Lyon Trolleybus Routes
10 AP 1953 to Present
Thanks to Gilles Rochereau
Current routes
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Number |
New Number |
Destination |
Opened |
Closed |
Notes |
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1 |
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Gare St Paul — Laurent Bonnevay |
09 SE 1991 |
date unknown |
Mostly ex-route 3 opended 10 AP 1953 Irisbus Cristalis ETB18; Frequency at peak hours : 4m. Closed; replaced by new route C3 (Civis). |
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4 |
C4 |
Jean Macé — Cité internationale Centre de Congres |
07 AP 1956 |
Irisbus Cristalis ETB12; Frequency at peak hours: 8m. |
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6 |
S6 |
Hôtel de Ville Louis Pradel-- Place de la Croix-Rousse |
01 AU 1948 |
MAN Kiepe NMT 22; Frequency at peak hours: 7m. |
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11 |
Jean Macé — Laurent Bonnevay Astroballe |
29 OC 1953 |
28 AUG 2011 |
Irisbus Cristalis ETB12; Frequency at peak hours : 7m. When the 11 was renamed the C11, the line was shortened to Saxe-Gambetta including a new loop there for the overhead. No wire was removed. |
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13 |
Hôtel de Ville — Montessuy Gutenberg |
20 DE 1943 |
28 AUG 2011 |
Irisbus Cristalis ETB12; Frequency at peak hours : 7mn |
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18 |
Croix Rousse — Jean Macé |
01 SEP 1957 |
28 AUG 2011 |
Irisbus Cristalis ETB12; Frequency at peak hours : 4mn. |
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44 |
Hôtel de Ville Louis Pradel — Champagne Les Sources |
02 MAY 1978 |
Renumbered to C14 when 'C' was prefixed to all major routes. Operated by diesel bus but fully electrified until 28 AUG 2011. Trolleybuses returned on the 29th of August. |
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C1 |
Gare de la Part Dieu- via-Cité International-Villette -- Cuire |
12 OCT 2006 |
Irisbus Cristalis ETB18 with special livery. Frequency 10m, peak hours 7. |
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| C2 | Gare de la Part Dieu- via-Cité International-Villette -- Rillieux-la-Pape | 29 AUG 2011 | New using the new Civis technology. | ||
C3 |
Gare de St. Paul -- Vaulx La Grappinière | ?? | Irisbus Cristalis ETB18 with special livery. Frequency 10m, peak hours 7. | ||
| C11 | Saxe-Gambetta -- Laurent Bonnevay Astroballe | 29 AUG 2011 | Irisbus Cristalis ETB12; Frequency at peak hours : 7m. | ||
| C13 | Hôtel de Ville — | 29 AUG 2011 | Irisbus Cristalis ETB12; Frequency at peak hours : 7mn | ||
| C14 | Jean Macé -- Croix Rousse | 29 AUG 2011 | The southern branch to Jean Mace was formerly rte 18. The northern branch to Les Sources was rerouted in Duchère. | ||
| C18 | Gare de la Part Dieu- via-Cité International-Villette -- Croix Rousse. | 29 AUG 2011 | The southern branch became the branch of route C14; C18 terminates now at Hôtel de ville Louis Pradel. |
Lyon Route Map (2011; dark blue marks trolley routes, red marks streetcar routes, lettered routes are subway (Metro) lines)
This page last updated 13 SEP 2011
