Poitiers station

Poitiers station (French: Gare de Poitiers) is a major railway station in the French city of Poitiers, in the department of Vienne and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The station is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. It was built in the 1850s.

Poitiers
The station looking north from the road side
General information
Location2 boulevard Pont Achard
Poitiers
France
Coordinates46.5822°N 0.3331°E / 46.5822; 0.3331
Elevation82 m (269 ft)
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Paris–Bordeaux
Poitiers–Arçay
Other information
Station code87575001
History
Opened15 July 1851 (1851-07-15)
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Futuroscope
towards Montparnasse
TGV
Angoulême
towards Bordeaux
Montparnasse
Terminus
Saint-Maixent
towards La Rochelle
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
towards Tourcoing
Grande Vitesse Angoulême
towards Bordeaux
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
towards Montparnasse
Bordeaux
Terminus
Preceding station TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine Following station
Chasseneuil
towards Tours
11 Terminus
Terminus 12 Ligugé
towards Angoulême
Lusignan
towards La Rochelle
14 Terminus
Terminus 24 Mignaloux-Nouaillé
towards Limoges
The station from a footbridge to the north of the station. The station building is to the left of centre, with its location indicated by the station footbridge.

Services

A wide array of rail services serve Poitiers, including TGV Atlantique services from Paris Montparnasse to Bordeaux. Other rail services operate under the Transport express régional (TER) brand, and run from Poitiers to Angoulême, Tours, Limoges, Niort and La Rochelle. The station is also served by a TER bus service to Parthenay and Nantes.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Plan du réseau TER en Nouvelle-Aquitaine" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2022.


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