C3 trolleybus in the third district
C3 trolleybus in Old Lyon
Velo'v, Ennemond Fousseret square
(Old Lyon)
Lyon is served by the Eurolines intercity coach organisation. Its Lyon terminal is
located at the city's Perrache railway station, which serves as an intermodal
transportation hub for tramways, local and regional trains and buses, the terminus of
Metro line A, of the Tramway T2, the bicycle service Vélo'v, and taxis.[77]
The Transports en commun lyonnais (TCL), Lyon's public transit system, consisting
of metro, tramways and buses, serves 62 communes of the Lyon metropolis.[78][79]
The metro network has four lines (A, B, C and D), 42 stations, and runs with a
frequency of up to a train every 2 minutes. There are eight Lyon tram lines since
november 2020: T1 from Debourg in the south to IUT-Feyssine in the north, Tram T2
from Hôtel de région Montrochet to Saint-Priest in the south-east, Tram T3 from Part-
Dieu to Meyzieu, Tram T4 from 'Hôptial Feyzin Venissieux' to La Doua Gaston
Berger. Tram T5 from Grange Blanche, in the south-east to Eurexpo in the south-west.
Tram T6 from Debourg, in the south to Hôpitaux Est-Pinel in the east. Tram T7 from
Vaux-en-Velin la soie, in the north-east to Décines – OL Vallée in the east.[79] And
Rhône Express tramline from Part-Dieu to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.[80][81] The
Lyon bus network consists of the Lyon trolleybus system, motorbuses, and coaches
for areas outside the centre. There are also two funicular lines from Vieux Lyon to
Saint-Just and Fourvière. The ticketing system is relatively simple as the city has only
one public transport operator, the SYTRAL.
The public transit system was complemented in 2005 by Vélo'v, a bicycle network
providing a low-cost bicycle-hire service made up of 340 stations throughout the city.
Borrowing a bicycle for less than 30 minutes is free. Free rental time can be extended
for another 30 minutes at any station. Lyon was the first city in France to introduce
this bicycle renting system. In 2011 the Auto'lib car rental service was introduced; it
works much the same way as the Velo'v but for cars.
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Lyon on a
weekday is 45 minutes. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station
for public transit is 11 min, while 17% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average
every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit
is 4.7 km, while 4% travel for over 12 km in a single direction.[82]
Network ofhighways aroundLyon
 
Public transport map
Lyon is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission "Intercultural cities" program.[83] Lyon is
twinned with:[84]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bamako, Mali
Barcelona, Spain
Beersheba, Israel
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Boston, United States
Craiova, Romania
Curitiba, Brazil
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