Lyon Metro Line B

Line B
Overview
Native nameLigne B
Line numberB
Termini
Connecting linesLyon Metro Lyon Metro Line A Lyon Metro Line D
Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T1 Lyon tramway#Line T2 Lyon tramway#Line T3 Lyon tramway#Line T4 Lyon tramway#Line T6
Stations12[1]
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemLyon Metro
Operator(s)TCL
Rolling stockMPL 16
RidershipAnnual: 50,683,000 (2019)[2]
History
Opened2 May 1978[1]
Last extension20 October 2023[1]
Technical
Line length10.2 km (6.3 mi)[1]
CharacterDriverless
Rack systemNone
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
with rollways along track
Electrification750 V DC guide bars
Average inter-station distance625 m (2,051 ft)

Line B (Ligne B) is a line on the Lyon Metro in France that runs between Charpennes–Charles Hernu and Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud. It was constructed using the cut-and-cover method, and went into service on 2 May 1978.[1] Together with Line A, it was one of the inaugural 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, from Stade de Gerland to Oullins railway station in 2013 and to Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud in 2023.[1] The line serves 12 stations, and is 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) long.[1] Line B trains run on tires rather than steel wheels; it is a rubber-tired metro line.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL – SYTRAL. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Délibération N°20.048 : Rapport Annuel des Délégataires – Année 2019" [Deliberation N°20.048 : Annual report by delegated operators – Year 2019] (PDF). SYTRAL (in French). 17 December 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

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