The gare de Lourdes is a railway station in

Lourdes Lourdes (, also , ; oc, Lorda ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Château ...

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, France. The station is on the

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line. The station is served by

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(high speed trains),

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(night trains),

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(long distance) and

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(local) services operated by the

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. The station is important for those coming to Lourdes on Catholic pilgrimages, with extra trains running to Lourdes at certain times. Gare de Lourdes

Train services

The following services currently call at Lourdes: *TGV services Paris - Saint-Pierre-des-Corps - Bordeaux - Dax - Pau - Tarbes *intercity services (''Intercités'') Hendaye–Bayonne–Pau–Tarbes–Toulouse *local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Bodreaux-Dax-Pau–Tarbes *local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Bayonne–Pau–Tarbes *local service (TER Occitanie) Toulouse–Saint-Gaudens–Tarbes–Pau

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Railway stations in Hautes-Pyrénées

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Railway stations in France opened in 1866 {{Pyrenees-railstation-stub