Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station

Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux
Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux
	The passenger building and entrance to the station
Location	2, Esplanade de France, 42000; Saint-Étienne; France
Coordinates	45.4434°N 4.3995°E
Elevation	513 m (1,683 ft)
Owned by	RFF / SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	Moret–Lyon; Saint-Georges-d'Aurac–Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux
Services
	TGV; TER - Rhône-Alpes

The gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux is the main railway station in the town of Saint-Étienne. The station is situated in Châteaucreux, a little outside the centre of Saint-Étienne. The station is linked to the town centre by the town's second tramway line. It is situated at a junction of railway lines: Moret–Lyon (via Nevers and Roanne), and lines to Clermont-Ferrand and Le Puy-en-Velay.

History

Châteaucreux was built in 1855 in classical style by architect Joseph-Antoine Bouvard for the PLM. The building is a sculpted metal structure filed with coloured bricks. It was built this way due to the subsidence of the ground. The station's passenger hall has kept its original features.

Destinations

Modern rolling stock at Saint-Etienne.

Grandes Lignes (Intercity)

Saint-Étienne - Paris. TGV service.

TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (regional services)

Saint-Étienne - Noirétable
Saint-Étienne - Firminy
Saint-Étienne - Le Puy-en-Velay
Saint-Étienne - Montbrison
Saint-Étienne - Lyon
Saint-Étienne - Roanne

Preceding station	SNCF	Following station
Lyon-Part-Dieu toward Paris-Lyon	TGV	Terminus
Saint-Étienne-Carnot toward Firminy	TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 9	Saint-Chamond toward Lyon-Part-Dieu or Lyon-Perrache
Saint-Étienne-La Terrasse toward Montbrison	TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 11	Terminus
Saint-Étienne-La Terrasse toward Roanne	TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 12	Terminus

References

Timetables TER Rhône-Alpes (in French)

External links

Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
Map of TER Rhône Alpes network

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