Lille Metro

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The Lille Metro is a fully automated light metro system serving the city of Lille and its metropolitan area in northern France.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lille Metro canonical 7
Lille Metro Line 1 2
Lille tramway 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fully automated metro system
light metro system
public transport system
accessibility step-free access at most stations
characteristic rubber-tyred metro
cityServed Lille
Roubaix
Tourcoing
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
linked to: Villeneuve d’Ascq
constructionStart late 1970s
country France
depot Lomme depot
linked to: Lomme

Villeneuve-d'Ascq depot
electrification 750 V DC third rail
environmentalImpact reduces car traffic in Lille metropolitan area
fareBrand Ilévia
fareSystem integrated with Ilévia network
fareZoneSystem zoned
gauge standard gauge
integrationWith Lille bus network
Lille tramway
line Line 1
Line 2
locatedIn Hauts-de-France
northern France
notableFeature one of the first fully automated driverless metro systems in the world
numberOfLines 2
numberOfStations over 60
openingDate 1983-04-25
operator Ilévia
owner Métropole Européenne de Lille
peakFrequency a few minutes between trains on core sections
planningAuthority Métropole Européenne de Lille
platformType high platforms
primaryHub Gare Lille-Europe
Gare Lille-Flandres
regionServed Métropole Européenne de Lille
rollingStock VAL 206 trains
VAL 208 trains
safetySystem automatic train control
serves Lille
Lille metropolitan area
serviceType urban rapid transit
status operational
systemLength approximately 45 km
technology VAL automated metro technology
ticketing contactless smartcards
magnetic stripe tickets
website https://www.ilevia.fr

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lille hasPublicTransportSystem Lille Metro
Lille-Flandres station hasConnection Lille tramway
linked to: Lille Metro
Lille-Europe station hasConnection Lille Metro
Lille-Europe station hasConnection Lille tramway
linked to: Lille Metro
Villeneuve d’Ascq transport Lille Metro Line 1
linked to: Lille Metro
Lille Europe connectedTo Lille Metro
Roubaix hasMetro Lille Metro line 2
linked to: Lille Metro
Tourcoing hasMetroConnection Lille Metro
VAL firstCommercialApplication Lille Metro Line 1
linked to: Lille Metro
VAL operatesIn Lille Metro