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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Métro D (Lyon, 2025): Corentin Eustacchi· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Alstom, Matra MPL85 à la station Vieux Lyon.: MathiasTCL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Lyon TCL MPL 85 n°367 MD Gare de Vaise (3): Occitandu34· Public domain
- 4. Maquette de la rame MPL 85 1: Société d'Études du Métro de l'Agglomération Lyonnaise (SEMALY)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Maquettes des rames MPL 75 et MPL 85 1: Société d'Études du Métro de l'Agglomération Lyonnaise (SEMALY)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Maquettes des rames MPL 75 et MPL 85 2: Société d'Études du Métro de l'Agglomération Lyonnaise (SEMALY)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Maquettes des rames MPL 75 et MPL 85 3: Société d'Études du Métro de l'Agglomération Lyonnaise (SEMALY)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. MPL 85, lig. D métro Lyon: Nanzig· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. MPL85 - Gare de Vaise: Micka13· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. MPL85 - Métro de Lyon Ligne D - Gare de Vénissieux: Florian Fèvre· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The MPL 85 (Métro Pneus Lyon 1985) is the driverless rubber-tyred electric train type used on the Lyon Metro's Line D. The entire fleet was built by Alstom (then Alsthom). The trains were delivered in 1988, but only entered service in 1991 (when Line D was opened). The accelerating and deaccelerating sounds of the MPL-85 units are quite similar to the MP 05 stock of the Paris Métro and to the NS-2004 stock of the Santiago Metro, although they look completely different.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 35 years ago, in 1991.
- 36.2 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 100: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 35 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1991
- in service from
- 1991
- status
- in service
- number built
- 36
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Transports en commun lyonnais
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC guide bars
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 36.2 m
- capacity
- 100 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2549266, Wikipedia: MPL 85 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.