Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV station
High-speed rail station near Lyon, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV station (formerly Gare de Satolas TGV) is a railway station near Lyon, France, directly attached to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport. The station was built as an addition to the airport to serve TGV trains on the LGV Rhône-Alpes, part of the main line running from Paris Gare de Lyon to Marseille Saint-Charles. It is situated about 20 km east of Lyon city centre.
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Location | Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°43′16″N 5°4′34″E | ||||||||||
Line(s) | LGV Rhône-Alpes | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (TGV) + 2 (Rhônexpress) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 5 (TGV) + 2 (Rhônexpress) | ||||||||||
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Architect | Santiago Calatrava | ||||||||||
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Station code | 87762906 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 3 July 1994 | ||||||||||
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2022 | 1,666,530[1] | ||||||||||
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A rail link to La Part-Dieu (main railway station and business district) in central Lyon is provided by the Rhônexpress tram-train line with a 30-minute journey.