Railway heritage, viaducts and stations classified in the Rhône-Alpes

Rail Rotonde
73000 Chambéry

The Chambéry railway rotunda, built in the early 20th century in Savoie, is one of the largest in France with 108 m in diameter. Classified as a historic monument, it symbolizes the golden age of the railway in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Station classified as MH
69006 Lyon 6ème

The Brotteaux station, located in Lyon 6th in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is an emblematic monument of the city. Its history remains partially documented in available internal sources.

01350 Culoz-Béon

Culoz Station, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century in Ain, is an emblematic railway monument of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, marked by its historic role as a border station and its distinctive regional architecture.

26000 Valence

Valencia City Train Station, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century, is an iconic railway monument to Valencia (Drôme), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its passenger building, designed by Louis-Jules Bouchot in 1865, combines neoclassical architecture and functionality, with a facade inspired by the Petit Trianon.

69002 Lyon

Lyon Perrache's No.1 switch post, built in the 1930s, is an Art Deco technical building located on the viaduct of the Quarantine in Lyon. This industrial monument controlled the railway traffic of the Lyon node until 2016.

69006 Lyon 6e Arrondissement

The Brotteaux station, a former railway station in Lyon at the beginning of the 20th century, is classified as a historical monument, illustrating the PLM architecture and the evolution of Lyon transport.

74560 Monnetier-Mornex

The high station of the cable car of the Salève, built in 1932 in Monnetier-Mornex (Haute-Savoie), is an emblematic monument with panoramic views of Geneva and the Alps. It illustrates the architectural and tourist innovation of the 1930s.