Lyon Metro Line C (Fr.
Ligne C du métro de Lyon) is the modern incarnation of an old cable-hauled railway operating on part of the current alignment. In 1891, the
Funiculaire Croix-Rousse - Croix-Paquet (
Croix-Rousse - Croix-Paquet Funicular) was opened, running between its namesake stations. After surviving the closure of the nearby
funiculaire Rue Terme - Croix-Rousse in 1967, the funicular closed in 1972 for refurbishment, reopening in 1974 as Lyon Metro Line C. Its southern end was extended from
Croix-Paquet to
Hôtel-de-Ville (City Hall) in 1978; its northern end was extended to
Cuire on December 8, 1984.
The line was constructed using various methods: a steep incline rising from a deep tunnel to an exposed trench, the level segment at
Croix-Rousse using cut-and-cover, and the section beyond
Hénon running on the surface.
Croix Paquet station claims to be the steepest metro station in the world, with an incline of 17%. The repurposed allignment of the original funicular from
Croix-Paquet to
Croix-Rousse is among the world's oldest structures currently used by metro trains, having first opened in 1891.
List of the stations
- Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel
- Croix-Paquet
- Croix-Rousse
- Hénon
- Cuire
Chronology
- December 9, 1974: Croix-Paquet -- Croix-Rousse
- May 2, 1978: Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel -- Croix-Rousse
- December 10, 1984: Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel -- Cuire
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