Montpellier Sud de France station
Gare de Montpellier Sud de France | |
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![]() Façade of Montpellier-Sud-de-France station | |
Location | 1521 Rue de la Fontaine de la Banquière, 34000 Montpellier, France |
Coordinates | 43°35′42″N 3°55′31″E / 43.59513°N 3.92525°ECoordinates: 43°35′42″N 3°55′31″E / 43.59513°N 3.92525°E |
Owned by | RFF |
Operated by | SNCF |
Line(s) | Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier |
Platforms | 4 |
Tracks | 6 |
Other information | |
Station code | 87688887 |
History | |
Opened | 2018 |
Gare de Montpellier Sud de France is a railway station on the outskirts of Montpellier, France which offers TGV services.
Montpellier Sud de France was built for and opened a few months after the Nîmes–Montpellier Bypass, which extends from the end of the LGV Méditerranée near Nîmes to just beyond Montpellier.[1]
Station[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Fa%C3%A7ade_Gare_Montpellier-Sud-de-France.jpg/220px-Fa%C3%A7ade_Gare_Montpellier-Sud-de-France.jpg)
Montpellier Sud de France has four platforms and six tracks. The 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th tracks allow train access to the platforms and the 2nd and 5th tracks are used by passing traffic (the Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier is also used by freight traffic).[2]
(a branch of the A9) provides road access to the station.[3]
The station is situated at the edge of Montpellier near the Château de la Mogère[4]
Train services[]
Termini of TGV services to and from the station include Paris Gare de Lyon, Brussels-South, Lyon-Part-Dieu, Luxembourg, Toulouse-Matabiau, Nantes, Lille (both Europe and Flandres), Perpignan, and Béziers.
The fastest travel time between Paris and Montpellier Sud de France is 3 h 4 m.[5]
Bus services[]
- Place de France, Montpellier[6]
References[]
- ^ "Map showing Nîmes-Montpellier Bypass" Accessed 2 May 2019
- ^ "Montpellier Sud de France layout" Accessed 2 May 2019
- ^ "Road layout near Montpellier Sud de France station" Accessed 2 May 2019
- ^ "Location of the Château de la Mogère with respect to the station"" Accessed 21 June 2019
- ^ "Part of SNCF website showing journey times between Paris and Montpellier" Accessed 10 June 2021
- ^ "Details about access to Montpellier Sud de France station" Accessed 2 May 2019
External links[]
- Montpellier Sud de France station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
- [1] (in French)
- [2]
- [3]
- Railway stations in France opened in 2018
- Railway stations in Hérault
- TGV