Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station

Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station (French: Gare de Saint-Pierre-des-Corps) is a railway station serving the town of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and the Tours agglomeration, Indre-et-Loire department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway and the Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway.

Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
General information
LocationSaint-Pierre-des-Corps, near Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
France
Coordinates47°23′9″N 0°43′24″E / 47.38583°N 0.72333°E / 47.38583; 0.72333
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)TER, Intercités, TGV
Platforms2
Tracks3
Other information
Station code87571240
IATA: XSH
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Vendôme-Villiers-sur-Loir TGV
towards Montparnasse
TGV
Châtellerault
towards Bordeaux
Tours
Terminus
Saumur
towards Nantes
Intercités
Vierzon-Ville
Preceding station Le Réseau Rémi Following station
Tours
Terminus
2.1 Montlouis-sur-Loire
towards Orléans
2.2 Véretz-Montlouis
towards Vierzon
Tours
towards Nantes
2.6 Blois
towards Orléans
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Massy TGV
towards Tourcoing
Grande Vitesse Poitiers
towards Bordeaux
Montparnasse
Terminus
Blois Train Classique Saumur
towards Nantes

History

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Given its strategic position on the Loire, the entire Tours / Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway complex was the target of bombing during the Second World War. In 1990 the passenger building, which by then no longer existed, was rebuilt following the opening of the LGV Atlantique, to accommodate TGV and Aqualys from 2001. This latter service is still provided, but was re-marketed as the Intercités brand.

In 2018, SNCF estimated annual usage of this station is 3,457,033 passengers and if non-passengers are included it rises to 4,321,292.[1]

Passenger services

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Reception

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The SNCF station has a passenger building, with ticket offices, open every day.[2] It is equipped with automatic machines for the purchase of tickets.

Services

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Saint-Pierre-des-Corps is served by TGV and Ouigo, Intercités, Interloire, Rémi Express, TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Aléop (formerly TER Pays de la Loire trains) and rail shuttles between Tours and Saint-Pierre-des-Corps. However, the waiting room is located on the central and main platform, which makes it necessary to leave the station and to enter it.

The following services currently call at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps:

  • high speed services (TGV) Paris - Bordeaux
  • intercity services (Intercités) Nantes - Saint-Pierre-des-Corps - Bourges - Lyon
  • regional services (TER Centre-Val de Loire) Tours - Blois - Orléans
  • regional services (TER Centre-Val de Loire) Tours - Gièvres - Vierzon
  • regional services (TER Centre-Val de Loire) Nantes - Angers - Tours - Blois - Orléans

Other services

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A park for bikes and parking for vehicles are provided.

Freight traffic

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Until 2007 the station also included a marshalling yard, on a large site that extended all the way to the neighbouring commune of La Ville-aux-Dames. This station is open to freight service.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fréquentation en gares". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Saint-Pierre-des-Corps Gares & Connexions". www.garesetconnexions.sncf. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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