Montpellier Sud de France station

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Gare de Montpellier Sud de France
Façade Gare Montpellier-Sud-de-France.jpg
Façade of Montpellier-Sud-de-France station
Location1521 Rue de la Fontaine de la Banquière, 34000 Montpellier, France
Coordinates43°35′42″N 3°55′31″E / 43.59513°N 3.92525°E / 43.59513; 3.92525Coordinates: 43°35′42″N 3°55′31″E / 43.59513°N 3.92525°E / 43.59513; 3.92525
Owned byRFF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier
Platforms4
Tracks6
Other information
Station code87688887
History
Opened2018

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[]

Entrance to Montpellier Sud de France station

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]

Château de la Mogère

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]

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