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Lyon Metro

public transportation network in Lyon, France
Thing rapid_transit Q1552

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
rapid transit, public transport network[4]
Inception
1978[16]
Owned by
SYTRAL Mobilités[9]
Country
France[3]
Part of
Transports en commun lyonnais[11]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 45.759°, 4.841°
Daily patronage
+740000[18]
Date of official opening
April 28, 1978[21]
Has list
list of Lyon metro stations[24]
Has part(s)
Lyon Metro Line A, Lyon Metro Line B, Lyon Metro Line C, Lyon Metro Line D[12][13][14][15]
Has part(s) of the class
metro station[25]
History of topic
Histoire du métro de Lyon[23]
Item operated
MPL 75, MCL 80, MPL 85, MPL 16[5][6][7][8]
Length
+32.1[22]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Lyon[2]
Official name
Métro de Lyon[20]
Operator
Transports en commun lyonnais[10]
Patronage
+198200000, +212400000[26][27]
State of use
in use[28]
Topic has template
Wikidata item[19]
Type of electrification
650 V DC railway electrification[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Metro de Lyon en Lyon Metro en Métro de Lyon cs lyonské metro cs Metro v Lyonu de Métro Lyon el Μετρό της Λυών fa متروی لیون fi Lyonin metro he הרכבת התחתית של ליון hu lyoni metró it metropolitana di Lione ja リヨン地下鉄 ko 리옹 메트로 nl metro van Lyon pl metro w Lyonie ru Лионский метрополитен sv Lyons tunnelbana th รถไฟใต้ดินลียง tr Lyon metrosu
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
MPL85 - Rame 346 - Gorge de Loup.jpg ↗
BabelNet ID
00558439n
Fandom article ID
routes:Métro_de_Lyon
Freebase ID
/m/04wc42
Structurae structure ID
10061584
Topic's main category
Category:Lyon Metro
Vikidia article ID
fr:Métro_de_Lyon

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🔗 Connections
← Transport network 47
Lyon Metro Line A, Lyon Metro Line D, Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel, Lyon Metro Line B, Lyon Metro Line C, Bellecour, Charpennes - Charles Hernu, Gare de Vaise - Gérard Collomb +39 more
Has part(s) 4
Lyon Metro Line A, Lyon Metro Line D, Lyon Metro Line B, Lyon Metro Line C
Item operated 3
MPL 75, MCL 80, MPL 85
← Category combines topics 3
Category:Lyon Metro stations, Category:Lyon Metro rolling stock, Category:Lyon Metro lines
Country 1
France
Has part(s) of the class 1
metro station
Instance of 1
rapid transit
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Lyon
Operator 1
Transports en commun lyonnais
Part of 1
Transports en commun lyonnais
Topic's main category 1
Category:Lyon Metro
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Lyon Metro
← Resistance in Belgium ID 1
Grivegnée
← SNARC ID 1
South Tarawa
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Summary

Lyon Metro is a rapid transit[1].

Related Entities

France

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [16] ↑ . sytral.fr. sytral.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Retrieved . strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. strmtg.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
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    Has part(s) → Lyon Metro Line A, Lyon Metro Line B, Lyon Metro Line C +1
    Has part(s) of the class → metro station
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