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The Gare de la Part-Dieu (Part-Dieu rail station) is the primary train station for travellers to metropolitan Lyon, France, busier than the city's other stations: Perrache (in the city-center), Lyon-Vaise, Saint-Paul, and Gorge de Loup.
The station was constructed in 1978 as part of the new Part-Dieu urban neighborhood project. As the planners intended Part-Dieu to act as a second city center for Lyon, the large rail station was built in conjunction with a shopping mall (the largest in France outside of Île-de-France), a major government office complex, and the tallest skyscraper in the region, nicknamed le crayon (the pencil) due to its shape.
Prior to the construction of Part-Dieu, a station called Brotteaux operated. It was closed in 1982.
Rail connections
Part-Dieu is a significant hub in the French rail network (SNCF), connected with a number of cities, both French and international. It is directly connected to Paris, Marseille, Valence, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Perpignan, Rouen, Roissy, Lille, Brussels, Geneva, Metz, Strasbourg, Tarbes, Bayonne, Nantes, Grenoble and Bordeaux.
The station is served by France's high-speed rail service, TGV, in addition to regional TER trains.
Airport connections
Part-Dieu has connections to the Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) by TGV and has been assigned the "XYD" airport code, the SNCF is proposing connection services to CDG under code sharing aggreement with many airlines.
Part-Dieu also has connections to the Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport by bus that is being upgraded to a "fast tram" (Leslys project).
Traffic
The station has significantly surpassed its initial traffic expectations, from a moderate 35,000 passengers a day in 1983 to 80,000 passengers on 500 trains a day in 2001. Because of the increased traffic, the station was renovated from 1995-2001 to increase the number of platforms and alter the exterior.
As of 2006, the station serves 14.7 million passengers a year.
Local transportation
Lyon Part-Dieu has direct access to Line B of the Lyon Metro, providing easy access to Lyon's centre ville (center city) and Vieux Lyon (historic district). Outside the station, the Metro's T1 and T3 trams also stop.
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