Cannes station

Cannes station or Cannes-Voyageurs (French: Gare de Cannes) is the main railway station for the French Southern city of Cannes. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.

Cannes
Cannes station in 2015
Location4 Place de la Gare, 06400 Cannes
France
Coordinates43°33′14″N 7°01′10″E
Owned byRFF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Marseille–Ventimiglia railway
Platforms2
Tracks3
Train operatorsTER, Intercités
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station code87757625
History
OpenedApril 10, 1863
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
toward Paris-Lyon
TGV
toward Nice
Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
toward Nancy-Ville
Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
toward Les Arcs-Draguignan
TER PACA 3
toward Nice-Ville
Terminus
TER PACA 4
toward Ventimiglia
toward Grasse
TER PACA 4Terminus
Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
TER PACA 6
toward Nice-Ville

History
Gare de Cannes-Ville in 1880

The station opened on 10 April 1863 when the line from Marseille to Cagnes-sur-Mer opened to passengers. The station was a small elegant building with a rooftop spanning both tracks of the main line. In 1870 the line from Grasse is opened. The engine depot was moved to La Bocca in 1880 and a goods station opened in 1883. With the lengthening of trains, the old station proved to be too small for the growing town. Work on a new station started in 1962. The station building was subsequently replaced by the present structure in 1975. The line is still outdoors but projects exist to bury the line, as at Monaco.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • High speed services (TGV) Paris - Avignon - Aix-en-Provence - Cannes - Antibes - Nice
  • High speed services (TGV) Bruxelles-Midi - Lille-Europe - Airport Charles de Gaulle - Lyon - Avignon - Aix-en-Provence - Marseille - Cannes - Nice
  • High speed services (TGV) Nancy - Strasbourg - Besançon - Dijon - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille - Cannes - Nice
  • High speed services (TGV) Lyon - Marseille - Nice
  • Local services (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur) Grasse - Cannes - Nice - Monaco - Ventimiglia

See also

References
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