Avignon TGV station

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.

Avignon TGV
SNCF Deutsche Bahn Eurostar
Sky view of Avignon TGV railway station
General information
LocationAvignon, Vaucluse,
 France
Coordinates43°55′18″N 4°47′9″E
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 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
Preceding station Thalys Following station
Valence TGV Thalys
Seasonal service
Aix-en-Provence TGV
Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
Nîmes AVE Aix-en-Provence TGV
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Aix-en-Provence TGV
towards Marseille
ICE/TGV 84 Lyon-Part-Dieu
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV 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

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 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) Geneva - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (AVE) Madrid - Barcelona - Perpignan - Montpellier - Avignon - Marseille
  • High-speed services (Thalys) 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 Gare d'Avignon.

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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