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Lyon Metro Line A

train route in Lyon, France
Place Rapid Transit Line Q2944

Facts

17 properties

Identity

Instance of
rapid transit line, rubber-tyred metro[6]
Inception
May 2, 1978[11]

Location

Country
France[4]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Lyon, Villeurbanne[2][3]

Population and size

Length
+9.3[16]
More facts +12
Date of official opening
1978[14]
Fabrication method
cut and cover tunnel[17]
Has part(s) of the class
metro station[18]
Operator
Transports en commun lyonnais[7]
Route number
A[15]
SRGB color hex triplet
EE3898[8]
State of use
in use[20]
Terminus
Perrache, Vaulx-en-Velin - La Soie[9][10]
Topic has template
Wikidata item[13]
Track gauge
standard-gauge railway[12]
Transport network
Lyon Metro[5]
Vehicle normally used
MPL 75[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lyon Metro Line A cs linka A de Linie A es línea A del Metro de Lyon es Linea A del Metro de Lyon fr ligne A fr ligne A du métro de Lyon it linea A ja リヨンメトロA線 ja リヨン地下鉄A線 nl Lijn A nl Lijn A (metro van Lyon) pt Linha A ru Линия A zh 里昂地鐵A線 zh 里昂地铁A线
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Métro A (Lyon, 2025).jpg ↗
Fandom article ID
routes:Métro_de_Lyon_(Ligne_A)
Freebase ID
/m/09ghhy
OpenStreetMap relation ID
3687326
Structurae structure ID
10000339
Topic's main category
Category:Lyon Metro Ligne A

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🔗 Connections
← Connecting line 14
Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel, Bellecour, Charpennes - Charles Hernu, Perrache, Cordeliers, Foch, Laurent Bonnevay - Astroballe, Vaulx-en-Velin - La Soie +6 more
Located in the administrative territorial entity 2
Lyon, Villeurbanne
Terminus 2
Perrache, Vaulx-en-Velin - La Soie
Belongs to 1
Lyon Metro
Continent 1
Europe
Country 1
France
Fabrication method 1
cut and cover tunnel
Has part(s) of the class 1
metro station
Instance of 1
rubber-tyred metro
Operator 1
Transports en commun lyonnais
Topic's main category 1
Category:Lyon Metro Ligne A
Track gauge 1
standard-gauge railway
Transport network 1
Lyon Metro
Vehicle normally used 1
MPL 75
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Lyon Metro Ligne A
← Resistance in Belgium ID 1
Tintange
← SNARC ID 1
Novara
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Summary

Lyon Metro Line An is a rapid transit line[1].

Related Entities

France Novara

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · ~2026-55194-83 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Métro A (Lyon, 2025).jpg
    "Changed claim: Image: Métro A (Lyon, 2025).jpg"
  2. 25w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Wikidata item
    Transport network → Lyon Metro
    Vehicle normally used → MPL 75
    State of use → in use
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31757: Remove redundant P30"
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