Meximieux—Pérouges station (French: Gare de Meximieux—Pérouges) is a railway station located in the commune of Meximieux, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. As its name suggests the station is located within proximity of, and serves the nearby medieval era commune of Pérouges. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 38.393 on the Lyon–Geneva railway, between the stations of La Valbonne and Ambérieu-en-Bugey.
Meximieux—Pérouges   | |||||||||||
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.JPG) View of the passenger building from opposing platform. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2 Avenue de Verdun 01800 Meximieux Ain France | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 218 m | ||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SNCF | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lyon–Geneva railway | ||||||||||
| Distance | 38.393 km | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | REAL | ||||||||||
| Website | Station website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 June 1856 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 719,403 | ||||||||||
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As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.
History
editThe section of the Lyon—Geneva railway between Lyon and Ambérieu via Miribel was opened on 23 June 1856.[1]
In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 719,403 passengers traveled through the station.[2]
Services
editPassenger services
editOwned and operated by the SNCF, the station is equipped with automatic ticket dispensing machines.[3]
Train services
editAs of 2021, the station is served by the following services:
- Regional services (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 35) Chambéry ... Culoz ... Ambérieu ... Lyon.[4]
Intermodality
editIn addition to a parking lot for passengers, the station is equipped with secure bicycle storage facilities.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "LYON – PART DIEU". christophe.lachenal.free.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Fréquentation en gares - Meximieux-Pérouges". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b "TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Meximieux-Pérouges". www.ter.sncf.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Ligne 35 (Chambéry) - Culoz - Ambérieu - Lyon du 1er mars au 10 juillet" (PDF). TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French).