Lyon Metro Line B

Lyon public transport
Metro
A  B  C  D
Funi F  Funi SJ
Tramways
T1  •  T2  •  T3  •  T4
Rhônexpress Airport commuter
Train
TER Rhône Alpes
Real • Ouest Lyonnais
Railway stations
Perrache • Part-Dieu • Gorge-de-Loup • Jean-Macé • Saint-Exupéry • Saint-Paul • Vaise • Francheville • Oullins • Vénissieux
Express trolleybuses and buses
C1  •  C2  •  C3 ...  C26
Buses
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...  Zi1 215 ...
Lyon Airports
Saint Exupery • Bron

Line B
Year opened	1978
Last extension	2000
Rolling stock	MPL 75
Stations served	9
Length (km)	5
Length (miles)	N/a
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Rack system	None
Maximum incline	N/a
Average interstation	625 m
Journeys made	N/a (per annum)
Lyon Métro Network Métro lines   Line A   Line C   Line B   Line D

Line B (Charpennes - Stade-de-Gerland) of the Lyon Metro 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

Plan schématique de la ligne

• 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 Oullins. A tunnel will have to be built under the Rhône River. 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 14 in Paris.

External links

• Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL)
• Extension to Oullins