Lyon Metro Line C
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A rack-railway train of line C at the station Cuire
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Ligne C |
| System | Lyon Metro |
| Stations | 5[1] |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1891 and 1974[1] |
| Last extension | 1984[1] |
| Rolling stock | MCL 80 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi)[1] |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Maximum incline | 17%[1] |
| Rack system | Von-Roll |
| Average inter-station distance | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Line C (Ligne C) of the Lyon Metro 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.[citation needed] After surviving the closure of the nearby funiculaire Rue Terme - Croix-Rousse in 1967, this Croix-Rousse - Croix-Paquet funicular closed in 1972 for refurbishment, reopening for service in 1974[1] (four years before the Lyon Metro even opened). When it was integrated with the metro as Lyon Metro Line C in 1978, the line's southern end was extended from Croix-Paquet to Hôtel-de-Ville (City Hall).[1] A further extension of Line C opened on December 8, 1984, when its northern end was extended from Croix-Rousse to Cuire.[1] The line currently serves 5 stations, and is 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) long.[1]
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%.[1] 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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