"Belkur" ( French Bellecour ) - interchange node of lines A and D of the Lyon metro .
| Bellecour | |
|---|---|
| Bellecour Line a Line D | |
| Lyon Metro | |
 Train at Belkur station (line A). | |
| Area | 2nd district of Lyon |
| opening date | May 2, 1978 (line A) |
| Type of | underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 (line A) 1 (line D) |
| Type of platforms | lateral (line A) insular (line D) |
| Platform shape | direct |
| Transitions at the station | Line A ↔ Line D |
| Exit to the streets | Bellecour square ( French place Bellecour ) square Antonin Ponce ( French place Antonin Poncet ) Le Vist square ( French place Le Viste ) |
| Ground transportation | city buses shuttle buses |
| Station code | |
| Nearby Stations | , , and |
 External Images | |
|---|---|
 | Ancient Roman mosaic at Belkur station |
| The sculpture "Sun" at the station "Belkur" |
Location
The station is located in the 2nd district of Lyon , in the area of Presquil . The station platform is located under one of the central squares of Lyon - Bellecour ( French place Bellecour ). Entrance to the station is made in several places: in the south - near the confluence of the Bellecour Square, Victor Hugo Street ( French rue Victor Hugo ), in the east - from Antonin Ponce Square ( French place Antonin Poncet ), in the northeast - near the confluence of the square Bellecour with Le Vist square ( French place Le Viste ) and Republique streets ( French rue de la République ) and Barre ( French rue de La Barre ) [1] [2] .
Features
Line A station was opened on May 2, 1978 as part of the first line of the Lyons metro from Perrache station to Laurent Bonvé - Astrobal station ; consists of two tracks and two side platforms. Line D station was opened on September 9, 1991 as part of the first stage of this line from Gorges de Loup station to Grange Blanche station; consists of two paths and one island platform. In 2006, the passenger flow of stations of both lines amounted to 1,213,546 people / month [1] .
Station of line A - the longest on the network and one of the highest - the Perrache direction platform is located above the interchange mezzanine of the deeper station of line D. At the entrance to the platform of Vaud-en-Velen - La Sua direction, there is a sculpture under the light penetrating from the surface the name "Sun" by artist Ivan Avoskan. Inside the station there is also a fragment of an ancient Roman mosaic of the II century , discovered during the construction of the metro in 1976 [1] [3] .
Name Origin
The name of the station comes from the name of the main ceremonial square Bellecour , under which the station is located. The square with the equestrian statue of Louis XIV in the center appeared in 1714 under the name Louis the Great Square. Then the square repeatedly changed its name: the current one, which can be roughly translated as a “beautiful courtyard”, first appeared in 1848 , existed on the map of Lyon until 1852, was returned again in 1871, and has not changed since then [4] .
Attractions
- Bellecour square with the monument to Louis XIV
- Jacobin Square
- Area Antonin Ponce
- Republik Street
- Hotel Dieu - a complex of historical buildings
- The bell tower of the former Charite hospital
- Theater Celesten - one of the oldest theaters in France
- Great Lyon Synagogue
- Lyon Tourist Office
Ground transportation
There is a transfer from the station to the following modes of transport [1] :
- “main” bus
- bus
- "intra-district" bus
Suburban buses 171
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Bellecour (Fr.) . Ferro-Lyon (30 août 2015). Date of treatment September 20, 2015. Archived September 24, 2015.
- ↑ Lyon agglomération. - Montreuil: Blay-Foldex.
- ↑ Mosaïque romaine à Lyon (Fr.) . Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon. Le Guichet du Savoir (12 avril 2015). Date of treatment September 20, 2015. Archived on September 28, 2015.
- ↑ Place Bellecour et statue équestre de Louis XIV (French) . Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon. Le Guichet du Savoir (27 octobre 2010). Date of treatment September 20, 2015. Archived on September 28, 2015.