone is served by the metro line B, tram T1, T3, T4, the station was constructed in 1978 as part of the new Part-Dieu urban neighborhood project. Before the construction of the Gare de la Part-Dieu, the neighborhood was served by the Gare des Brotteaux and it closed in 1982 and its operations were absorbed into this station. While Part-Dieu is routinely the busiest, five stations operate in Lyon, Perrache, Lyon-Vaise, Saint-Paul, Gorge de Loup. Part-Dieu is a significant railway hub, connected to the French, the station is served by Frances high-speed rail service, TGV, in addition to Intercity and regional TER trains. Part-Dieu also has connections to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport by TGV and has assigned the XYD airport code. The SNCF is proposing connection services to CDG under code sharing agreement with many airlines, the station has significantly surpassed its initial traffic expectations, from a moderate 35,000 passengers a day in 1983 to 80,000 passengers on 500 trains a day in 2001. Because of the traffic, the station was renovated from 1995–2001 to increase the number of platforms. In 2010, the station served roughly 51.1 million passengers, Lyon Part-Dieu has direct access to the Lyon Metro and tramways T1, T3, and T4. Transport in Rhône-Alpes TER Rhône Alpes Timetables TER Rhône-Alpes
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Gare de Lyon-Perrache
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Lyon-Perrache is a large railway station located in the Perrache district, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France. The station was opened in 1855 and is located on the Paris–Marseille railway, Lyon–Geneva railway, the train services are operated by SNCF and includes TGV, Intercity and local services. The station was built in 1855 by Alexis Cendrier for the CF du PLM, the building was built in classical style and is composed of a double rooftop and a large passenger building. The station lost its view of the city when the transport interchange, the platforms are covered by two twin iron rooftops. It is the terminus of the LGV Sud-Est line, the railway line from Paris. It is also served by trains from other parts of France. It is also the terminus of one of the Lyon tram lines, today, however, Perrache is no longer the primary rail station serving Lyon. A rebuilding of the station is planned for completion by 2020, with a view to improving the interchange, saint-Étienne, Roanne, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Villefranche, Vienne, Bourg-en-Bresse and Ambérieu
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Gare de Lyon-Vaise
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Gare de Lyon-Vaise is a railway station in Lyon, located in the district of Vaise, in the 9th arrondissement. The station is on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille main line, it is served by metro line D. Lyon-Vaise was destroyed during the bombings of 26 May 1944. It was provisionally rebuilt in wood, then a new station was opened in 1956, in 1997, a new multimodal space was built to facilitate connections between the train, metro and bus. Transport in Rhône-Alpes Lyon metro Timetables TER Rhône-Alpes
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Funicular
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Funiculars of one sort or another have existed for hundreds of years and continue to be used for moving both passengers and goods. Its name derives from the latin, funiculus, diminutive of funis, the basic idea of funicular operation is that two cars are always attached to each other by a cable, which runs through a pulley at the top of the slope. Counterbalancing of the two cars, with one going up and one going down, minimizes the energy needed to lift the car going up, winching is normally done by an electric drive that turns the pulley. Sheave wheels guide the cable to and from the drive mechanism, early funiculars used two parallel straight tracks, four rails, with separate station platforms for each vehicle. The tracks are laid with sufficient space between them for the two cars to pass at the midpoint, the wheels of the cars are usually single-flanged, as on standard railway vehicles. Examples of this type of track layout are the Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, layouts that require less width have been developed, with only two or three rails for the most part of the slope and four rails only at the passing section. In layouts using three rails, the rail is shared by both cars. The three-rail layout is wider than the layout, but the passing section is simpler to build. If a rack for braking is used, that rack can be mounted higher in a three-rail layout, some four-rail funiculars have the upper and lower sections interlaced and a single platform at each station. The Hill Train at Legoland, Windsor, is an example of this configuration, until the end of the 1870s, the four-rail parallel-track funicular was the normal configuration. Carl Roman Abt developed the Abt Switch allowing the two-rail layout, in the United States, the first funicular to use a two-rail layout was the Telegraph Hill Railroad in San Francisco, which was in operation from 1884 until 1886. The Mount Lowe Railway in Altadena, California, was the first mountain railway in the United States to use the three-rail layout, three- and two-rail layouts considerably reduced the space required for building a funicular, reducing grading costs on mountain slopes and property costs for urban funiculars. These layouts enabled a funicular boom in the half of the 19th century. The cars can be attached to a cable running through a pulley at the bottom of the incline in case the gravity force acting on the vehicles is too low to operate them on the slope. One of the pulleys must be designed as a wheel to avoid slack in the ropes. In this case, the winching can also be done at the end of the incline. Funiculars used in mines were sometimes unpowered gravity planes, also known as self-acting inclines or brake inclines, the weight of descending loaded wagons was used to pull the empty mine wagons. A few funiculars have been using water tanks under the floor of each car that are filled or emptied until just sufficient imbalance is achieved to allow movement
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Lyon
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Lyon or Lyons is a city in east-central France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, about 470 km from Paris and 320 km from Marseille. Inhabitants of the city are called Lyonnais, Lyon had a population of 506,615 in 2014 and is Frances third-largest city after Paris and Marseille. Lyon is the capital of the Metropolis of Lyon and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the metropolitan area of Lyon had a population of 2,237,676 in 2013, the second-largest in France after Paris. The city is known for its cuisine and gastronomy and historical and architectural landmarks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lyon was historically an important area for the production and weaving of silk. It played a significant role in the history of cinema, Auguste, the city is also known for its famous light festival, Fête des Lumières, which occurs every 8 December and lasts for four days, earning Lyon the title of Capital of Lights. Economically, Lyon is a centre for banking, as well as for the chemical, pharmaceutical. The city contains a significant software industry with a focus on video games. Lyon hosts the headquarters of Interpol, Euronews, and International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lyon was ranked 19th globally and second in France for innovation in 2014 and it ranked second in France and 39th globally in Mercers 2015 liveability rankings. These refugees had been expelled from Vienne by the Allobroges and were now encamped at the confluence of the Saône and Rhône rivers, dio Cassius says this task was to keep the two men from joining Mark Antony and bringing their armies into the developing conflict. The Roman foundation was at Fourvière hill and was officially called Colonia Copia Felix Munatia, a name invoking prosperity, the city became increasingly referred to as Lugdunum. The earliest translation of this Gaulish place-name as Desired Mountain is offered by the 9th-century Endlicher Glossary, in contrast, some modern scholars have proposed a Gaulish hill-fort named Lugdunon, after the Celtic god Lugus, and dúnon. It then became the capital of Gaul, partly due to its convenient location at the convergence of two rivers, and quickly became the main city of Gaul. Two emperors were born in city, Claudius, whose speech is preserved in the Lyon Tablet in which he justifies the nomination of Gallic senators. Today, the archbishop of Lyon is still referred to as Primat des Gaules, the Christians in Lyon were martyred for their beliefs under the reigns of various Roman emperors, most notably Marcus Aurelius and Septimus Severus. Local saints from this period include Blandina, Pothinus, and Epipodius, in the second century AD, the great Christian bishop of Lyon was the Easterner, Irenaeus. Burgundian refugees fleeing the destruction of Worms by the Huns in 437 were re-settled by the commander of the west, Aëtius. This became the capital of the new Burgundian kingdom in 461, in 843, by the Treaty of Verdun, Lyon, with the country beyond the Saône, went to Lothair I
