Avignon-Centre station

The gare d'Avignon-Centre (Avignon Central railway station) is a railway station serving the city of Avignon, in Vaucluse, France. It is on the Paris–Marseille railway.

Avignon-Centre
The station frontage
General information
Location	Boulevard Saint-Roch, B.P.175, 84008 Avignon CEDEX France
Coordinates	43.9419°N 4.8047°E / 43.9419; 4.8047
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Owned by	RFF / SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	Paris–Marseille Avignon–Miramas Villeneuve-lès-Avignon–Avignon
History
Opened	5 March 1849 (1849-03-05)
Services Preceding station SNCF Following station Orange (Vaucluse) towards Paris-Lyon TGV inOui Arles towards Miramas Preceding station TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Following station Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape towards Lyon-Vaise 5 Terminus Preceding station TER Occitanie Following station Tarascon towards Narbonne 21 Terminus Tarascon towards Portbou 22 Preceding station TER PACA Following station Terminus 8 Arles towards Marseille Avignon TGV Terminus 9 Montfavet towards Marseille Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape towards Carpentras 9bis Avignon TGV Terminus Orange towards Lyon-Part-Dieu 10 Arles towards Marseille
Location

Description

The station building was constructed in 1866 according to the plans of the architect Louis-Jules Bouchot,^[1] and is similar to its counterpart at Valence-Ville, which was also designed by Bouchot. The building's symmetrical façade is neoclassical in style, with five bays and a clock surmounting the balustrade.^[2]

Train traffic

A wide range of trains use Avignon-Centre station, including Transport express régional, TGV trains from Paris Gare de Lyon, Provence, Côte d'Azur and Languedoc. Many other TGV trains stop at the Avignon TGV station.

The services include:^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

• local service (TER Occitanie) Narbonne - Béziers - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon
• express service (TER Occitanie) Cerbère - Perpignan - Narbonne - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon
• local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon - Valence - Avignon
• express service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Lyon - Valence - Avignon - Marseille
• local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Cavaillon - Miramas - Marseille
• local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Carpentras
• local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Arles - Miramas - Marseille