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Project Manager
VAL
lille metro - lines 1 and 2
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underground structures
systems
works supervision
project management
Conceived in the 1970s, Lille’s metro is now the longest automatic metro network in the world. SYSTRA was first involved
in 1974, drawing up the basic design for line 1 and then project
managing elements of design and construction through the entire development period until line 2 opened in 2000.
The challenge
Lille was the first urban area to adopt a VAL (light automatic vehicle) line back in 1983. It all began with an international competition launched in 1971 to provide for the services to the new town
of Villeneuve-d’Ascq and to link it with the centre of Lille, hence
the name VAL: Villeneuve-d’Ascq–Lille. Thirty years on, Lille urban
area can boast the longest automatic metro network in the world.
The metro has been a catalyst for development, with major urban
development projects initiated near stations. The varied station
architecture and the associated reorganisation above ground
have transformed some of the districts it crosses, making them
more attractive.
Most of the network was built underground and, since the VAL
is extremely silent, being tyre-mounted, the metro is perfectly
integrated in the town and does not affect the environment. Two
lines link the four major centres in the urban area: Lille, Roubaix,
Tourcoing and Villeneuve-d’Ascq, thereby strengthening urban
cohesion.
Both lines interconnect at two stations. Three stations are connected to the railway network (TGV and TER). Four stations interconnect with the tramway; twenty six with one or several bus
lines. Lille Flandres (on line 1) and Lille Europe (on line 2) provide
fully fledged connection hubs, being connected with all other
transport modes.
The bus network was redesigned as the same time the metro
began operation: directing routes towards the metro, increasing
the frequency of routes to the centre of town and the metro, and
creation of transverse routes between districts. Since 1986, an
integrated ticket system (Ticket Plus) means that users can travel
throughout the urban and TER networks, within the limits of the
urban community.
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The six park and ride car parks created specifically to that effect
offer nearly 1,500 parking places; together with the car parks near
the stations, they provide a total of 3,000 free parking places with
surveillance near the metro. Garages and bike shelters have also
been created, in addition to numerous cycle lanes.
the val system
The VAL system runs with no driver. The controls are installed on
the line and in stations (fixed controls) and in each train (on-board
controls). The central control office (CCO) in Gare Lille Flandres,
supervises and manages the system from a distance.
The safety of the driving control system is based on an anti-collision system, vehicle speed control, traffic and heading control
systems. The integral automatic control system offers extreme
operating flexibility and an unparalleled quality of service with
very short intervals.
civil engineering methods
Both metro lines run through fully urbanised environments. In
those areas with wide enough streets to allow traffic to run whilst
part of the road was closed, cut-and-cover construction was used
to build the tunnels (4.4 km of line 1 and 3.5 km of line 2).
In highly urbanised areas where surface works are not possible,
the solution adopted was to dig tunnels (6.3 km of line 1 and
23.4 km of line 2). The tunnels for line 1 were built in a chalky
layer using conventional digging methods after consolidation
and sealing of the ground with bentonite/cementitious grout
and silica gel grout. For line 2, tunnelling methods had evolved
and several mechanised tunnel boring machines, including slurry
machines, were used, improving safety and progress.
lille metro - lines 1 and 2
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Finally, whenever the layout crossed a looser urban area, but with
many roads, viaducts were built (2.8 km of line 1 and 4.6 km
of line 2). The viaduct types and construction methods varied
substantially from one line to the other. There are two viaducts
with a single central pier on line 1 and line 2 and one double pier
viaduct on line 2.
On line 1, the viaducts were built using a box beam with conventional prestressing, the cables being threaded inside the concrete. For line 2, external prestressing was used.
stations
Line 2
Most of the stations are built underground (13 of the 18 stations
on line 1 and 39 of the 44 stations on line 2). All have 52 m long
platforms, but, in a first stage, they are only served by 26 m trains.
Most stations have side platforms (five have a central platform).
Tourcoing
Tourcoing
city center
The platforms and the floor of the vehicles are at the same level,
making for easy access for users with disabilities. Lifts serve each
platform.
Roubaix
Line 2
Saint Philibert
depots and workshops
SYSTRA’s role
In 1974, SYSTRA produced the basic design for line 1. From then
on, it was involved in all stages of the development of the metro
network.
More specifically, between 1978 and 2000, it undertook the
project management of design and construction:
for the major part of engineering for the underground structures,
development of the station areas and associated structures,
lifts, escalators, ventilation and drainage, for both lines.
The role included:
preliminary project and project design,
drawing up technical specifications,
constructional drawings for the structures,
producing the contractor consultation files,
assistance to works contracts,
overall works inspection,
works acceptance and settlement,
production of the as-built files.
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Lille Flandres
Station
Villeneuve D'Ascq
Lille Europe Station
Lomme
The maintenance of the 143 trains is the responsibility of the
network’s two depots and workshops: the Quatre Cantons depot
(line 1), in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, and the Dron CH depot (line 2), in
Tourcoing. They undertake preventive and remedial maintenance.
The depot-workshop on line 2 is accessible via a loading bridge;
it consists of stabling sidings with 5 tracks capable of taking
30 trains, a washing building, a workshop, a test track, a mini CCO,
a warehouse and technical premises.
WasquehalPavé de Lille
Lille
Line 1
Regional Hospital B Calmette
4 Cantons
Line 1
Since 2010, SYSTRA has been part of the transport system and
infrastructure Project Management Consortium in charge of Line 1
(and its 1,500 m long extension) operation with 52 m long trainsets (presently 26 m long). This 9 year project is being executed
without interrupting or degrading the line operation.
at a glance
facts and figures
Line 1
Length: 13.5 km
Stations: 18
Trains: 83 (VAL 206)
Line 2
Length: 31.5 km
Stations: 44
Trains: 60 (VAL 208)
Lines 1 and 2
Trips per year : 95.8 million (2009)
organisations involved
Owner: Communauté Urbaine
de Lille (CUDL)
Project Managers: SYSTRA and
the CUDL Technical Departments
Manufacturer of the VAL system:
SIEMENS (MATRA)
Operator: TRANSPOLE
cost
Line 1: € 810 million
Line 1a (1st section of the future
Line 2) : €600 million
2nd section of Line 2 :
€1,280 million
2016 : commissioning of the
extension of Line 1 (1,500 m)
financing
Line 1: CUDL: 80% - State: 20%
Line 2: CUDL: 85% - State: 15%
key dates
1972: selection of the VAL system,
designed by a consortium
of manufacturers led by MATRA,
for the Lille future metro network
1974: CUDL defines its long term
plan for a multi-modal public
transportation system organised
around the VAL system
1978: start of the construction work
for line 1
25 April 1983: inauguration of a first
section of line 1 (9 km)
1984: commissioning of the whole
of line 1
1989: commissioning of the first
section of line 2 - line 1a - (12 km)
1994/1995/1999: commissioning
of three additional sections (16 km)
27 October 2000: inauguration
of the whole of line 2
June 2013
Station design was entrusted to several local architects, with
the assistance of artists. The diversity in the architectural and
decorative options makes for an original effect.
Dron
Hospital