Gare de La Roche-sur-Yon 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
La Roche-sur-Yon
La Roche-sur-Yon () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is ''Yonnais''.
History
The town expanded significantly after Napo ...
,
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442. department, western
France
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.
History
Opened in 1866, the station was originally called Napoléon-Vendée by the
Compagnie des chemins de fer de la Vendée. Both ownership and operations have since been transferred to
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 ...
.
Services
The following services currently call at La Roche-sur-Yon:
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TER Pays de la Loire, accessed 16 May 2022.Carte des lignes régionales de transport des Pays de la Loire
TER Pays de la Loire, accessed 16 May 2022.
*TGV services Paris-Montparnasse - Les Sables d'Olonne
*Intercity services (''Intercités'') Nantes - La Rochelle - Bordeaux
*TER Pays de la Loire services
**Line 8 Nantes - Les Sables d'Olonne
**Line 9 Nantes - La Rochelle
**Line 14 La Roche-sur-Yon - Saumur
References
Railway stations in Vendée
Railway stations in France opened in 1866
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