TCL (public transport)

Transports en commun lyonnais
Overview
OwnerSYTRAL Mobilités (in French)
LocaleMetropolis of Lyon
Communauté de communes de l'Est lyonnais (Community of communes of east Lyon)
7 other communes in Rhône department
Transit typeMetro
Funicular
Tramway
Bus and trolleybus
Number of lines
  • 4 métro lines
  • 2 funicular lines
  • 7 tramway lines
  • 24 high-frequency bus and trolleybus lines
  • Over 100 other bus and trolleybus lines
Annual ridership496.213 millions (2019)
HeadquartersBoulevard Marius-Vivier-Merle
Lyon (3rd arrondissement)
Websitetcl.fr
Operation
Began operation21 June 1879: Creation of the OTL (Compagnie des Omnibus et Tramways de Lyon)
1 January 1967: Creation of TCL, replacing the OTL
Operator(s)Keolis Lyon

TCL, before 1 September 2025 known as Transports en commun lyonnais (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃spɔʁ ɑ̃ kɔmœ̃ ljɔnɛ]; 'Lyon public transport'), is the public transport network in the Metropolis of Lyon, administered by the SYTRAL Mobilités authority. It is the second largest public transport network in France (after Paris), and covers 72 communes, including all 58 communes of the Metropolis of Lyon, spread over 746 square kilometres (288 sq mi).

TCL is managed by SYTRAL Mobilités that sets policies and finances the infrastructure.

Keolis Dev and RATP run the network on a day-to-day basis.

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