Lyon-Perrache station


Lyon–Perrache or simply Perrache is a large railway station located in the Perrache quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France. Historically the primary railway station in Lyon, today it is the city's second-busiest station, after the newer Lyon-Part-Dieu station.
Opened in 1857 on Lyon's Presqu'île, the station is located on the Paris–Marseille railway, Lyon–Geneva railway and Moret–Lyon railway. The train services are operated by the SNCF and include TGV, Intercités, TER and international services.

History

The station was built in 18 months starting in 1855 by for the Chemin de fer de Paris à Lyon. From the beginning it was designed as a central station unifying the lines of the three companies then serving Lyon, which merged to form the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée as the station was opening. The building was built in classical style and is composed of a double rooftop and a large passenger building.
Image:KF_27002_--_Gare_Perrache.jpg|left|280px|thumb|The station's façade in 1903
The station lost its view of the city when an intermodal terminal and dual-carriageway highway were built in front of it in the 1970s. Although much modern building has somewhat tarnished the look of the area, the station retains many of its original features:
  • The station front features the names of towns served by trains departing Lyon-Perrache.
  • The platforms are covered by two twin iron rooftops.
It is the terminus of Lyon services to and from Paris on the high-speed LGV Sud-Est railway line. It is also served by conventional trains from other parts of France, and is a terminus of Line A of the Lyon Metro. It is also served by Lyon tramway lines T1 and T2.
Today, Perrache is no longer the primary rail station serving Lyon. Instead, Lyon-Part-Dieu station, constructed in the 1970s in a large planned business district outside the central city, acts as the more popular embarkation point for most high-speed trains, especially to Paris and the north.

Future

A rebuilding of the station is planned for completion by 2030, with a view to improving the intermodal terminal, which by then will be half a century old.

Train services

To: Saint-Étienne, Roanne, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Vienne, Bourg-en-Bresse and Ambérieu.
The station is served by the following services:
  • High speed services Paris - Lyon
  • Intercity services Nantes - Tours - Bourges - Lyon
  • Intercity services Paris - Dijon - Lyon
  • Regional services Lyon - Ambérieu - Bellegarde - Genève
  • Regional services Lyon - Valence - Montélimar - Orange - Avignon
  • Local service Lyon - Ambérieu - Aix-les-Bains - Chambéry
On 5 April 2022, Trenitalia France introduced a shortworking service of the Milan–Paris Frecciarossa between Lyon-Perrache and Paris Gare de Lyon, with an intermediate stop in Lyon-Part-Dieu. Three trains in each direction per day were initially scheduled, increasing to five trains from 1 June 2022.

iDBus

Since 17 December 2012, SNCF's national and international coach network, iDBus, serves Lyon-Perrache.