InTramCities with Gordon Stewart
Lyon,
France : 19th June, 2024
The
large second generation tramway in Lyon continues to expand. The 6.7 km
long Line 6 has been built as an extension of Line 1 from Debourg near
the city centre, through the southern areas of the east bank to the
large hospital at Pinel in the east and was opened in November 2019. A
further 5.4 km extension to La Doua - Gaston Berger is expected to open
in 2026. At the time of the report, Line T1 was closed between Halle
Tony Garnier and Debourg on Avenue Debourg to allow the construction of
points and a junction for a new route around the southern suburbs of
the city at Avenue Tony Garnier. A further new route to serve the
western part of the city across the rivers Rhone and Saone has been
authorised with part of the line in tunnel. Metro construction has been
halted with the exception of short extensions of existing lines.
Coverage of T6 and much of T2. See earlier series for other parts of
the network.
Above : Line T6 , the latest extension of the Lyon network, with tram 41 outbound on Avenue Jean Mermoz at Mermoz-Pinel where there is an interchange with the Metro system
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