Besançon-Viotte is the main railway station located in Besançon, Doubs, eastern France. The station was opened in 1855 and is located on the Dole–Belfort railway, Besançon–Le Locle railway and Besançon-Viotte-Vesoul railway. The train services are operated by SNCF. Besançon Franche-Comté TGV is a high speed station located 10km north of Besançon.
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Location | Besançon, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°14′49″N 6°1′19″E / 47.24694°N 6.02194°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Dole–Belfort railway Besançon–Le Locle railway Besançon-Viotte-Vesoul railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 87718007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | 2.616 million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Train services
editFrom Besançon-Viotte train services depart to major French cities such as Paris, Dijon, Strasbourg and Lyon. International services operate to Switzerland: La Chaux-de-Fonds. The station is also served by regional trains towards Montbéliard, Belfort, Dole and Lons-le-Saunier.[1]
- High speed services (TGV) Paris - Dijon - Besançon
- Shuttle services (TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Besançon - Besançon TGV
- Regional services (TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Besançon - Mouchard - Lons-le-Saunier - Bourg-en-Bresse - Lyon
- Regional services (TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Besançon - Montbéliard - Belfort
- Regional services (TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Besançon - Dole - Dijon
- Regional services (TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Besançon - Morteau - La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Bus services (TER) Besançon - Vesoul
- Bus services (TER) Besançon - Gray
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de Besançon-Viotte.
- ^ Réseau ferroviaire et routier TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, accessed 25 April 2022.
External links
edit- Besançon-Viotte station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)