Lyon Metro Line A

{{Short description|Metro line in Lyon, France}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox rail line

| name = Line A

| type = Rapid transit

| native_name = Ligne A

| native_name_lang = fr

| logo = Lyon tcl metro-a.svg

| image = Rame-ligne-A.jpg

| system = Lyon Metro

| start = Perrache

| end = Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie

| connectinglines = {{rint|lyon|m}} {{rint|lyon|m|b}} {{rint|lyon|m|c}} {{rint|lyon|m|d}}
{{rint|lyon|t}} {{rint|lyon|t|1}} {{rint|lyon|t|2}} {{rint|lyon|t|3}} {{rint|lyon|t|4}} {{rint|lyon|t|7}} {{rint|lyon|rx}}

| stations = 14

| open = 2 May 1978

| lastextension = 2 October 2007

| stock = MPL 75

| ridership2 = Annual: 74,424,000 (2019){{cite web |url=https://www.sytral.fr/491-deliberations.htm?MOTS_CLES=&DEL_NUMERO=20.048&DEL_DATESEANCE=&Fp=Rechercher |title=Délibération N°20.048 : Rapport Annuel des Délégataires – Année 2019 |trans-title=Deliberation N°20.048 : Annual report by delegated operators – Year 2019 |page=12 |website=SYTRAL |format=PDF |language=fr |date=17 December 2020 |access-date=27 November 2023}}

| operator = TCL

| electrification = 750 V DC guide bars

| racksystem = None

| linelength = {{convert|9.2|km|abbr=on}}

| aveinterstation = {{convert|790|m|abbr=on}}

| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}
with rollways along track

}}

{{Lyon transport|picture=no}}

Line A ({{lang|fr|Ligne A}}) is a line on the Lyon Metro that runs between Perrache and Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie. It was constructed using the cut-and-cover method, and went into service on 2 May 1978. It, together with Line B, were the inaugural lines of the Lyon Metro. An extension of Line A from Laurent Bonnevay–Astroballe to Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie opened in 2007. The line currently serves 14 stations, and is {{convert|9.2|km|mi}} long.{{cite web|url=http://www.sytral.fr/11-tcl-metro.htm |title=Le Métro sur le réseau TCL |publisher=TCL – SYTRAL |language=French |trans-title=The Metro/Subway of TCL's network |accessdate=2013-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008152119/http://www.sytral.fr/11-tcl-metro.htm |archivedate=2014-10-08 }} Line A trains run on tires rather than steel wheels; it is a rubber-tired metro line.