Gare d'Avignon-Centre

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The main station building, just outside the city walls.

The Gare d'Avignon-Centre (Avignon Central railway station) is a railway station serving the city of Avignon, in Vaucluse, France. It is situated on the Paris–Marseille railway.

The building

The station was constructed in 1860 according to the plans of the architect Louis Jules Bouchot.[1]

Train traffic

A 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, and Eurostar trains direct from London during the summer months. Many other TGV trains stop at the Avignon TGV station.

The services include:

  • night services (Lunéa) Strasbourg/Luxembourg - Avignon - Marseille - Nice
  • local service (TER Languedoc-Roussillon) Narbonne - Béziers - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon
  • express service (TER Languedoc-Roussillon) Perpignan - Narbonne - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Orange
toward Paris-Lyon
 TGV
toward Miramas
toward Strasbourg
 Intercités
night trains
toward Nice-Ville
toward Luxembourg
 Intercités
night trains
Tarascon
toward Narbonne
 TER Languedoc-Roussillon 1 Terminus
Tarascon
toward Perpignan
 TER Languedoc-Roussillon 2 Terminus
Terminus TER PACA 8
toward Marseille-St-Charles
Terminus TER PACA 9
Montfavet
toward Marseille-St-Charles
Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape
 TER PACA 10
toward Marseille-St-Charles
Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape
 TER Rhône-Alpes 5 Terminus
Preceding station   Eurostar   Following station
Eurostar Terminus

External links

References

  1. ↑ Gare Avignon-Ville from lesgares.com (in French).

Coordinates: 43°56′30″N 4°48′18″E / 43.94167°N 4.80500°E / 43.94167; 4.80500

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