Architecture

Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse

Lyon

Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse was a former railway station of the Lyon-Croix-Rousse to Trévoux line in the Croix-Rousse district of Lyon. It was put into service in 1863 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon (la Croix-Rousse) at camp de Sathonay, north of boulevard de la Croix-Rousse and opposite the station haute of the funiculaire de la rue Terme, opened in 1862. The station provided access to the Presqu'île de Lyon.

The station underwent several changes in location during its history. It was relocated in 1867 to the south of boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, to the funicular station on rue Terme, and later moved again in 1914 to place des Tapis. It was also described as a cul-de-sac station with an arrière-gare just south of rue de Crimée. Because of limited space, the freight facilities were placed near a depot north of place des Tapis at rue de la Terrasse. The station was closed to passenger traffic in 1953 and to freight traffic in 1975. Its installations were completely destroyed.

Map showing the location of Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse in Lyon
Location of Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse in Lyon

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History and Location of Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse

Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse was a former French railway station on the Lyon-Croix-Rousse to Trevoux line, located in the Croix-Rousse district in Lyon. It was put into service in 1863 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon (la Croix-Rousse) at camp de Sathonay. The station was originally established north of boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, then relocated in 1867 south of the boulevard to the funicular station on rue Terme. It was moved again in 1914 to place des Tapis. The station closed to passenger traffic in 1953 and to freight traffic in 1975. Its installations were completely destroyed.

Location and Evolution of Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse

Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse was inaugurated and put into service by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon (la Croix-Rousse) at camp de Sathonay on an unspecified date. It was located north of boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, opposite the station haute of the funiculaire de la rue Terme, opened in 1862, and it provided access to the Presqu'ile de Lyon. In 1866, the history notes negotiations with the compagnie de la Dombes for trains from Sathonay to Bourg-en-Bresse to depart from Gare de la Croix-Rousse.

The line and station were transferred to the societe anonyme des chemins de fer du Rhone in 1872, after the sequestration and bankruptcy of the original company. In the same period, exploitation was assured by the Compagnie des Dombes et des chemins de fer du Sud-Est, which succeeded the compagnie de la Dombes in 1872. The line was extended from Gare de Sathonay to Trevoux on an unspecified date. The station was later moved to the south of boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, between the funicular station and rue Rast Maupas, and was identified as a cul-de-sac with an arriere-gare just south of rue de Crimee.

Operationally, trains had to cross the boulevard on a single track at very low speed, preceded by a walking agent. Because of limited space, the gare aux marchandises was placed near a depot north of place des Tapis at rue de la Terrasse. The passenger station was later moved to the place of the freight station to avoid repeated traffic jams and to extend the platforms, with the building for passengers located on rue Jacquard. The station was served by three platform tracks, made up of one side platform and one central platform, and the freight station and depot were then moved farther north beyond rue Henon.

The station activity declined after the opening in 1900 of a connection between Sathonay and Gare de Lyon-Saint-Clair by the compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris a Lyon et a la Mediterranee. This connection also gave access to the stations of Brotteaux and Perrache and to the freight station of La Part-Dieu, which favored Gare de Lyon-Saint-Clair over Gare de Lyon-Croix-Rousse.

Closure and Reuse of the Railway Site

The new freight station was renamed Lyon-Croix-Rousse 2. At an unspecified date, the station was closed to passenger traffic, and the installations up to Lyon-Croix-Rousse 2 were destroyed to allow development of the boulevard des Canuts. Lyon-Croix-Rousse 2 was later closed to freight traffic on an unspecified date. Part of the infrastructure of Lyon-Croix-Rousse 2 was then reused for line C of the metro.