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.

Avignon-Centre
The station frontage
General information
LocationBoulevard Saint-Roch, B.P.175, 84008
Avignon CEDEX
France
Coordinates43°56′31″N 4°48′17″E / 43.9419°N 4.8047°E / 43.9419; 4.8047
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Owned byRFF / SNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Paris–Marseille
Avignon–Miramas
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon–Avignon
History
Opened5 March 1849 (1849-03-05)
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Orange (Vaucluse)
towards Paris-Lyon
TGV inOui
Arles
towards Miramas
Preceding station TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Following station
Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape
towards Lyon-Vaise
5 Terminus
Preceding station TER Occitanie Following station
Tarascon
towards Narbonne
21 Terminus
Tarascon
towards Portbou
22
Preceding station TER PACA Following station
Terminus 8 Arles
towards Marseille
Avignon TGV
Terminus
9 Montfavet
towards Marseille
Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape
towards Carpentras
9bis Avignon TGV
Terminus
Orange 10 Arles
towards Marseille

Description

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The 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

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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. 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

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  1. ^ Les bâtiments voyageurs édifiés le long de la ligne impériale, François Poupardin (in French).
  2. ^ Gardner, Nicky (6 September 2022). "Rail route of the month: the slow train from France to Spain". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ^ Timetable search, TER Occitanie
  4. ^ Le réseau régional de transport public, TER Occitanie, accessed 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ Rechercher une fiche horaire, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ La carte du réseau TER SUD, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
  7. ^ Avignon-Centre station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
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