Nice-Ville station

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Nice-Ville
Station in October 2014
General information
LocationAvenue Thiers, 06008 Nice
 France
Coordinates43°42′16″N 7°15′43″E / 43.70444°N 7.26194°E / 43.70444; 7.26194
Owned bySNCF Réseau
Line(s)Marseille–Ventimiglia railway
Nice–Breil-sur-Roya railway
Platforms7
Other information
Station code87756056
History
Opened18 October 1864
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Antibes
towards Paris-Lyon
 TGV inOui
Seasonal service
 Monaco-Monte-Carlo
towards Menton
Antibes
towards Lyon-Part-Dieu
 TGV inOui
 Terminus
Antibes
towards Paris-Austerlitz
 Intercités (night)
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Antibes
towards Paris-Lyon
 Grande Vitesse Terminus
Preceding station TER PACA Following station
Nice-Saint-Augustin
towards Les Arcs–Draguignan
 3 Terminus
Nice-Saint-Augustin
towards Mandelieu-la-Napoule or Grasse
 4 Nice-Riquier
towards Ventimiglia
Nice-Pont-Michel
towards Tende
 5 Terminus
Nice-Saint-Augustin
towards Marseille
 6
Other services
Preceding station Trenitalia Following station
Antibes
towards Marseille-St-Charles
 Thello Monaco-Monte-Carlo
towards Milano Centrale

Nice-Ville station (French: Gare de Nice-Ville), also known as Nice-Thiers station (Gare de Nice-Thiers), is the main railway station of Nice, France. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway and constitutes the southwestern terminus of the Nice–Breil-sur-Roya railway. Nice-Ville is served by TER, Intercités and TGV services, as well as the Gare Thiers stop on Line 1 of the Nice tramway.

Overview

The station was opened in 1864 and completed in 1867 for the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) by architect Louis-Jules Bouchot in Louis XIII style.

Nice Ville was built away from the centre although Nice has now extended around the station. The station has been remodelled several times but always kept its original style of Arles stone sculptures and forged steel rooftop. The passenger hall is richly decorated and shadowed by balconies and a big clock but has lost its grand chandeliers.

It has remained in its original condition since its opening, although modern equipment has been installed to welcome the arrival of the TGV Sud-Est. Before the arrival of the TGV, the station was host to several other prestigious express trains: Côte d'Azur Pullman Express, the Blue Train and the Mistral.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:[1][2][3]

Please notice that this station, even served by TGV cars, is NOT high speed as the specific track, needed for high speed up to 320 km/h goes only to Marseilles St Charles station. All trains from Marseille to the Italian border (Menton) run at slow speed.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rechercher une fiche horaire, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ La carte du réseau TER SUD, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ Nice-Ville station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
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