The Gare de la Part-Dieu (; "God's share railway station") or Lyon-Part-Dieu is the primary railway station of Lyon, France, located in its La Part-Dieu business district. It is on the historical Paris–Marseille railway. Train services are mainly operated by the SNCF with frequent TGV high-speed and TER regional services as well as Intercités, Frecciarossa, AVE and Lyria services. Lyon's second railway station, Perrache station, is located in the south of the historical centre.

History Originally opened in 1859 as a freight station, the station was constructed in 1978 as part of the new Part-Dieu urban neighborhood project. As the planners intended Part-Dieu to act as a second city center for Lyon, the large train station was built in conjunction with a shopping center (the largest in France), a major government office complex, and the tallest skyscraper in the region, nicknamed Le Crayon (The Pencil) due to its shape. Before the construction of the Gare de la Part-Dieu, the neighborhood was served by the Gare des Brotteaux. It closed in 1982 and its operations were absorbed into this station.

In spring 2018, major reconstruction and refurbishment works began to rebuild the entire station and its near surroundings.thisislyon.fr - Closing of Avenue Pompidou Marks Beginning of Major Works 5 March 2018 The original main entrance building located on the western side was torn down starting that year. 2022 saw the entry into service of a new Platform L and an additional transverse hall (Galerie Pompidou / Hall 2) to access the platforms. Then followed the openings of a number of spaces on the western side: A new entrance building and hall, Galerie Béraudier, in June 2024; an underground interchange plaza in April 2025; and a renewed surface forecourt in September 2025.

Traffic Lyon-Part-Dieu is the busiest French train station outside of Île-de-France and according to the SNCF, the leading European station in terms of the number of connecting passengers. Une 11e voie à Lyon Part-Dieu The station has significantly surpassed its initial traffic expectations, from a moderate 35,000 passengers a day in 1983 to 80,000 passengers on 500 trains a day in 2001. Because of the increased traffic, the station was renovated from 1995–2001 to increase the number of platforms and alter the exterior. In 2010, the station served roughly 51.1 million passengers, approaching 140,000 for an average weekday.

Local transportation Lyon Part-Dieu has direct access to the Lyon Metro (line B) and tramways T1, T3, and T4. Part-Dieu is also connected to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport and TGV station via the dedicated Rhônexpress airport rail link.

Rail connections Part-Dieu is a significant railway hub, connected to the French (SNCF) and international rail networks. From the many lines that run through Lyon, Part-Dieu is directly connected to Paris, Marseille, Valence, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Montpellier, Perpignan, Barcelona, Rouen, Roissy, Lille, Brussels, Geneva, Tours, Mulhouse, Belfort, Metz, Strasbourg, Nantes, Rennes, Grenoble, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Le Havre, Le Mans, Karlsruhe, Frankfurt, Milan, Turin, London. Part-Dieu also has connections to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) by TGV and has been assigned the "XYD" airport code. The SNCF offers connection services to CDG called TGV Air, under code sharing agreements with many airlines.

Current international services

High speed services (TGV) Brussels—Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Marseille High speed services (TGV) Brussels—Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier-Perpignan High speed services (TGV) Frankfurt—Karlsruhe—Strasbourg—Mulhouse—Besançon—Lyon—Marseille High speed services (TGV) Luxembourg/Metz-Strasbourg—Mulhouse—Dijon—Lyon—Marseille/Montpellier High speed services (Milan–Paris Frecciarossa) Paris—Lyon—Chambéry—Turin—Milan. High speed services (AVE) Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier—Perpignan—Barcelona Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon-Part-Dieu—Ambérieu—Culoz—Bellegarde—Genève(Cornavin)

Current national services The station is served by France's high-speed rail service, TGV, and Intercités:

High speed services (TGV) Paris—Lyon/Saint-Étienne High speed services (FRECCIAROSSA) Paris—Lyon High speed services (TGV) Lyon—Marseille-Nice High speed services (TGV) Lille—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier High speed services (TGV) Lille—Arras—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Nîmes—Montpellier High speed services (TGV) Lille—Arras—Marne-la-Vallée—Lyon—Marseille High speed services (TGV) Nancy—Strasbourg—Besançon—Dijon—Lyon—Marseille—Nice High speed services (TGV) Toulouse—Montpellier—Lyon High speed services (TGV) Rennes/Nantes—Massy TGV—Lyon/Marseille/Montpellier High speed services (TGV) Le Havre—Rouen—Massy TGV—Lyon—Marseille Intercity services (Intercités) Nancy—Neufchâteau—Dijon—Mâcon-Ville—Lyon Intercity services (Intercités) Nantes—Tours—Bourges—Nevers—Moulins—Lyon

Current local services Regional services offered by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Mâcon—Chalon-sur-Saône—Dijon—Laroche-Migennes—Sens—Paris Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Ambérieu—Bellegarde—Genève/St Gervais-les-Bains/Evian-les-Bains Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Ambérieu—Bourg-en-Bresse—Lons-le-Saunier—Besançon—Belfort Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Chambéry—Bourg-Saint-Maurice/Modane Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Vienne—Valence—Montélimar—Orange—Avignon—Miramas—Marseille Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Tarare—Roanne—Vichy—Clermont-Ferrand Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Givors—Saint-Étienne—Firminy Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Lozanne—Paray-le-Monial—Saincaize—Bourges—Tours Local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon—Villars-les-Dombes—Bourg-en-Bresse

Line Route 3 Lyon-Part-Dieu ... Ambérieu ... Bellegarde ... Annemasse ... La Roche-sur-Foron ... Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet branch line Bellegarde – Genève-Cornavin branch line Annemasse ... Évian-les-Bains 4 Lyon-Part-Dieu – Ambérieu – Aix-les-Bains-Le Revard – Rumilly – Annecy 35 Lyon-Part-Dieu ... Ambérieu ... Culoz ... Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux 54 Lyon-Part-Dieu ... Bourgoin-Jallieu ... Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux † Not all trains call at this station

Projected services Intercity service Bordeaux-Lyon with new cooperative operator Railcoop, planned for mid-2022 but postponed several times then cancelled as the operator went into liquidation in 2024.

See also Transport in Rhône-Alpes TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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