Lyon Metro Line C

A rack-railway train of line C at the station Croix-Paquet.

Template:Infobox Lyon Network The Croix-Rousse-Croix-Paquet rack railway, which was refurbished in 1974, was integrated into the Lyon Metro in 1978 as line C, running from Hôtel-de-Ville to Croix-Rousse. It was extended to Cuire on December 8, 1984.

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 the world, with an incline of 17%. We can also consider the metro line C of Lyon as the first metro line in the world which has been created in 1862 and reconstructed in 1974.

List of the stations

Diagram of Line C

• Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel
• Croix-Paquet
• Croix-Rousse
• Hénon
• Cuire

Chronology

• May 2, 1978 - Hôtel de Ville - Croix-Paquet
• December 10, 1984 - Croix-Paquet - Cuire

External links

• Transports en Commun Lyonnais (TCL)