Vonnas station

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Vonnas SNCF TER
Gare Vonnas 1.jpg
Passenger building and station entrance.
LocationRoute de Luponas
01540 Vonnas
Ain
France
Elevation192 m
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)
Distance16.950 km
Platforms2
Tracks2 (+ service tracks)
History
Opened6 June 1857
Passengers
201991,327
Services
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vonnas station (French: Gare de Vonnas) is a French railway station serving the commune of Vonnas, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 16.950 on the .[1]

Put into service by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM) in 1857, the station would later become part of the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée's (PLM) network.

As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.

History[]

Vonnas station was opened on 6 June 1857 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM), along with the opening of a 34 km section of track from Bourg on the left bank of the Saône. Trains initially stopped on the bank of the river as a result of delays in viaduct construction. A boat service enable passengers to reach their destination in roughly 30 minutes. The completion of the viaduct occurred on 20 July 1857, enabling trains to reach their final destination.[2]

In 1911, the station became part of the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM), network of stations and stops.

The station remained it status of a passenger station during the 20th century, with station installations undergoing renovations in 2012 as part of a regional program to renovate stations and halts.[3]

In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 91,327 passengers traveled through the station.[4]

Services[]

Passenger services[]

The SNCF station is composed of a passenger building, equipped with ticket-windows and a passenger waiting room. The station building is open from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, while platforms are accessible seven-days per week from the arrival of the first train to the departure of the last one.[5]

Train services[]

As of 2020, the station is served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 30 serves between Mâcon-Ville station and Ambérieu station.[6]

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Intermodality[]

The station is equipped with space for bicycle storage and vehicle parking.[5]

In addition to train services, Vonnas station is also served by TER buses between Mâcon and Bourg-en-Bresse.[5]
  • Station installations

  • Service tracks.

  • Parking and bike storage.

  • Platform shelter.

  • Passenger crossing.

References[]

  1. ^ Douté, Reinhard (2011), Profils de lignes du réseau ferré français, Paris: Éd. La Vie du Rail, p. 16, ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1, OCLC 828217650, retrieved 2020-12-05
  2. ^ Palau, François. (1998). Le rail en France : le Second Empire. Tome 1, 1852-1857. Palau, Maguy. Paris: F. et M. Palau. p. 181. ISBN 2-9509421-1-3. OCLC 40636076.
  3. ^ (PDF) http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rhonealpes.fr%2Fuploads%2FExterne%2F96%2FCLD_CHEMIN_911_1366705019.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Fréquentation en gares - Vonnas". SNCF (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Vonnas". www.ter.sncf.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  6. ^ "301 aff-du 5 oct au 12 déc -Version du 13 août 2020_tcm72-268339_tcm72-268338.pdf" (PDF). SNCF.

Coordinates: 46°13′38″N 4°59′30″E / 46.22718°N 4.99180°E / 46.22718; 4.99180

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Mâcon-Ville
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 30
toward Ambérieu
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