Grenoble is the main
railway station
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located in
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
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,
Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.[France
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. The station was opened on 3 January 1849 and is located on the
Lyon–Marseille (via Grenoble) railway and
Grenoble–Montmélian railway
The railway from Grenoble to Montmélian is a long railway in southeastern France. It was built by the PLM and opened on 15 September 1864 (as a double track) to provide a link between Grenoble and Montmélian. In September 1991 it was electrif ...
. The train services are operated by
SNCF
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...
.
The station was rebuilt in 1967 for the
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...
. The station is currently undergoing reconstruction, which includes the electrification of the Valence-Grenoble route and the Grenoble-Chambéry route.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
*High speed services (''TGV'') Paris - Grenoble
*Regional services (''TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes'') Lyon - Bourgoin - La-Tour-du-Pin - Grenoble
*Regional services (''TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes'') Valence - Grenoble - Chambéry - Aix-les-Bains - Annecy
*Regional services (''TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes'') Valence - Grenoble - Chambéry - Aix-les-Bains - Bellegarde - Geneva
*Local services (''TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes'') Grenoble - Université - Montmélian - Chambéry
*Local services (''TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes'') Valence - Valence TGV - Romans-Bourg-de-Peage - St Marcellin - Moirans - Grenoble - Université
*Local services (''TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes'') St-André-le-Gaz - Voiron - Moirans - Grenoble - Université
*Local services (''TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes'') Grenoble - Monestier-de-Clermont - Veynes - Gap
Tram services
*A (Fontaine - Gare - Centre Ville - Polesud - Échirolles - Denis Papin)
*B (Presqu'Île - Cité Internationale - Gare - Centre Ville - La Tronche - Universités - Gières)
References
External links
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Timetables TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Railway stations in Isère
Railway stations in France opened in 1858
Transport in Grenoble
Buildings and structures in Grenoble
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