Lyon-Part-Dieu station
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Gare de la Part-Dieu(literally "Property of God" railway station) is the primaryrailway stationofLyon,France,located in theLa Part-Dieubusiness district. It belongs to theParis-Lyon-Marseille railway.Train services are mainly operated bySNCFwith frequentTGVhigh-speed andTERregional services as well asEurostarandDeutsche Bahn.Lyon's second railway station,Lyon-Perrache station,is located in the south of the historical centre.
History
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Originally opened in 1859 as a freight station,[2]the station was constructed in 1978 as part of the newPart-Dieuurban neighborhood project. As the planners intended Part-Dieu to act as a second city center for Lyon, the large train station was built in conjunction with a shopping center (the largest in France), a major government office complex, and the tallestskyscraperin the region, nicknamedLe Crayon (The Pencil)due to its shape. Before the construction of the Gare de la Part-Dieu, the neighborhood was served by theGare des Brotteaux.It closed in 1982 and its operations were absorbed into this station.
Lyon-Part-Dieu is the busiest French train station outside ofÎle-de-France.There are five other stations operating within the city limits:Perrache(inthe city center),Vaise,Saint-Paul,Gorge de Loup,andJean Macé.TheRhônexpresstram connects Lyon-Part-Dieu toLyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport,located inColombier-Saugnieu,whosetrain stationis only served by the high-speed train network.
In spring 2018, major reconstruction and refurbishment works began to rebuild the entire station and its near surroundings by 2022.[3]As of December 2018, the former entrance building has been already partly torn down.
Traffic
[edit]The station has significantly surpassed its initial traffic expectations, from a moderate 35,000 passengers a day in 1983 to 80,000 passengers on 500 trains a day in 2001. Because of the increased traffic, the station was renovated from 1995–2001 to increase the number of platforms and alter the exterior. In 2010, the station served roughly 51.1 million passengers, approaching 140,000 for an average weekday.
Local transportation
[edit]Lyon Part-Dieu has direct access to theLyon Metro(line B) andtramwaysT1, T3, and T4. Part-Dieu is also connected toLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportandTGV stationvia the dedicatedRhônexpressairport rail link.
Rail connections
[edit]Part-Dieu is a significant railway hub, connected to the French (SNCF) and international rail networks. From the many lines that run through Lyon, Part-Dieu is directly connected toParis,Marseille,Valence,Saint-Étienne,Nice,Montpellier,Perpignan,Barcelona,Rouen,Roissy,Lille,Brussels,Geneva,Tours,Mulhouse,Belfort,Metz,Strasbourg,Nantes,Rennes,Grenoble,Avignon,Aix-en-Provence,Le Havre,Le Mans,Karlsruhe,Frankfurt,Milan,Turin,London.Part-Dieu also has connections to ParisCharles de Gaulle Airport(CDG) by TGV and has been assigned the "XYD"airport code.The SNCF offers connection services to CDG calledTGV Air,undercode sharingagreements with many airlines.
Current international services
[edit]- High speed services (TGV) Brussels—Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Marseille
- High speed services (TGV) Brussels—Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier-Perpignan
- High speed services (TGV) Frankfurt—Karlsruhe—Strasbourg—Mulhouse—Besançon—Lyon—Marseille
- High speed services (TGV) Luxembourg/Metz-Strasbourg—Mulhouse—Dijon—Lyon—Marseille/Montpellier
- High speed services (Milan–Paris Frecciarossa) Paris—Lyon—Chambéry—Turin—Milan.[4][5]
- High speed services (AVE) Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier—Perpignan—Barcelona
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon-Part-Dieu—Ambérieu—Culoz—Bellegarde—Genève(Cornavin)
Current national services
[edit]The station is served by France's high-speed rail service,TGV,andIntercités:[6]
- High speed services (TGV) Paris—Lyon/Saint-Étienne
- High speed services (FRECCIAROSSA) Paris—Lyon
- High speed services (TGV) Lyon—Marseille-Nice
- High speed services (TGV) Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier
- High speed services (TGV) Lille—Arras—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier
- High speed services (TGV) Lille—Arras—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Marseille
- High speed services (TGV) Nancy—Strasbourg—Besançon—Dijon—Lyon—Marseille—Nice
- High speed services (TGV) Toulouse—Montpellier—Lyon
- High speed services (TGV) Rennes/Nantes—Massy TGV—Lyon/Marseille/Montpellier
- High speed services (TGV) Le Havre—Rouen—Massy TGV—Lyon—Marseille
- Intercity services (Intercités) Nantes—Tours—Bourges—Nevers—Moulins—Lyon
Current local services
[edit]Regional services offered byTER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes:[7]
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Mâcon—Chalon-sur-Saône—Dijon—Laroche-Migennes—Sens—Paris
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Ambérieu—Bellegarde—Genève/St Gervais-les-Bains/Evian-les-Bains
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Ambérieu—Bourg-en-Bresse—Lons-le-Saunier—Besançon—Belfort
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Chambéry—Bourg-Saint-Maurice/Modane
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Vienne—Valence—Montélimar—Orange—Avignon—Miramas—Marseille
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Tarare—Roanne—Vichy—Clermont-Ferrand
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Givors—Saint-Étienne—Firminy
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Lozanne—Paray-le-Monial—Saincaize—Bourges—Tours
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Villars-les-Dombes—Bourg-en-Bresse
| Line | Route |
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| 3 | Lyon-Part-Dieu...Ambérieu...Bellegarde...Annemasse...La Roche-sur-Foron...Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet branch lineBellegarde–Genève-Cornavin |
| 4 | Lyon-Part-Dieu –Ambérieu–Aix-les-Bains-Le Revard–Rumilly–Annecy |
| 35 | Lyon-Part-Dieu...Ambérieu...Culoz...Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux |
| 54 | Lyon-Part-Dieu...Bourgoin-Jallieu...Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux |
| † Not all trains call at this station | |
Projected services
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Fréquentation en gares".SNCF.Retrieved3 May2019.
- ^"Lyon-Part-Dieu (in french)".Retrieved26 June2020.
- ^thisislyon.fr - Closing of Avenue Pompidou Marks Beginning of Major Works5 March 2018
- ^"Il viaggio del primo Frecciarossa Milano-Lione-Parigi"[The journey of the first Frecciarossa Milan-Lyon-Paris].Rai News(in Italian). 18 December 2021.Retrieved15 March2024.
- ^"Trenitalia, partiti oggi i primi Frecciarossa che collegano Parigi con Milano, passando per Porta Susa"[Trenitalia: The first Frecciarossa trains connecting Paris with Milan, passing through Porta Susa, left today].Torino Oggi(in Italian). 18 December 2021.Retrieved15 March2024.
- ^Lyon-Part-Dieu stationat "Gares & Connexions", the official website ofSNCF(in French)
- ^"Réseau TER et Cars Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes"(PDF).TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.Retrieved22 April2022.
- ^"French cooperative targets Bordeaux-Lyon in 2022".Railway Gazette.
External links
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Media related toGare de Lyon-Part-Dieuat Wikimedia Commons
- Lyon-Part-Dieu stationat "Gares & Connexions", the official website ofSNCF(in French)
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