Lyon Metro Line B

Line B
Line B
	rollways along track
Electrification	750 V DC guide bars
Average inter-station distance	625 m (2,051 ft)

Line B (Ligne B) is a line on the

cut-and-cover method, and went into service on 2 May 1978.^[1] Together with Line A, it was one of the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro. It has since been extended three times: from Part-Dieu to Jean Macé in 1981, from Jean Macé to Stade de Gerland in 2000, from Stade de Gerland to Oullins railway station in 2013 and to Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud in 2023.^[1] The line serves 12 stations, and is 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) long.^[1] Line B trains run on tires rather than steel wheels; it is a rubber-tired metro line

.

List of the stations

Charpennes–Charles Hernu
Brotteaux
Gare Part-Dieu–Vivier Merle (connections at Gare Part-Dieu–Villette with walking distance: )
Place Guichard–Bourse du Travail (connection at Palais de Justice–Mairie du 3ème with walking distance: )
Saxe–Gambetta
Jean Macé
Place Jean Jaurès
Debourg
Stade de Gerland–Le LOU
Gare d'Oullins
Oullins Centre
Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud

Chronology

2 May 1978: Charpennes – Part-Dieu
14 September 1981: Part-Dieu – Jean Macé
4 September 2000: Jean Macé – Stade de Gerland
11 December 2013: Stade de Gerland – Gare d'Oullins
20 October 2023: Gare d'Oullins – Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud

Extensions

Line B was extended a few kilometres southbound from Stade de Gerland to

Rhône River

. This extension opened on 11 December 2013 at 2 pm (11/12/13, 14:00).

On 20 October 2023, Line B was extended from Gare d'Oullins to Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud. This extension is 2.5 kilometres long and has two new stations: The first is "Oullins Centre" (city center of Oullins) and the second is "Saint-Genis-Laval–Hôpital Lyon Sud" (Lyon South Hospital in Saint-Genis-Laval).^[3]

Since June 2022, line B runs with a new driverless system, and new MPL 16 trains circulate on it. This new rolling stock has been ordered to Alstom in 2016. The current MPL 75 trains will join the others MPL 75 of line A to increase the capacity.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL – SYTRAL. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^ "Délibération N°20.048 : Rapport Annuel des Délégataires – Année 2019" [Deliberation N°20.048 : Annual report by delegated operators – Year 2019] (PDF). SYTRAL (in French). 17 December 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Le 20 octobre, le métro B arrive à Saint-Genis-Laval !". www.sytral.fr (in French). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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[SYTRAL-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Le Métro sur le réseau TCL" [The Metro/Subway of TCL's network] (in French). TCL – SYTRAL. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

[sytral-operators-report-2019-2] "Délibération N°20.048 : Rapport Annuel des Délégataires – Année 2019" [Deliberation N°20.048 : Annual report by delegated operators – Year 2019] (PDF). SYTRAL (in French). 17 December 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[3] "Le 20 octobre, le métro B arrive à Saint-Genis-Laval !". www.sytral.fr (in French). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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Quarters	La Part-Dieu La Villette Montchat La Guillotière
Streets	Avenue de Saxe Rue de Créqui Rue de Vendôme Rue Duguesclin Rue Garibaldi
Religious buildings	Grand Temple de Lyon
Other monuments	Tour du Crédit Lyonnais Tour Incity Fort Montluc Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 Montluc Prison Tour Oxygène Tour Swiss Life
Transport	Lyon-Part-Dieu station Lyon Metro (lines B and D) Lyon tramway (lines T1, T3 and T4) Rhônexpress Vélo'v