The gare d'Avignon-Centre (Avignon Central railway station) is a railway station serving the city of Avignon, in Vaucluse, France. It is on the Paris–Marseille railway.
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| Location | Boulevard Saint-Roch, B.P.175, 84008 Avignon CEDEX France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°56′31″N 4°48′17″E / 43.9419°N 4.8047°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RFF / SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Paris–Marseille Avignon–Miramas Villeneuve-lès-Avignon–Avignon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 March 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description
editThe station building was constructed in 1866 according to the plans of the architect Louis-Jules Bouchot,[1] and is similar to its counterpart at Valence-Ville, which was also designed by Bouchot. The building's symmetrical façade is neoclassical in style, with five bays and a clock surmounting the balustrade.[2]
Train traffic
editA wide range of trains use Avignon-Centre station, including Transport express régional, TGV trains from Paris Gare de Lyon, Provence, Côte d'Azur and Languedoc. Many other TGV trains stop at the Avignon TGV station.
The services include:[3][4][5][6][7]
- local service (TER Occitanie) Narbonne - Béziers - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon
- express service (TER Occitanie) Cerbère - Perpignan - Narbonne - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon
- local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon - Valence - Avignon
- express service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Lyon - Valence - Avignon - Marseille
- local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Cavaillon - Miramas - Marseille
- local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Carpentras
- local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Arles - Miramas - Marseille
References
edit- ^ Les bâtiments voyageurs édifiés le long de la ligne impériale, François Poupardin (in French).
- ^ Gardner, Nicky (6 September 2022). "Rail route of the month: the slow train from France to Spain". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Timetable search, TER Occitanie
- ^ Le réseau régional de transport public, TER Occitanie, accessed 12 May 2022.
- ^ Rechercher une fiche horaire, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
- ^ La carte du réseau TER SUD, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
- ^ Avignon-Centre station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)