Bordeaux-État or ''Bordeaux-Deschamps'' was a mainline

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in the

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city of

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. The station was at the

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of the line from

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of the CF de l'État. The station opened late on 1 August 1896 after years of building a line to compete with the PO's line also from Paris. On 1 August 1893, the last portion of the main line was opened and État trains were permitted to use the

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station. Three years later, the 2 km long branch to Bordeaux-État was opened as well as the station. Only a small number of trains ever used the station as most were routed to Saint-Jean to allow passengers to use connecting services.La gare de l'État
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and all services were rerouted to Saint-Jean. The station was situated near the Pont de Pierre and was subsequently converted into a cinema and restaurants.

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Defunct railway stations in Gironde Buildings and structures in Bordeaux Railway stations in France opened in 1896 Railway stations closed in 1938 {{Aquitaine-railstation-stub

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