Poitiers station

Poitiers station (French: Gare de Poitiers) is a major railway station in the French city of Poitiers, in the department of Vienne and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The station is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. It was built in the 1850s.

Poitiers
The station looking north from the road side
General information
Location	2 boulevard Pont Achard Poitiers France
Coordinates	46.5822°N 0.3331°E / 46.5822; 0.3331
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Owned by	SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	Paris–Bordeaux Poitiers–Arçay
Other information
Station code	87575001
History
Opened	15 July 1851 (1851-07-15)
Services Preceding station SNCF Following station Futuroscope towards Montparnasse TGV Angoulême towards Bordeaux Montparnasse Terminus Saint-Maixent towards La Rochelle Preceding station Ouigo Following station Saint-Pierre-des-Corps towards Tourcoing Grande Vitesse Angoulême towards Bordeaux Saint-Pierre-des-Corps towards Montparnasse Bordeaux Terminus Preceding station TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine Following station Chasseneuil towards Tours 11 Terminus Terminus 12 Ligugé towards Angoulême Lusignan towards La Rochelle 14 Terminus Terminus 24 Mignaloux-Nouaillé towards Limoges
Location

The station from a footbridge to the north of the station. The station building is to the left of centre, with its location indicated by the station footbridge.

Services

A wide array of rail services serve Poitiers, including TGV Atlantique services from Paris Montparnasse to Bordeaux. Other rail services operate under the Transport express régional (TER) brand, and run from Poitiers to Angoulême, Tours, Limoges, Niort and La Rochelle. The station is also served by a TER bus service to Parthenay and Nantes.^[1]

See also

• List of SNCF stations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine