- Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu
The Gare de la Part-Dieu (Part-Dieu railway station) is the primary train station for metropolitan
Lyon ,France . It is one of the most important railway hubs inEurope .History
The station was constructed in 1978 as part of the new
Part-Dieu urban 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 mall (the largest in France outside of Île-de-France), a major government office complex, and the tallestskyscraper in the region, nicknamed "le crayon" (the pencil) due to its shape.Prior to the construction of the "Gare de la Part-Dieu", the neighborhood was served by the Brotteaux railway station. It was closed in 1982 and its operations absorbed into this station.
While Part-Dieu is routinely the busiest, four other stations operate in metro Lyon: Perrache (in the city-center), Lyon-Vaise, Saint-Paul, and Gorge de Loup.
Rail connections
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 ,Perpignan ,Rouen ,Roissy ,Lille ,Brussels ,Geneva ,Metz ,Strasbourg ,Tarbes ,Bayonne ,Nantes ,Grenoble andBordeaux .The station is served by France's high-speed rail service,
TGV , in addition to regional TER trains.Airport connections
Part-Dieu has connections to the
Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) byTGV and has been assigned the "XYD"airport code , theSNCF is proposing connection services toCDG undercode sharing agreement with many airlines.Part-Dieu also has connections to the
Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport by bus that is being upgraded to a "express tram" (Leslys project).Traffic
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 2007, the station served roughly 29 million passengers, approaching 100,000 for an average weekday.
Local transportation
Lyon Part-Dieu has direct access to Line B of the
Lyon Metro , providing easy access to Lyon's "centre ville" (center city) and "Vieux Lyon" (historic district). Outside the station, the Metro's T1 and T3 trams also stop.
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