Transports en commun lyonnais

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The Transports en commun lyonnais (French: Lyon public transport) (usually referred to as TCL) is the Lyon public transport agency. It is the second largest public transport system in France (after Paris), and covers the 62 communes that make up the Urban Community of Lyon, spread over 606 square kilometres (234 sq mi).[1]

The TCL manages:

  • 4 metro lines and 2 funiculars
Main articles: Lyon Metro and Funiculars of Lyon
  • 3 tram lines, with a 4th to be opened in April 2009 [2]
  • Over 100 buses, including electric trolleybuses.

TCL is managed by two companies: Sytral sets policies and finances the infrastructure, while Keolis Lyon runs the network on a day-to-day basis.

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  1. ^ (French) http://www.tcl.fr/site/05_gestion_reseau/index.asp
  2. ^ (French) http://www.sytral.fr/174.0.html