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Avignon TGV station

Coordinates: 43°55′18″N 4°47′9″E / 43.92167°N 4.78583°E / 43.92167; 4.78583
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Avignon
TGV inOui Ouigo TGV Lyria Renfe Deutsche Bahn Eurostar
Sky view of Avignon TGV railway station
General information
LocationAvignon, Vaucluse,
 France
Coordinates43°55′18″N 4°47′9″E / 43.92167°N 4.78583°E / 43.92167; 4.78583
Line(s)LGV Méditerranée
Avignon-Centre–Avignon TGV railway
Platforms4 (2 for TER and 2 for TGV)
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
History
Opened10 June 2001
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Paris-Lyon
Terminus
 TGV inOui
 Toulon
Terminus
Valence TGV
towards Paris-Lyon
 Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille
Valence TGV
towards Lyon-Part-Dieu
 Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Nice-Ville
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Frankfurt
 Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Nancy-Ville
 Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Nice-Ville
Valence TGV
towards Luxembourg
 Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille
Valence TGV
towards Le Havre
 Marseille
Terminus
Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Lausanne
 TGV Lyria
Seasonal service
 Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille
Preceding station Eurostar Following station
Aix-en-Provence
towards Marseille-Saint-Charles
 Eurostar
(summer)
 Valence TGV
towards Amsterdam Centraal
Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
Nîmes
towards Madrid Atocha
 AVE Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille-St-Charles
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille
 ICE/TGV 84 Lyon-Part-Dieu
towards Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV
towards Lille-Flandres
 Grande Vitesse Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille
Paris-Lyon
Terminus
Preceding station TER PACA Following station
Terminus 9 Avignon-Centre
towards Marseille
Avignon-Centre
towards Carpentras
 9bis Terminus

Avignon TGV (IATA: XZN) is a railway station located in Avignon, France. It was opened on 10 June 2001 and is located on the LGV Méditerranée high-speed line and Avignon-Centre–Avignon TGV railway. The train services are operated by the SNCF. The station is located 6 km south of the city centre.

Overview

This station has two platforms for trains calling at the station, with two through lines. This allows trains not stopping at Avignon to pass through at full speed, but away from passenger platforms.

This station, inaugurated in 2001, was designed by the cabinet of architecture of the SNCF under the direction of Jean-Marie Duthilleul and Jean-François Blassel. It has a 340 m (1,115 ft)-long glazed roof that has been compared to that of a cathedral.

On 15 December 2013 a link line between Avignon's city station and Avignon's high speed station opened, with a regular shuttle service operating between the two.[1]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:[2][3][4]

From Avignon TGV train services depart to major French cities such as: Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Cannes, Nice, Dijon, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Nantes, Rennes and Lille.

International services operate to Belgium: Brussels, Antwerp (in summer), Germany: Frankfurt, Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Switzerland: Geneva, Lausanne and The Netherlands: Amsterdam (in summer).

  • High-speed services (TGV) Paris - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV) Paris - Avignon - Cannes - Nice
  • High-speed services (TGV Ouigo) Marne-la-Vallée - Lyon Saint-Exupéry - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV) Lille - Aeroport CDG - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV) Brussels - Lille - Aeroport CDG - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV/ICE) Frankfurt - Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Belfort - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV) Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Belfort - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV) Nancy - Strasbourg - Besançon - Dijon - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille - Cannes - Nice
  • High-speed services (TGV) Nantes - Angers - Tours - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV) Rennes - Le Mans - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV ) Le Havre - Rouen - Lyon - Valence - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV Lyria) Lausanne - Geneva - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille (Summer)
  • High-speed services (AVE) Madrid - Barcelona - Perpignan - Montpellier - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (Eurostar) Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Avignon - Aix-en-Provence - Marseille (Summer Saturdays)
  • Shuttle services (TER PACA) Avignon - Avignon TGV
  • Local services (TER PACA) Marseille - Miramas - Cavaillon - Avignon - Avignon TGV
  • Local services (TER PACA) Carpentras - Avignon - Avignon TGV

Additionally in the summer months Thalys provide services between Amsterdam and Brussels.

Trivia

Parts of the 2007 film "Mr Bean's Holiday" were shot at the Avignon station.

  • The inside of the station.
    The inside of the station.
  • The entrance of the station.
    The entrance of the station.
  • A TGV at the station
    A TGV at the station
  • Main concourse
    Main concourse

See also

References

  1. ^ "Avignon "comma" opens" (218). Today's Railways Europe. February 2014: 46. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Rechercher une fiche horaire, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ La carte du réseau TER SUD, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
  4. ^ Avignon TGV station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
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