Transports en commun lyonnais

The Transports en commun lyonnais ("Lyon public transport" in French; usually referred to as TCL) is the Lyon public transport agency. It is the second largest public transport system in France (after Paris), and covers 62 communes, including all 57 communes of the Urban Community of Lyon, spread over 606 square kilometres (234 sq mi).[1]

Transports en commun lyonnais
State-owned company
IndustryMetropolitan Infrastructure
Founded1942
Headquarters
Boulevard Marius Vivier Merle, Lyon
,
France
Area served
Lyon Metropolis
Key people
Director: Pascal Jacquesson
ParentMinistère des Transports, Keolis Lyon
Websitewww.tcl.fr
Public transport in Lyon
Networks
Railway stations
Airports

Network

TCL manages:

  • 4 metro lines  A   B   C   D  and 2 funiculars
Main articles: Lyon Metro and Funiculars of Lyon
Main article: Lyon tramway
  • 26 high-frequency bus lines
  • Over 100 normal bus lines, including electric trolleybuses

The network is built around several big stations:

  • Bellecour which is set in the very centre of the city and has many connections with other stations
  • Part-Dieu which is the business centre and a train station
  • Hôtel de Ville is the city centre and offer a connection between two metro lines
  • Charpennes which is the crossroad of several metro lines or tram lines to every direction (north, east, south, west).
  • Other stations less important but which are connections between "strong" lines like metro or tram lines and bus lines: Vaise, Laurent Bonnevay, La Soie. *Perrache
  • Saxe-Gambetta

TCL is managed by two companies: the Syndicat mixte des transports pour le Rhône et l'agglomération lyonnaise (SYTRAL) sets policies and finances the infrastructure, while Keolis Lyon runs the network on a day-to-day basis.

Night service

Several bus lines run one bus per hour throughout the night, mostly to allow young people to get home. There are four such lines, labelled "Pleine Lune" ("full moon").

  • Pleine Lune 1: Terreaux / Part-Dieu / La Doua / Cité Internationale
  • Pleine Lune 2: Hôtel de Ville / Mermoz / Grange Blanche
  • Pleine Lune 3: Hôtel de Ville / Saint Irénée / Écully Grandes Écoles
  • Pleine Lune 4: Hôtel de Ville / Jean Macé / Saint-Priest
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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (in French). Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2006-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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