Bannalec station

Bannalec (French: Gare de Bannalec) is a railway station in Bannalec, Finistère, France. The station was opened on 8 September 1863, and is located at kilometric point (KP) 653.987 on the Savenay–Landerneau railway. Today, the station is served by TER Bretagne services operated by the SNCF.

Bannalec SNCF
Bannalec railway station
General information
LocationRue de la Gare
29380 Bannalec
Finistère
France
Coordinates47°55′36″N 3°42′21″W
Elevation86 m
Line(s)Savenay–Landerneau railway
Distance653.987 km
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectPhidias Vestier
Other information
Station code87474189
History
Opened8 September 1863
Passengers
201822 562
Services
Preceding station TER Bretagne Following station
Rosporden
towards Quimper
 19 Quimperlé
towards Vannes

History

The construction of a railway station in Bannalec was realized by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans in the early 1860s. The station was inaugurated on 7 September 1863, alongside those from Lorient to Quimper.[1] Normal train operations by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans commenced the next day.

The station consists of a passenger building constructed by the French architect Phidias Vestier.[2]

In 2018, the SNCF recorded 22 562 passenger movements through the station.[3]

Train services

The following services currently call at Bannalec:

  • Station platforms and shelters in 2010.
    Station platforms and shelters in 2010.
  • Passenger building prior to renovation.
    Passenger building prior to renovation.
  • Station platforms and old passenger building.
    Station platforms and old passenger building.

References
  1. Revue de Bretagne et de Vendée, Volume 14 (in French). Brittany (France): J. Forest ainé. 1863. p. 244.
  2. Palau, François. (2001). Le rail en France : le Second Empire. Tome 2, 1858-1863. Palau, Maguy. Paris: F. et M. Palau. p. 211. ISBN 2-9509421-2-1. OCLC 47203167.
  3. "Fréquentation en gares". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. "VANNES-LORIENT-QUIMPER" (PDF). SNCF (in French). 2020.


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