Auray station

Auray (French: Gare d'Auray) is a railway station in Auray, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 21 September 1862 is located at kilometric point (KP) 584.946 on the Savenay–Landerneau railway. The station is also the starting point for the Auray–Quiberon railway and Auray–Pontivy railway. The station was built by the operator of the Paris - Orleans railway line. Today, the station is served by TGV (high speed), Intercités (long distance) and TER (local) services operated by the SNCF. The line to Pontivy was opened in December 1864, and the line to Quiberon was opened in July 1882. The Auray - Pontivy railway line closed to passenger traffic in October 1949, and is now only used to transport freight. The station is 2 km north-west of the centre of Auray.

Auray
Auray railway station
LocationAuray, Morbihan,
Brittany,  France
Coordinates47°40′48″N 2°59′57″W
Line(s)Savenay–Landerneau railway
Auray–Quiberon railway
Auray–Pontivy railway
Distance584.946 km
Platforms2
Tracks4
History
Opened21 September 1862
Traffic
Passengers (2016)774 212

Train services

The following services currently call at Auray:

  • local services (TER Bretagne) Quimper - Lorient - Vannes - Redon - Nantes
  • local services (TER Bretagne) Quimper - Lorient - Vannes - Redon - Rennes
  • local services (TER Bretagne) Quimper - Lorient - Auray - Vannes
  • local services (TER Bretagne) Auray - Quiberon (summer only)
Series Train Type Route Material Notes
8700 TGV Paris Montparnasse - Rennes - Redon - Vannes - Auray - Lorient - Quimper TGV Atlantique

In the summer, it is possible to board a car train service.

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Quimper
TGV inOui
toward Quimper
TGV inOui
(Seasonal: summer)
Hennebont
toward Quimper
TER Bretagne 2
toward Rennes
TER Bretagne 3
toward Nantes
Landaul-Mendon
toward Quimper
TER Bretagne 19
toward Vannes
TerminusTER Bretagne 32
(Seasonal: summer)
toward Quiberon

References


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