Lyon-Part-Dieu station
Main railway station of Lyon, France
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The Gare de la Part-Dieu (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁ d(ə) la paʁdjø]; lit. "God's share railway station") or Lyon-Part-Dieu is the primary railway station of Lyon, France, located in its La Part-Dieu business district. It is on the historical Paris–Marseille railway. Train services are mainly operated by the SNCF with frequent TGV high-speed and TER regional services as well as Intercités, Frecciarossa, AVE and Lyria services. Lyon's second railway station, Perrache station, is located in the south of the historical centre.
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| Location | 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Paris-Marseille railway Lyon–Geneva railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87723197 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 42,434,779[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 6th busiest in France (1st out of Paris) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Originally opened in 1859 as a freight station,[2] the station was constructed in 1978 as part of the new Part-Dieu urban neighborhood project. As the planners intended Part-Dieu to act as a second city center for Lyon, the large train station was built in conjunction with a shopping center (the largest in France), a major government office complex, and the tallest skyscraper in the region, nicknamed Le Crayon (The Pencil) due to its shape. Before the construction of the Gare de la Part-Dieu, the neighborhood was served by the Gare des Brotteaux. It closed in 1982 and its operations were absorbed into this station.
In spring 2018, major reconstruction and refurbishment works began to rebuild the entire station and its near surroundings.[3] The original main entrance building located on the western side was torn down starting that year. 2022 saw the entry into service of a new Platform L[4] and an additional transverse hall (Galerie Pompidou / Hall 2) to access the platforms.[5] Then followed the openings of a number of spaces on the western side: A new entrance building and hall, Galerie Béraudier, in June 2024;[6] an underground interchange plaza in April 2025;[7] and a renewed surface forecourt in September 2025.[8]
The original (1983–2018) main entrance, in 2013
New western entrance hall, in December 2024
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Traffic
Lyon-Part-Dieu is the busiest French train station outside of Île-de-France and according to the SNCF, the leading European station in terms of the number of connecting passengers.[9] The station has significantly surpassed its initial traffic expectations, from a moderate 35,000 passengers a day in 1983 to 80,000 passengers on 500 trains a day in 2001. Because of the increased traffic, the station was renovated from 1995–2001 to increase the number of platforms and alter the exterior. In 2010, the station served roughly 51.1 million passengers, approaching 140,000 for an average weekday.
Local transportation
Lyon Part-Dieu has direct access to the Lyon Metro (line B) and tramways T1, T3, and T4. Part-Dieu is also connected to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport and TGV station via the dedicated Rhônexpress airport rail link.
Rail connections
Part-Dieu is a significant railway hub, connected to the French (SNCF) and international rail networks. From the many lines that run through Lyon, Part-Dieu is directly connected to Paris, Marseille, Valence, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Montpellier, Perpignan, Barcelona, Rouen, Roissy, Lille, Brussels, Geneva, Tours, Mulhouse, Belfort, Metz, Strasbourg, Nantes, Rennes, Grenoble, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Le Havre, Le Mans, Karlsruhe, Frankfurt, Milan, Turin, London. Part-Dieu also has connections to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) by TGV and has been assigned the "XYD" airport code. The SNCF offers connection services to CDG called TGV Air, under code sharing agreements with many airlines.
Current international services
- High speed services (TGV) Brussels—Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Marseille
- High speed services (TGV) Brussels—Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier-Perpignan
- High speed services (TGV) Frankfurt—Karlsruhe—Strasbourg—Mulhouse—Besançon—Lyon—Marseille
- High speed services (TGV) Luxembourg/Metz-Strasbourg—Mulhouse—Dijon—Lyon—Marseille/Montpellier
- High speed services (Milan–Paris Frecciarossa) Paris—Lyon—Chambéry—Turin—Milan.[10][11]
- High speed services (AVE) Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier—Perpignan—Barcelona
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon-Part-Dieu—Ambérieu—Culoz—Bellegarde—Genève(Cornavin)
Current national services
The station is served by France's high-speed rail service, TGV, and Intercités:[12]
- High speed services (TGV) Paris—Lyon/Saint-Étienne
- High speed services (FRECCIAROSSA) Paris—Lyon
- High speed services (TGV) Lyon—Marseille-Nice
- High speed services (TGV) Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier
- High speed services (TGV) Lille—Arras—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier
- High speed services (TGV) Lille—Arras—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Marseille
- High speed services (TGV) Nancy—Strasbourg—Besançon—Dijon—Lyon—Marseille—Nice
- High speed services (TGV) Toulouse—Montpellier—Lyon
- High speed services (TGV) Rennes/Nantes—Massy TGV—Lyon/Marseille/Montpellier
- High speed services (TGV) Le Havre—Rouen—Massy TGV—Lyon—Marseille
- Intercity services (Intercités) Nancy—Neufchâteau—Dijon—Mâcon-Ville—Lyon
- Intercity services (Intercités) Nantes—Tours—Bourges—Nevers—Moulins—Lyon
Current local services
Regional services offered by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes:[13]
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Mâcon—Chalon-sur-Saône—Dijon—Laroche-Migennes—Sens—Paris
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Ambérieu—Bellegarde—Genève/St Gervais-les-Bains/Evian-les-Bains
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Ambérieu—Bourg-en-Bresse—Lons-le-Saunier—Besançon—Belfort
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Chambéry—Bourg-Saint-Maurice/Modane
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Vienne—Valence—Montélimar—Orange—Avignon—Miramas—Marseille
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Tarare—Roanne—Vichy—Clermont-Ferrand
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Givors—Saint-Étienne—Firminy
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Lozanne—Paray-le-Monial—Saincaize—Bourges—Tours
- Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Villars-les-Dombes—Bourg-en-Bresse
| Line | Route |
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| 3 | Lyon-Part-Dieu ... Ambérieu ... Bellegarde ... Annemasse ... La Roche-sur-Foron ... Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet branch line Bellegarde – Genève-Cornavin |
| 4 | Lyon-Part-Dieu – Ambérieu – Aix-les-Bains-Le Revard – Rumilly – Annecy |
| 35 | Lyon-Part-Dieu ... Ambérieu ... Culoz ... Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux |
| 54 | Lyon-Part-Dieu ... Bourgoin-Jallieu ... Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux |
| † Not all trains call at this station | |
