Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry (Railway station at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport) - Lyon, France
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vraatja
N 45° 43.250 E 005° 04.550
31T E 661541 N 5065126
Amazing building of railway station at Lyon's Saint-Exupéry airport was designed by Santiago Calatrava and opened on 3 July 1994.
Waymark Code: WMFT6E
Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Date Posted: 11/26/2012
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The expressive building designed by Santiago Calatrava is built astride an existing TGV (high-speed train) track adjacent to Lyon airport. It provides a TGV station for the airport, but also a connection point for both TGV and airplanes into the regional road and rail system. The building's most striking profile, based on two converging steel arches 120 meters long and 40 meters high. The building is most obviously expressive of a bird, symbolizing flight.
The station has six tracks laid in a cutting. The two central tracks are isolated to permit trains to traverse the station at full speed (300 km/h). Both sets of two tracks have platforms 500 m long. To the west, a small piece of land has been put aside for future expansion. Above the tracks, a 300 m long passenger concourse gives easy access to the platforms and is equipped with several travelators. The railway station is linked to Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport by a footbridge equipped with a travelator.
The station is situated about 20 km east of Lyon city centre and it was opened on 3 July 1994.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
The station is currently used for the high-speed passenger trains (TGV) and the local shuttle to the city of Lyon.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: TGV
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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