The station opened on 19 July 1900.
It is situated in the 12th arrondissement. Gare de Lyon is served by the metro lines 1 and 14. Both have underground stations.
One of the platform entrances outside the station building.
The fence around the entrance is in the art nouveau style and painted green. Each panel has a flower design.
The lamppost at the side is green with a red sign with white capital letters showing the word 'METRO'. It is topped with a white, ball-shaped light.
The station sign is pained green with the station name pained in green on a yellow background.
In the panel is a map of the metro network.
The corridor from the entrance is tiled in very small white hexagonal tiles.
Colourful plastic strips have been placed half way up the wall and along the the corridor.
Further along the corridor, grey and orange hexagonal tiles have been added to the white tiles to form patterns.
Platform Line 1
Line 1 started operation on 19 July 1900.
The brick ceiling, which is painted white, consists of several small arches.
The ceiling is supported by steel girders and pillars painted yellow.
The lights are in yellow metal casings and hung from the ceiling.
The double pillars are supporting the steel beams and the ceiling. Each pillar is hexagonal.
They are joined at the top and decorated with patterns. This makes them look like bridges.
Yellow metal seats in the shape of half-bowls with a smiley have been fixed to the wall.
The ground is painted grey.
The walls are tiled in in large square white ceramic tiles.
The signage consists of mixed case white letters on a dark blue plasticised board.
Special free WIFI hotspots have been established on the platforms.
Platform Line 14
Line 14 started operation on 15 October 1998. It has a central platform with side tracks.
The floor is made of polished stone in different colours. The majority is pink. Grey floor tiles have been placed at the edge of the platform.
The track has been separated from the platform by platform barriers.
Some light has been placed above the platform barrier in white metal casings.
A small indoor garden has been installed behind the track.
Additional lighting has been provided over the centre platform.
The ceiling is straight with coloured panels.