Monaco-Monte-Carlo station ( French: ''Gare de Monaco-Monte-Carlo''; Monégasque: ''Staçiun de Munegu-Munte-Carlu'') is the sole

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in the

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, though part of it is located in

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. It is served by trains of the French state-owned operator

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, on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway line. The station, along with the entire railway line in the principality, is located underground.

History

The railway line from Marseille reached Monaco in 1868. The station, originally named Monaco (''Gare de Monaco''), was renamed Monaco-Monte-Carlo in the 1950s, after the building of a new tunnel bypassing a second SNCF station named Monte-Carlo (closed in 1965).History of Monaco station from the official site
/ref> In the early 1990s, it was decided to re-route the railway completely underground and build a new station closer to the centre of Monaco. Construction commenced in 1993; the new station opened on 7 December 1999, replacing the former surface station from then on. This comprises a curved tunnel in length, wide and in height. There are three tracks through the station (accessed from a side platform on the south side) and an island platform between the two tracks to the north. Monaco-monte-carlo-gare-sncf-am-714041.jpg, Old surface platforms (1974). This station is indicated by blue dots on the map. Estação subterrânea de Mónaco-Monte Carlo.jpg, Current station interior Monaco station entrance.jpg, Lower entrance to the current station Gares de Monaco.svg, Railway stations in Monaco. The present-day station is indicated by light-green dots.

Monte-Carlo Country Club halt

A single platform halt is located at the eastern end of the Monaco tunnel, over the Monaco border in

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (; oc, Ròcabruna Caup Martin or ; it, Roccabruna-Capo Martino, ; Mentonasc: ''Rocabrüna''; Roquebrune until 1921) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern Fr ...

, France. It provides access to the Monte-Carlo Country Club (also itself located in France) and is only operational during the

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tennis tournament each April. It is served by TER services between Cannes and Ventimiglia. Its platform is located on the southern side of the line.

Train services

The majority of trains serving Monaco-Monte-Carlo are local

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services between Marseille-Saint-Charles and

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in Italy, close to the

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. There are also a small number of

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services from the

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. The station is served by the following services:Rechercher une fiche horaire
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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monaco Monte Carlo Railway stations in Monaco Railway stations in Alpes-Maritimes Railway stations in France opened in 1999 TER Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur

History

Monte-Carlo Country Club halt

Train services

See also

References

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