Route France - Tram-train De L'ouest Lyonnais

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  1. ElBriseto

    ElBriseto Well-Known Member

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    A new French route suggestion: the Tram Train Ouest Lyonnais (yeah Lyon again). Despite its name, it's a light rail route.
    I think we don't have enough train variety; we always have the same types of trains (commuter trains, high-speed trains, regional trains) but not enough of subways and light rails. We just have three London Overground routes and one Underground. That's why I made that suggestion I don't know what you'll think about that.

    The route is 55km long/34 mi and has three branches and 23 stations for an exciting journey.

    Map :
    Carte_Lignes_Tram-train_Ouest_Lyonnais_full.svg.png

    Rolling stocks :
    Citadis Dualis/U 52500 , a tram-train used on many light rails and tram train lines in France, specifically in tram train of Nantes and some of the Parisian trams (T4, T11, T12, T13, T14).
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    X 73500, a "normal" train, which I had already proposed in my suggestion of La Ligne des Hirondelles. Used on the Tassin - Lozanne branch which is not electrified.
    Um2-x73500-ter-aura-gare-de-monestier-de-clermont2.jpg

    What's great about this network is that it uses both a tram-train AND a train.

    Drivable Service :
    Lyon-Saint-Paul to Sain-Bel : U 52500 , 42 min
    Lyon-Saint-Paul to Brignais : U 52500, 25 min
    Tassin - Lozanne : X 73500, 25 min
    Lozanne - L'Arbresle (+6km) : X 73500 , 5 min it's an extremely short incomplete journey, but I find it interested for to establish a connection between the Lozanne branch and Saint Bel branch. Not mandatory, but it would be a shame not to include it.

    Possible Extension :
    Lyon Perrache - L'Arbresle (+31km), with the addition of X 76500 even though there are X 73500s who make this line of the route too. This could give the route a new branch and that would make the Lozanne - L'Arbresle section more relevant because this section comes from this part of the route :D
    That would also add the TGV Duplex (Inoui) between Lyon Perrache and Lyon Part-Dieu

    Brignais Branch :


    Saint-Bel Branch :


    (Strangely, you can't watch the videos directly on the DTG website, but you can watch them directly on YouTube.)

    Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything for Lozanne Branch. :(

    You can tell me what you think. :D

    My other suggestions :
    Ligne De Tende (Nice - Tende)
    Saint Lazare - La Verrière/Versailles Rive Droite
    Lyon Metropolitan 2020
    Ligne Des Hirondelles (Andelot - Saint Claude)
     
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