Lyon Metro Line C
| Line C |
| Year opened |
1862 and 1978 |
| Last extension |
1984 |
| Rolling stock |
MCL 80 |
| Stations served |
5 |
| Length (km) |
2.5 |
| Length (miles) |
N/a |
| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Rack system |
Von-Roll |
| Maximum incline |
17% |
| Average interstation |
625 m |
| Journeys made |
N/a (per annum) |
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Lyon Metro Line C (Fr. Ligne C du métro de Lyon) is the modern incarnation of an old cable-hauled railway operating on part of the current alignment. In 1891, the Funiculaire Croix-Rousse - Croix-Paquet (Croix-Rousse - Croix-Paquet Funicular) was opened, running between its namesake stations. After surviving the closure of the nearby funiculaire Rue Terme - Croix-Rousse in 1967, the funicular closed in 1972 for refurbishment, reopening in 1974 as Lyon Metro Line C. Its southern end was extended from Croix-Paquet to Hôtel-de-Ville (City Hall) in 1978; its northern end was extended to Cuire on December 8, 1984.
The line was constructed using various methods: a steep incline rising from a deep tunnel to an exposed trench, the level segment at Croix-Rousse using cut-and-cover, and the section beyond Hénon running on the surface. Croix Paquet station claims to be the steepest metro station in the world, with an incline of 17%. The repurposed alignment of the original funicular from Croix-Paquet to Croix-Rousse is among the world's oldest structures currently used by metro trains, having first opened in 1891.
List of the stations
- Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel
- Croix-Paquet
- Croix-Rousse
- Hénon
- Cuire
Chronology
- December 9, 1974: Croix-Paquet—Croix-Rousse
- May 2, 1978: Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel—Croix-Rousse
- December 10, 1984: Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel—Cuire
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Terreaux · Pentes de la Croix-Rousse · Croix-Paquet · Saint-Vincent · Presqu'île |
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