A rack-railway train of line C at the station Croix-Paquet. The Lyon Metro, in Lyon, France, first opened in 1978 and now consists of 4 lines. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
Like the French Railways, but unlike most other French Metro systems, the Lyon Metro runs on the left, the result of an unrealised project to run the metro over the railway lines to the suburbs. The loading gauge, at 2.90 metres, is more generous than the average for metros in Europe. An SNCF train. ...
A loading gauge is the envelope or contoured shape within which all railway vehicles, engines, coaches, and trucks must fit. ...
World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...
Lines A and B
Lines A (Perrache - Laurent Bonnevay) and B (Charpennes - Part-Dieu) were constructed using the cut-and-cover method, and went into service on May 2, 1979. Trains on both lines run on tires rather than steel wheels. 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
Line B was extended to Jean Macé on September 9, 1981, then to Gerland on September 4 2000. A further extension to Oullins is expected to open in 2013. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2013 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
An extension to La Soie on Line A is expected to open in 2007. 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Line C The Croix-Rousse-Croix-Paquet cog railway, which was refurbished in 1974, was integrated into the Metro in 1978 as line C, running from (Hôtel-de-Ville to Croix-Rousse). It was extended to Cuire on December 8 1984. railway is a mountain railway with a special centre rack rail mounted in the middle of the sleepers between the regular rails. ...
1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The line was constructed using various methods; the incline rising through a deep tunnel, the portion on the flat at Croix-Rousse using cut-and-cover, while the section beyond Hénon runs on the surface. The Croix Paquet station claims to be the steepest metro station in Europe, with an incline of 17%.
Line D Line D, with automatic trains running on tires and with no driver, and also known as MAGGALY (Métro Automatique à Grand Gabarit de l’Agglomération Lyonnaise) commenced operation under human control on September 4, 1991 between Gorge-de-Loup and Grange-Blanche. It was extended to Gare de Vénissieux on December 11 1992, at which time it switched to automatic operation. On April 28, 1997 it was extended again to Gare de Vaise. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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 13 km long, it is also the longest of the lines in Lyon. A tunnel boring machine that was used at Yucca Mountain. ...
Length 800 km Elevation of the source 1753 m Average discharge 1800 m³/s Area watershed 100,200 km² Origin Rhône glacier Mouth Mediterranean Sea Basin countries Switzerland, France The River Rhône (French Rhône, Occitan Ròse, Franco-Provençal Roun, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten) is one of the major...
The Saône is a river of eastern France. ...
Operation The Metro, like the rest of the local public transport system, is operated by SLTC - the Société lyonnaise de transports en commun (Lyon public transport company), under the TCL brand - Transports en commun lyonnais (Lyon public transport). It is operated on behalf of SYTRAL - the Syndicat de transports de l'agglomération lyonnaise (Lyon metropolitain transport syndicate), a Syndicat Mixte. In France, a Syndicat Mixte is a joint venture between various public authorities of different types. ...
See also This is an alphabetical list of cities worldwide that have a metro rail system . ...
External link - www.urbanrail.net/.../lyon.htm (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/lyo/lyon.htm)
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