Cannes-la-Bocca station ( French: ''Gare de Cannes-la-Bocca'') is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

in the city of

Cannes Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...

, southern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. The station opened on 10 April 1863 when the line from

Les Arcs Les Arcs () is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino, it is a part of the huge Paradiski system which is under ownership by Compagnie des A ...

Cagnes-sur-Mer Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; oc, Canha de Mar) is a French Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Geography Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in south-eastern ...

(part of the

Marseille–Ventimiglia railway The Marseille–Ventimiglia railway (French language, French: ''Ligne de Marseille-Saint-Charles à Vintimille''; Italian language, Italian: ''Ferrovia Marsiglia-Ventimiglia'') is a France, French-Monaco, Monégasque-Italy, Italian railway line. ...

) opened to passengers. The station is both a passenger station and a goods/maintenance depot. Engine maintenance was transferred from Cannes-Ville in 1880 and the goods yard opened in 1883. The station is served by regional trains (

TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (TER PACA) is the regional rail network serving the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in France. This network is operated by SNCF. The public transport authority, the Regional Council, runs 800 ...

) to Cannes and Nice.Rechercher une fiche horaire
TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.La carte du réseau TER SUD
TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022. Cannes-La Bocca is situated alongside the beach and a connection to local ferries is possible.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cannes La Bocca Buildings and structures in Cannes

Railway stations in Alpes-Maritimes Railway stations in France opened in 1863

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