Rail
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TGV train schedules from Lyon which is connected to the North (Lille, Paris) and the South (Marseille, Montpellier) by the TGV. It was the first city to be connected by the TGV c. 1982.
Lyon has two major train stations:
Lyon-Part-Dieu, which was built to accommodate the TGV and has become the principal train station for extra-regional trains; whereas
Lyon-Perrache is an older station that now primarily serves regional rail transport.
In practice, many trains, including TGVs, serve both stations. Smaller train stations include Gorge de Loup, Vaise and Venissieux.
Intercity Coach
Lyon is served by the Eurolines intercity coach organisation. Its Lyon terminal is located at the Lyon-Perrache train station.
Public Transportation
The TCL (French:Transports en Commun Lyonnais), Lyon's public transport, consisting of metros, buses and trams, serves 62 communes of the Lyon agglomeration. The metro system has 4 lines, including two fully-autonomous ones, 38 stations and runs with a frequency of up to a metro every 2.5 minutes.
The bus system consists of normal buses, trolley buses powered by overhead lines, and coaches for areas outside the centre, but which operate on the same ticketing scheme. Lastly, there are two tram lines, running from Montrochet in the south to IUT-Fessine in the north, and from Perrache station in the southwest to Saint-Priest in the southeast.
Vélo'v
A Vélo'v station, in front of one of Lyon's numerous
Trompe l'oeils
Lyon has a public bicycle network of 2000 bikes which can be picked up and dropped off at points around the city. Known as Vélo'v, it is owned and operated by the advertising company JCDecaux, which refers to it as Cyclocity. The system was introduced in May 2005 and was a huge success in its first few months of operation.
Despite occasional problems with the technology infrastructure or lack of cards in vending machines, it seems to have been adopted as a viable means of public transport.
It was reported in May 2006 that Vélo'v had led to a 33% increase in the amount of bicycle traffic in a year, while the number of bicycle accidents had remained stable, with about 90 injuries and one fatality. The number of pedestrian accidents caused by bicycles had also remained stable, with about 10 injuries and one fatality.
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"Lyon".
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