Auray station

Auray
Auray railway station
Location	Auray, Morbihan, Brittany,  France
Coordinates	47°40′48″N 2°59′57″W / 47.68000°N 2.99917°W / 47.68000; -2.99917Coordinates: 47°40′48″N 2°59′57″W / 47.68000°N 2.99917°W / 47.68000; -2.99917
Line(s)	Savenay–Landerneau railway Auray–Quiberon railway
Distance	584.946 km
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	87476200
History
Opened	21 September 1862
Passengers
2016	774 212

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 . 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.

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)

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

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare d'Auray.

• Timetables TER Bretagne (in French)
• Auray-Quiberon timetable

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