Back Tramvajová doprava v Lyonu Czech Straßenbahn Lyon German Tramtransporto en Liono Esperanto Tranvía de Lyon Spanish تراموا لیون Persian Tramway de Lyon French Tramevê de Liyon FRP Lyon villamosvonal-hálózata Hungarian Trem di Lyon ID Rete tranviaria di Lione Italian
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Tramway de Lyon | ||
| Owner | SYTRAL Mobilités (in French) | ||
| Locale | Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | ||
| Transit type | Light rail/tram | ||
| Number of lines | 8 (T1-T7 & Rhônexpress)[1][2] | ||
| Number of stations | 103 (T1-T7 & Rhônexpress)[1][2] | ||
| Annual ridership | 96,449,142 (2019) (excluding Rhônexpress) [3] | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 2 January 2001[1] | ||
| Operator(s) | TCL (T1-T7) Rhônexpress (Rhônexpress) | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 73.1 km (45.4 mi) (T1-T7)[1] 23 km (14 mi) (Rhônexpress)[2] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Lyon tramway (French: Tramway de Lyon) comprises eight lines, seven lines operated by TCL and one by Rhônexpress, in the city of Lyon, France. The original tramway network in Lyon was developed in 1879; the modern network started operation in 2001.[1]
Lines T1 and T2 opened in January 2001; T3 opened in December 2006; line T4 opened in April 2009; line Rhônexpress (airport connector) opened in August 2010; line T5 opened in November 2012; line T6 opened in November 2019 and line T7 opened in February 2021. The tramway system complements the Lyon Metro and forms an integral part of the public transportation system (TCL) in Lyon. The network of 7 tram lines (T1-T7) operated by TCL runs 66.3 kilometres (41.2 mi);[1] the single line operated by Rhônexpress runs for 22 kilometres (14 mi)[2] (including approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) shared with the T3 tram line[2]). The network is currently served by 73 Alstom Citadis 302 and 34 Alstom Citadis 402 trams.
- ^ a b c d e f "Le Tramway sur le réseau TCL" [The Tramway in TCL's network]. SYTRAL (in French). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "La société Rhônexpress : les chiffres clefs du service offert" [The Rhônexpress company: Key figures for the service offered]. Rhônexpress (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "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. 11. Retrieved 27 February 2022.