Gare de Lyon-Perrache

Lyon-Perrache

The frontage of the station
Location 14, cours de Verdun
Perrache, Lyon
France
Coordinates 45°44′54″N 4°49′32″E / 45.7483°N 4.8256°E / 45.7483; 4.8256Coordinates: 45°44′54″N 4°49′32″E / 45.7483°N 4.8256°E / 45.7483; 4.8256
Elevation 174 m (571 ft)
Owned by RFF / SNCF
Operated by SNCF
Line(s) Paris–Marseille
Moret–Lyon
Lyon–Marseille (via Grenoble)
Lyon–Geneva (border)
Services

TGV
Intercités
TER - Rhône-Alpes
Service auto-train

The station's façade in 1903.

Lyon-Perrache (French: gare de Lyon-Perrache) is a large railway station located in the Perrache district, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France. The station was opened in 1855 and is located on the Paris–Marseille railway, Lyon–Geneva railway and Moret–Lyon railway. The train services are operated by SNCF and includes TGV, Intercity and local services.

The station was built in 1855 by Alexis Cendrier for the CF du PLM. The building was built in classical style and is composed of a double rooftop and a large passenger building.

The station lost its view of the city when the transport interchange and dual-carriageway were built in the 1970s. Although much modern building has somewhat tarnished the look of the area, the station retains much of its original features:

It is the terminus of the LGV Sud-Est line, the high-speed railway line from Paris. It is also served by conventional trains from other parts of France, and is the terminus of Line A of the Lyon Metro. It is also the terminus of one of the Lyon tram lines.

Today, however, Perrache is no longer the primary rail station serving Lyon. Instead, the Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu, constructed in the 1970s in a large planned business district outside of the central city, acts as the more popular embarkation point for most high-speed trains, especially to Paris and the north.

Future

A rebuilding of the station is planned for completion by 2020, with a view to improving the interchange, which by then will be 50 years old.

Train services

Saint-Étienne, Roanne, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Villefranche, Vienne, Bourg-en-Bresse and Ambérieu.

The station is served by the following services:

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Paris-Lyon
TGVTerminus
IntercitésTerminus
toward Nantes
Intercités
toward Nevers
TER Bourgogne 6Terminus
TerminusTER Rhône-Alpes 1
toward Grenoble
TER Rhône-Alpes 5
Givors-Ville
toward Le Puy-en-Velay
TER Rhône-Alpes 10Terminus
TerminusTER Rhône-Alpes 23
Oullins
toward Givors-Ville
TER Rhône-Alpes 24Terminus
toward Roanne
TER Rhône-Alpes 24
toward Mâcon-Ville
TER Rhône-Alpes 26
TER Rhône-Alpes 32
TerminusTER Rhône-Alpes 35
toward Chambéry
TER Rhône-Alpes 54
toward Chambéry

iDBus

Since 17 December 2012, SNCF's national and international coach network, iDBus, serves Lyon-Perrache.

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