Valence TGV station

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Valence TGV station (French: Gare de Valence TGV; IATA: XHK) is a railway station in Valence, France which offers regular TGV services. The station, located in eastern Valence (Alixan), is about ten kilometres north-east from the town centre, allowing through trains to pass at full speed. With its opening in 2001, the station has considerably shortened travel times for travellers throughout eastern France.

Valence TGV
General information
LocationAlixan, Drôme, Rhône-Alpes
 France
Coordinates44°59′30″N 4°58′43″E / 44.99167°N 4.97861°E / 44.99167; 4.97861
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)TGV Méditerranée
Valence–Moirans railway
Platforms3 (TGV) + 2 (TER)
Tracks5 (TGV) + 2 (TER)
Other information
Station codeIATA: XHK[1]
History
Opened2001
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Paris-Lyon
Terminus
TGV
Nîmes
towards Montpellier
Nîmes
Lyon-Part-Dieu
Terminus
Lyon-Part-Dieu Nîmes
towards Montpellier
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Lille-Europe
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Metz
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Luxembourg
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Nantes
Lyon-Part-Dieu Avignon TGV
towards Marseille
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Lille-Europe
Avignon TGV
towards Nice-Ville
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Paris-Lyon
Avignon TGV
towards Marseille
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Strasbourg
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Rennes
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Le Havre
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Metz
Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Tourcoing
Grande Vitesse Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard
Paris-Lyon
Terminus
Nîmes
towards Montpellier
Preceding station TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Following station
Valence-Ville
Terminus
2 Romans-Bourg-de-Péage
towards Annecy or Geneva
61 Romans-Bourg-de-Péage
Romans-Bourg-de-Péage
Terminus
64 Valence-Ville
towards Briançon
Preceding station Eurostar Following station
Avignon TGV Eurostar
(summer)
Brussels-South

Valence TGV was built for and opened along with the LGV Méditerranée, which extends south from Valence to Marseille. The station is only 1 km south of the end of LGV Rhône-Alpes, which extends north from Valence to Lyon and, via the LGV Sud-Est, on to Paris in 2h11.

Station

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Valence TGV has some unique station architecture. Built primarily of reinforced concrete, one of the main features is the glass on all walls of the station building. The station is built on a slight incline, which makes it slightly harder for handicapped people to move around the building.

Valence TGV is a bi-level station, the top level is used for TER trains while the bottom level is used for TGV trains. The lower level, aligned roughly north-south, has 4 tracks: 2 in the centre allow through trains to pass without slowing, and 2 outer tracks are used for stopping TGV services. The upper level, aligned north-east to south-west, has 2 platforms for trains on the Valence–Moirans railway, a classic line which runs southwest to Valence city, and northeast to Moirans and Grenoble. There are regular shuttles from Valence TGV to Valence City station, in the city centre.

French highway RD 532 provides road access to the station, and two large carparks have been built at the station to allow passengers to park their car and ride the train.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • High speed services (TGV) Brussels Midi/Zuid - Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport TGV - Lyon - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Lille - TGV Haute-Picardie - Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport TGV - Lyon - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Brussels Midi/Zuid - Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport TGV - Lyon - Valence TGV - Nîmes - Montpellier (- Béziers - Perpignan)
  • High speed services (TGV) Lille Europe - TGV Haute-Picardie - Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport TGV - Lyon - Valence TGV - Nîmes - Montpellier
  • High speed services (TGV) Paris-Gare de Lyon - Valence TGV - Nîmes - Montpellier (- Béziers)
  • High speed services (TGV) Paris-Gare de Lyon - Valence TGV - Nîmes - Montpellier - Perpignan - Barcelona
  • High speed services (TGV) Lyon - Nîmes - Montpellier - Perpignan - Barcelona
  • High speed services (TGV) Lyon - Valence TGV - Aix-en-Provence TGV - Marseille - Nice
  • High speed services (TGV) Lyon - Nîmes - Montpellier - Toulouse
  • High speed services (TGV) Metz/Strasbourg - Dijon - Lyon - Nîmes - Montpellier/Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Luxembourg - Metz - Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Besançon - Dijon - Lyon - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Marseille/Montpellier
  • High speed services (TGV) Rennes - Le Mans - Lyon - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Le Havre - Rouen - Lyon - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Marseille
  • High speed services (TGV) Rennes - Le Mans - Lyon - Valence TGV - Nîmes - Montpellier
  • High speed services (TGV) Nantes - Angers - Le Mans - Lyon - Valence TGV - Nîmes - Montpellier
  • High speed service (Thalys) Amsterdam - Brussels Midi/Zuid - Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport TGV - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Marseille (Summer Saturdays only)
  • High speed services (Ouigo) Tourcoing - Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport TGV - Lyon - Valence TGV - Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard - Montpellier Sud de France
  • High speed services (Ouigo) Paris-Gare de Lyon - Valence TGV - Nîmes - Montpellier
  • Local services (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Valence - Grenoble
  • Local services (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Valence - Grenoble - Chambéry - Aix-les-Bains - Annecy/Geneve

A limited number of services operate via Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport rather than Lyon-Part-Dieu.

Travel Times

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Travel times have been decreased dramatically using Valence TGV station.[2]

Direct TGV services from Valence TGV, best travel time (frequencies)

Bus Services

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  • Valence TGV - Valence
  • Valence TGV - Valence - Le Pouzin - Privas - Aubenas
  • Valence TGV - Romans-Bourg-de-Péage
  • Valence TGV - Grenoble
  • Valence TGV - Montelimar - Aubenas - Les Vans
  • Valence TGV - Valence - Die - Gap - Briancon

References

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