Lyon opens T6 tramway extension

The tramway network in France’s second city expanded again from 14 February when eastern orbital tram line T6 was extended north by 5.4km from Hôpitaux Est-Pinel to La Doua-Gaston Berger, the culmination of a seven-year project. It now crosses lines T3/T7 at Gare de Villeurbanne and meets lines T1/T4 at La Doua. there are 10 new stops, all full-accessible. There is interchange with metro line A at Gratte-Ciel. A through journey on the whole 12km line from Debourg to Hôpitaux East takes 43 minutes. A 10-minute service is provided 04.30-00.50 and 55 000 passengers/day are expected to be added to T6 patronage. The project cost was EUR 175M.