Mâcon-Loché TGV station

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Mâcon Loché
Mâcon Loché TGV.jpg
A TGV passes through Mâcon Loché station
LocationMâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy
 France
Coordinates46°16′59″N 4°46′40″E / 46.28306°N 4.77778°E / 46.28306; 4.77778Coordinates: 46°16′59″N 4°46′40″E / 46.28306°N 4.77778°E / 46.28306; 4.77778
Line(s)TGV Sud-Est
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Other information
Station code87725705
History
Opened27 September 1981

Mâcon-Loché TGV is a railway station on the TGV Sud-Est located in the commune of Mâcon, France. The address is 142, Rue de Pouilly-Loché 71000 Mâcon. The station is a few kilometres from the neighbouring town of Loché. The next station southbound is Lyon Part-Dieu and the next northbound station is Le Creusot TGV.

The station[]

Mâcon-Loché TGV station is a basic station with four tracks. The two inner tracks are reserved for trains passing through; the two outer ones are served by side platforms. The station is connected to the regional rail network via shuttle bus.

In 2019, SNCF customers named Mâcon-Loché station as one of the best in the country for customer satisfaction, coming in behind Meuse and Belfort – Montbéliard.[1][2]

History[]

Mâcon-Loché TGV opened on 27 September 1981, along with the first TGV line, the LGV Sud-Est. On 14 September 1992, the first high-speed accident in TGV history occurred at the station when Train 56 derailed while running at 270 km/h (167 mph).[3] Nobody was killed, but some people waiting for another TGV on the platform were injured by ballast kicked up from the trackbed by the train.

Services[]

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Paris-Lyon
TGV
TGV
toward southeastern France
TGV

References[]

  1. ^ Figaro, Le (11 February 2019). "Le palmarès des gares les plus appréciées… et les plus détestées". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Mâcon - Transports. Mâcon-Loché, deuxième gare TGV préférée de France". Le Journal de Saone de la Loire (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ Clement, Arnaud (28 July 2013). "Transports. Il y a 21 ans, un TGV déraillait à Loché". Le Journal de Saone de la Loire (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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