| Marseille-Saint-Charles SNCF railway station |
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | Square Narvik 13232 Marseille Cedex 1 |
| Lines | Paris–Marseille railway Marseille–Ventimiglia railway |
| Tracks | 15 |
| Other information | |
| Owned by | RFF / SNCF |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2007) | 15 million |
Marseille Saint-Charles is the main railway station of Marseille. It is the southern terminus of the Paris–Marseille railway. It opened on 8 January 1848, having been built for the PLM on the land of the Saint Charles Cemetery. The station is perched on top of a small hill and is linked to the city centre by a monumental set of stairs.
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The station was once a stage on the voyage to Africa and the Middle-East before the popularisation of flying. Passengers now arrive from Paris, the North of France and the United Kingdom.
The station building was built in a U shape around a rooftop canopy. It was opened in 1848 on top of a plateau. Both wings house the arrivals and departures. To the rear of the station, along Boulevard Voltaire was the station's goods yard which was used up until the end of the 1990s by the SNCF's road freight operations, Sernam. The station, first isolated from the town, was equipped with a great staircase. The staircase was envisioned in 1911 and opened in 1926. It is bordered by African and Middle-East inspired statues.
A first extension was opened after World War II. The buildings on the northside had been destroyed and were rebuilt and housed the administration offices of the SNCF. A new between level was opened to enhance the flow of passengers.
At the end of the 1990s a redevelopment project began with the opening of the Marseille underground and bus interchange as well as the arrival of the TGV Méditerranée.
A new passenger concourse was opened below the administration offices linking the station with the reconstructed bus station.
Saint-Charles has 14 terminal platforms and 4 tracks which run through, all equipped with 1500 DC overhead wire. Near the entrance to the station, track splits into two lines; towards Ventimiglia and the north as well as a single track line to Briançon. A single track branch line links Saint-Charles to the harbour station of La Joliette.
Many other regional trains serve the station.
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toward northern France
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TGV | Terminus | ||
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toward Bordeaux-Saint-Jean
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Téoz |
toward Nice-Ville
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toward Hendaye
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Lunéa |
toward Nice-Ville
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toward Strasbourg or Luxembourg
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Lunéa |
toward Nice-Ville
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L'Estaque
toward Narbonne
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TER Languedoc-Roussillon 3 | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | TER PACA 1 |
Marseille-Blancarde
toward Hyères
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| TER PACA 6 |
toward Nice-Ville
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Saint-Louis-Les Aygalades
toward Miramas
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TER PACA 7 | Terminus | ||
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toward Avignon-Centre
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TER PACA 8 | |||
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L'Estaque
toward Avignon-Centre
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TER PACA 9 | |||
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Miramas
toward Lyon-Part-Dieu
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TER PACA 10 | |||
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Picon-Busserine
toward Pertuis
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TER PACA 12 | |||
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Gardanne
toward Briançon
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TER PACA 13 |
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gare_de_Marseille_Saint-Charles Gare de Marseille Saint-Charles] at Wikimedia Commons
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