Lyon-Saint-Paul is a railway station in the
5th arrondissement of
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...
, France. It is located in the
area of the same name at the northern end of the
Vieux Lyon
The Vieux Lyon ( en, Old Lyon) is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon. In 1964, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites. Covering an a ...
quarter, between the base of the
Fourvière
Fourvière () is a district of Lyon, France, a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising from the river Saône. It is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum in 43 BC. The district contains many religious buildings i ...
hill and the river
Saône
The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île.
The name d ...
. The station is a terminus for local trains serving the western suburbs of the city.
Since September 2012 the station is the city terminus of the
Western Lyon Tram-Train
The tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais (in English, Western Lyon tram-train) is transport project in the urban area of Lyon in the region Rhône-Alpes to improve the traffic between the railway stations of Lyon-Saint-Paul to Brignais, L'Arbresle, Sa ...
, connecting Lyon with its western suburbs.
History
The railway station underwent significant renovations between 2008 and 2012. In addition to upgrades to passenger amenities, the 28 apartments on the second, third and fourth floors were renovated and re-opened in 2013.
Services
The station is served by two Tram-Train services operated by
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
*Tram-Train services (''TER'') ''Brignais - Lyon-St-Paul''
*Tram-Train services (''TER'') ''Sain-Bel - L'Arbresle - Tassin - Lyon-St-Paul''
Gallery
File:GareStPaulLyon.JPG, The main entrance of the railway station prior to renovation.
File:091104 Lyon-Saint-Paul IMG 8395.JPG, Platform view of the station.
File:Lyon Saint-Paul station tramtrain I.JPG, A Tram-Train at the station in 2012.
See also
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Tramways in Lyon
The Lyon tramway (french: Tramway de Lyon) comprises eight lines, seven lines operated by TCL and one by Rhônexpress in the city of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The original tramway network in Lyon was developed in 1879, and the mode ...
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Transport in Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is a major European transit hub, linking northern France and Europe to the Mediterranean area. Millions travel along its motorways in summertime from Paris to holidays at the sea. The E15 Euroroute (Britain to Spain) runs through the ...
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Tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais
The tram-train de l'ouest lyonnais (in English, Western Lyon tram-train) is transport project in the urban area of Lyon in the region Rhône-Alpes to improve the traffic between the railway stations of Lyon-Saint-Paul to Brignais, L'Arbresle, S ...
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TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
References
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5th arrondissement of Lyon
Saint-Paul
Railway stations in France opened in 1876