| Transports en commun lyonnais | |
| Owner: | SYTRAL Mobilités |
| Locale: | Lyon Metropolis Communauté de communes de l'Est lyonnais (Community of communes of east Lyon) 7 other communes in Rhône department |
| Transit Type: | Métro Funicular Tramway Bus and trolleybus |
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| Annual Ridership: | 496.213 millions (2019)[1] |
| Headquarters: | Boulevard Marius-Vivier-Merle Lyon (3rd arrondissement) |
| Began Operation: | 21 June 1879: Creation of the OTL (Compagnie des Omnibus et Tramways de Lyon) 1 January 1967: Creation of TCL, replacing the OTL |
| Operator: | Keolis Lyon |
The Transports en commun lyonnais (in French pronounced as /tʁɑ̃spɔʁ ɑ̃ kɔmœ̃ ljɔnɛ/, "Lyon public transport" in French; usually referred to as TCL) is the Lyon public transport agency. It is the second largest public transport system in France (after Paris), and covers 72 communes, including all 58 communes of the Lyon Metropolis, spread over .[2] [3]
TCL is managed by two companies: SYTRAL Mobilités sets policies and finances the infrastructure, while Keolis Lyon runs the network on a day-to-day basis.
TCL manages:
See main article: Lyon Metro.
See main article: Funiculars of Lyon.
See main article: Lyon tramway.
See main article: Buses in Lyon and Trolleybuses in Lyon.
The TCL network is built around several big stations connecting metro and tram lines:
Some other major stations are connecting suburban bus lines to metro or tram lines, and sometimes railway stations:
Several bus lines run one bus per hour throughout the night, mostly to allow young people to get home. Since September 2021 there have been three such lines, labelled "Pleine Lune" ("full moon") (fr).[5] A fourth line, Pleine Lune 4, was discontinued in March 2020.
The TCL network has a fare system composed of paper tickets and a contactless smartcard named Técély.
Tickets or Técély card need to be validated at ticket barriers when entering a metro or funicular station, or at ticket validators located on board of trams, buses and trolleybuses. Validation of ticket or Técély card is mandatory at each connection, except for connections between metro or funicular lines.
There are multiple types of tickets, with different validity durations. There are also different tarifications regarding the age of the passenger.[6]
The most basic ticket is the "1-hour ticket", it can be validated unlimitedly during 1 hour starting from the first validation. It costs €1.90, and it can also be purchased in booklets of 10 tickets at €18 (€1.80 each ticket). This ticket is red.
A "1-hour ticket" at a reduced price is available for people under 26 years old and students under 28 years old, it is sold only by booklets of 10 tickets at €15.40 (€1.54 each ticket). This ticket is yellow.
Another version of the "1-hour ticket" is sold by bus and trolleybus drivers, this one costs €2.20. It is more expensive than a usual ticket in order to encourage people to buy tickets at vending machines or other sales points. This ticket is grey.
There are also long duration tickets valid during 2, 24, 48 or 72 hours starting from the first validation. These tickets are green.
See main article: Técély card. Introduced on 1 July 2002,[7] the Técély card (Carte Técély) is the contactless smartcard of the TCL network. The card itself costs €5 and is usable during five years, it can be obtained in the five TCL agencies or by mail order.[8]
To be valid, the Técély card needs to be recharged with a weekly, monthly or annual pass.
Booklets of 10 "1-hour tickets" can also be recharged on the Técély card, at normal or reduced price, depending on the age or status of the card holder. Up to 40 tickets can be contained at a time on a Técély card.
Tickets recharged on the card will be debited at validation only if no weekly, monthly or annual pass is recharged on the card. If there is a pass and tickets recharged at the same time on the card, no ticket will be debited at validation.
Buying tickets and recharging Técély cards is possible at different types of sales points:[9]