Lille Metro
| Métro de Lille | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Number of stations | 60 | ||
| Daily ridership | 262,465 (2009) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1983 | ||
| Operator(s) | Transpole | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 45.2 km (28.1 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1435 | ||
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The Lille metro (French: Métro de Lille) is a driverless metro in France. It was inaugurated on 25 April 1983 and was the first to use VAL (French: véhicule automatique léger, English: light automated vehicle) system.
The metro forms part of a multi-modal mode public transport system with buses and trams, operated under the Transpole brand and covering the Lille metropolitan area.
History
Construction started in 1978 and the first line was inaugurated on 25 April 1983 between 4 Cantons and République. On 2 May 1984 line 1 was completed (13.5 km long, 8.5 km underground), linking CHR B Calmette to 4 Cantons via Gare de Lille Flandres, with 18 stations. All stations have doors between the platform and the train.
Line 2 opened on 3 April 1989 and it reached CH Dron near the Belgian border on 27 October 2000. It is 32 km long with 43 stations.
Info
Trains are 2 metres wide and 26 m long (two linked cars), and are rubber-tyred. Platforms are 52 m long, long enough for two units. One unit can carry 156 passengers.
The metro operates from 5:00 until midnight, with trains every 1.5 – 4 minutes (1 min. during rush hour), and every 6 – 8 minutes early mornings and evenings. On Sundays there is a train every 4 – 6 minutes. A one-way ticket costs €1.40.[1]
See also
References
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