Gare de Lison 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 ...

serving the town of

Lison Lison () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population Notable people * Fernande Albany (1889 – 1966), actress, born in Lison. Today There is a train station, Lison station Gare de Li ...

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norm ...

department, northwestern

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. It is situated at the junction of the

Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway The railway from Mantes-la-Jolie to Cherbourg is an important French 228-kilometre long railway line, that connects Mantes-la-Jolie, a western suburb of Paris, with the northwestern port city Cherbourg via Caen. At Mantes-la-Jolie, the railway ...

and the

Lison–Lamballe railway The Lison–Lamballe railway is an important 205.7-kilometre long railway line that runs between the French commune of Lison and the town of Lamballe. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was ...

. The station is served by regional trains to

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Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

and Granville. Several bus routes also serve this station to connect passengers to nearby towns such as

Bayeux Bayeux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts ...

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and

Le Molay-Littry Le Molay-Littry () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. History On 23 January 1969 Le Molay (the old INSEE code was 14434) merged with the old commune of Littry to form ''Le Molay-Littry'', wh ...

. The station has ticket machines for customers to buy tickets before their journey as well as an automated car parking system for those travelling by car. The station building has been designed in the traditional French style with arched windows and stone walls which give it an attractive look from the outside. Inside there are several shops and cafes offering refreshments for passengers on their journeys. There is also a waiting area with comfortable seating and free Wi-Fi access for travelers during their wait times. In 2018, Gare de Lison was rated one of the cleanest train stations in France due to its efficient cleaning staff that ensures that all areas are kept spick and span at all times. The station also features several green initiatives such as solar panels on its roof which helps reduce its environmental footprint while keeping energy costs down.

Services

The station is served by regional trains to

and Granville.Plan du réseau
TER Normandie, accessed 14 April 2022.

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* Railway stations in Calvados Railway stations in France opened in 1858 {{LowerNormandy-railstation-stub