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.
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 The station frontage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Boulevard Saint-Roch, B.P.175, 84008 Avignon CEDEX France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°56′31″N 4°48′17″E / 43.9419°N 4.8047°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RFF / SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Paris–Marseille Avignon–Miramas Villeneuve-lès-Avignon–Avignon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 March 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description
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
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
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