The European Investment Bank (EIB) is assessing Lyon urban rail transport development programme for which is proposing a EUR 384 million financing.
EUR 793 million is the total value of the project implemented by Sytral Mobilités.
This is the first allocation under the framework loan 2021-0107 Lyon Transports Urbains 2026. It includes investments aimed at increasing capacity and improving the quality of service on the metro and tram networks in Lyon, particularly for those lines experiencing high levels of saturation.
The components included in the allocation proposed by the EIB cover the upgrade of metro line B to a fully automated metro system, including the renewal of the signalling system and the purchase of 28 new trains, the renewal of 26 existing metro trains dedicated to metro line A to extend their economic life, the renewal and upgrade of four metro stations on line A as well as a new traffic control centre for the metro network.
The tram component covers the purchase of 35 vehicles with a length of 43 metres and the upgrade of the tram infrastructure of lines T1 and T2 to make it compatible with the operation of longer trams and the renewal and upgrade of the ticketing system of the whole urban public transport network.
The development and improvement of Lyon urban rail transport is expected to contribute to creating sustainable mobility, the energy transition and climate change mitigation, as set out in its urban transport plan and the Grand Lyon energy and climate plan.
The programme is expected to help achieve the objectives of the urban transport plan, which aims to reduce the modal share of passenger cars from 44% to 35% by 2030 in favour of non-motorised and public transport, and the goals of the climate and energy plan, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 43% compared to 2000. The project is therefore expected to provide economic benefits with an improvement in the efficiency and quality of public transport services.
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