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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
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Limited seats; upon mandatory registration on affluences.com from 1 September
September 2023
Saturday 16
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Sunday 17
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00

Ancien poste d'aiguillage de Lyon-Perrache 1

2 quai Rambaud 69002 Lyon
  • Métropole de Lyon
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Visit of the former Lyon-Perrache switchboard 1

Since the early 1930s, and well known to the users of the Fourvière tunnel, Lyon-Perrache Station 1 has had its atypical silhouette, its feet in the Saône…
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Limited seats; upon mandatory registration on affluences.com from 1 September
©Olivier Vellay, Rails & histoire

Responsible for shipping and receiving trains on the west side of the station, it has been decommissioned since November 2016. A team of enthusiasts is committed to giving it new life in order to open it, subsequently, to guided tours.
Station 1 of Lyon-Perrache is an exceptional witness of the technologies developed and implemented in the 1910s and 1920s in the world of railways.
The association has therefore decided to put Station 1 back into service… simulated! dedicated computer software specially created for this purpose, connected to the facilities, simulates the passage of virtual trains, while it is able to detect the actions of the switcher and react accordingly. All that’s missing are the trains— The visitor can thus, for a few minutes or a few hours, put himself in the shoes of the switcher, and discover a part of this formidable profession.
The simulation project is coupled with a reconstruction project. Indeed, in recent decades, computer technology has been omnipresent and switch stations are no exception: screens, keyboards, create a mask between the switcher and his colleagues… and with potential visitors.
So we made the choice to make visitors dive into the 1950s. Place paper, inkwells and dial phones! And what a pleasure to hear, again, the whistle of the steam locomotives…
In May 2022, the position was awarded the Grand Prix "Citoyens du Patrimoine" by the City of Lyon.
In September 2022, the post received the mention "Industrial Heritage" of the competition "Heritage Aurhalpin".
The entire position (post and cabin) was listed as a Historic Monument on March 23, 2023.
The visit is educational and accessible to all audiences.
The function of switch stations and switchers will be presented, as well as a brief history of their technological evolution, in order to understand the specificities of station 1 of Lyon-Perrache.
The switch room on the 4th and last floor of the station, as well as the third floor, which houses the mechanical combinator and part of the electrical relays of the installation, are open to visitors.
Guided tours, on reservation required, last 50 minutes and start every hour between 10:00 noon and then between 14:00 and 18:00 (last departure 17:00). The number of places is limited.

Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thèmes 2023
Patrimoine vivant
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit, Sur inscription
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Ancien poste d'aiguillage de Lyon-Perrache 1
2 quai Rambaud 69002 Lyon
  • Métropole de Lyon
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Since the early 1930s, and well known to the users of the Fourvière tunnel, Lyon-Perrache Station 1 has had its atypical silhouette, its feet in the Saône… Responsible for shipping and receiving trains on the west side of the station, it has been decommissioned since November 2016\. In May 2022, the position was awarded the Grand Prix "Citoyens du Patrimoine" by the City of Lyon. In September 2022, Le poste was awarded the "Industrial Heritage" designation in the "Aurhalpin Heritage" competition. The position was listed, in its entirety (position and cabin) as a Historic Monument on March 23, 2023.
Tags
Monument historique, Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique, Patrimoine ferroviaire, des transports et du génie civil
Access
Access to all modes of transport
©Sylvère AÏT AMOUR, Rails & histoire