Lyon Metro Line D

Line D
Overview
Native name Ligne D
System Lyon Metro
Stations 15[1]
Ridership 91.8 million per year
Operation
Opening 1991[1]
Last extension 1997[1]
Rolling stock MPL 85
Technical
Line length 12.5 km (7.8 mi)[1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Rack system None
Average inter-station distance 929 m (3,048 ft)

Line D (Ligne D) is a line on the Lyon Metro with driverless trains running on tires. It also known as MAGGALY (Métro Automatique à Grand Gabarit de l’Agglomération Lyonnaise). Line D commenced operation under human control on 4 September 1991, between Gorge-de-Loup and Grange-Blanche.[1] It was extended to Gare de Vénissieux on 11 December 1992, at which time it switched to automatic (driverless) operation.[1] On April 28, 1997, it was extended again to Gare de Vaise.[1]

Being the deepest of the lines in Lyon, it was constructed mainly using boring machines and passes under both rivers, the Rhône and the Saône. At 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) long,[1] and serving 15 stations,[1] it is also the longest of the metro lines in Lyon.

List of stations

Plan of the Line (Plan de la ligne)

Chronology

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL - SYTRAL. Retrieved 2013-09-28.

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