Lyon-Jean Macé station

Lyon-Jean Macé station (French: Gare de Lyon-Jean Macé) is a railway station in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon.[1] It is situated on the Paris–Marseille railway and the Lyon–Geneva railway. The station is a part of the Lyon urban area rapid transit network. It was aimed to decongest the major stations Part-Dieu and Perrache while allowing access to the public transport of Lyon (TCL). The station began operation on 13 December 2009.

Lyon-Jean Macé
General information
LocationFrance
Coordinates45.7451°N 4.8416°E / 45.7451; 4.8416
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Other information
Station code87282624
History
Opened13 December 2009 (2009-12-13)
Passengers
2016636,266
Services
Preceding station Lyon Metro Following station
Saxe-Gambetta
towards Charpennes–Charles Hernu
 Line B Place Jean-Jaurès
towards d'Oullins
Preceding station TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Following station
Lyon-Perrache
Terminus
 1
 Vénissieux
towards Saint-André-le-Gaz
Lyon-Perrache
towards Lyon-Vaise
 5 Saint-Fons
towards Avignon-Centre
Public transport in Lyon
Networks
Railway stations
Airports

History

Originally only one railway stop was planned, that is to say that any tickets, except ATMs, could be bought there. But the project expanded to include the redevelopment of the area surrounding the railway station, and plans envisage that the Jean-Macé station will become the intramural sixth station of Lyon, joining Lyon-Perrache, Lyon Vaise, Lyon-Saint-Paul, Lyon-Gorge de Loup and Lyon Part-Dieu.[2] The project, under the supervision of works of RFF and SNCF and costing about 30 million euros, has benefited from the shared commitment of all partners and financial markets: Le Grand Lyon (37%), Région Rhône-Alpes (36.5%), Réseau Ferré de France (19.8%), Sytral (5.3%), SNCF (1.3%).[3]

The station allows passengers to regional trains from Bourgoin-Jallieu, La Tour-du-Pin, Saint-André-le-Gaz, Vienne, Valence, Mâcon and Villefranche-sur-Saône, according to their final destination, to use the new station as additional entry point in the center of Lyon.[4]

The station was officially opened on 8 December 2009, and five days later it opened to the public.[5] The first year, 3800 passengers per day were expected, including 1,800 new customers, and the goal is to reach 6600 passengers for 2015.[6]

Location and description

The station is located on the railway bridge which is parallel to the avenue Berthelot and perpendicular to the avenue Jean-Jaurès. It is served by line B of the metro, the tram T2, many city buses (lines C4, C7, C12, C14, 35, S3, Zi6), a taxi station and two Vélo'v stations.[7]

It is accessed via two entrances on both sides of the avenue, under the bridge. In the halls, a screen displays real-time the next departures of the different transport in Lyon from the pole Jean Macé.

This station is the first one in Lyon to be equipped with a collective record that can accommodate 110 bicycles.[8]

  • Jean Macé railway station, on 9 January 2010
    Jean Macé railway station, on 9 January 2010
  • A TER train to Perrache, on 1 January 2010
    A TER train to Perrache, on 1 January 2010
  • View of the eastern rails
    View of the eastern rails

See also

References
  1. Lyon-Jean Macé station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
  2. Jean-Claude Pennec (6 January 2010). "La sixième gare de Lyon est dédiée aux TER" (in French). L'Humanité. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. François Samard (7 August 2009). "Lyon : la nouvelle gare Jean-Macé sera située en pleine ville" (in French). Le Progrès. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  4. "La gare Lyon-Jean Macé inaugurée : 3 800 voyageurs/jour attendus" (in French). Lyon Entreprises. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  5. "Gare de Lyon Jean Macé, première !" (in French). Lyon en lignes. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  6. Xavier Thouvenot (5 October 2009). "À Jean-Macé, la gare prend forme" (in French). Metro. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010. La première année, 3 800 voyageurs par jour sont attendus , dont 1 800 nouveaux clients. Avec l'objectif d'atteindre 6 600 voyageurs à l'horizon 2015.
  7. "Jean Macé, une nouvelle gare TER au coeur de Lyon" (in French). Multitud. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  8. Frédéric Crouzet (10 December 2009). "La nouvelle gare Jean-Macé met les vélos sur les rails" (in French). 20 Minutes. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
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