Vénissieux station (
French
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: ''Gare de Vénissieux'') is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
in the town
Vénissieux
Vénissieux (; Arpitan language, Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France.
Geography
Vénissieux is located on the sou ...
, a suburb of
Lyon
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,
Lyon Metropolis
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,
France
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. Opened on 1 July 1858, it is served by the
SNCF
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's
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the regional rail network serving the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central and eastern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER ...
.
The station is served by regional trains to Lyon,
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former comm ...
and
Saint-André-le-Gaz
Saint-André-le-Gaz () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Geography
The Bourbre forms the commune's eastern border. Saint-André-le-Gaz station has rail connections to Lyon, Grenoble and Chambéry.
Population
Se ...
.
[Réseau TER et cars Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, accessed 24 April 2022.
Local transport
It is well connected to local public transport. It is the southeastern terminus of
Lyon Metro Line D
Line D () is a rapid-transit line on the Lyon Metro. It runs east–west underneath the two major rivers of Lyon, France, connecting Vieux Lyon with the Presqu'ile and the Part-Dieu region. Line D commenced operation under human control on 4 ...
as well as one of the main stops of
Lyon tramway
The Lyon tramway () comprises eight lines, seven lines operated by Transports en commun lyonnais, TCL and one by Rhônexpress, in the city of Lyon, France. The original tramway network in Lyon was developed in 1879; the modern network started op ...
line T4.
A new tramway line T10 linking Vénissieux station to
Halle Tony Garnier
The Halle Tony Garnier is an arena and concert hall in Lyon, France. It was designed by Tony Garnier (architect), Tony Garnier in 1905. Originally a slaughterhouse, the building was renovated in 1987 and opened as a concert hall in 1988. With a st ...
(
7th arrondissement of Lyon
The 7th arrondissement of Lyon () is one of the nine arrondissements of Lyon, arrondissements of the City of Lyon.
Geography
Squares and streets
* Rue de Créqui
* Rue Duguesclin
* Rue Garibaldi
* Rue de l'Université
Quarters
* La Guill ...
) via
Saint-Fons
Saint-Fons (; , ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon
The following is a lis ...
is currently under construction and is expected to open in 2026.
Gallery
Gare de Vénissieux 2017 1.jpg, Vénissieux station in 2017
MPL85 à quai au terminus Gare de Vénissieux.jpg, Métro line D station
Vénissieux - Arrêt Tram Gare de Vénissieux 2 (juin 2022).jpg, Tramway line T4 station
References
Lyon Metro stations
Railway stations in Lyon Metropolis
Railway stations in France opened in 1858
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