Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station (french: Gare de Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, link=yes) 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
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps () is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) from Tours. During the French Revolution, it was called ''La Clarté-Républicaine''.
Population
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and the
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...
agglomeration,
Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it ...
department, western
France
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. It is situated on the
Paris–Bordeaux railway
The railway from Paris to Bordeaux is an important French 584-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the southwestern port city Bordeaux via Orléans and Tours. The railway was opened in several stages between 1840 and 1853, when the ...
and the
Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
The railway from Tours to Saint-Nazaire is an important French 282-kilometre long railway line, following the lower course of the river Loire. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened i ...
.
History
Given its strategic position on the
Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...
, the entire
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...
/ Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway complex was the target of bombing during the
Second World War
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. In 1990 the passenger building, which by then no longer existed, was rebuilt following the opening of the
LGV Atlantique
The LGV Atlantique (French: ''Ligne à Grande Vitesse''; English: Atlantic high-speed line) is a high-speed rail line running from Paris (Gare Montparnasse) to Western France. It opened in 1989–1990 and comprises two stations: Massy TGV station ...
, to accommodate
TGV
The TGV (french: Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train"; previously french: TurboTrain à Grande Vitesse, label=none) is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF. SNCF worked on a high-speed rail network from 1966 to 19 ...
and
Aqualys
Aqualys is the name given to the Intercités route between Paris and Tours via Orléans on the classic lines.
History
Even though this route had already existed for a long time, it was attributed this name after all its trains were renovated a ...
from 2001. This latter service is still provided, but was re-marketed as the
Intercités
Intercités (before September 2009: ''Corail Intercités'') is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote non high speed services on the 'classic' network in France.
SNCF established the Intercités brand in January ...
brand.
In 2018, SNCF estimated annual usage of this station is 3,457,033 passengers and if non-passengers are included it rises to 4,321,292.
Passenger services
Reception
The SNCF station has a passenger building, with ticket offices, open every day.
It is equipped with automatic machines for the purchase of tickets.
Services
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps is served by
TGV
The TGV (french: Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train"; previously french: TurboTrain à Grande Vitesse, label=none) is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF. SNCF worked on a high-speed rail network from 1966 to 19 ...
and
Ouigo
Ouigo () is a French low-cost service range of both conventional and high-speed trains. The literal translation of ''Ouigo'' from French to English is "yes go;" the name is also a play on words with the English homonym "we go." It is composed o ...
,
Intercités
Intercités (before September 2009: ''Corail Intercités'') is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote non high speed services on the 'classic' network in France.
SNCF established the Intercités brand in January ...
,
Interloire
Interloire (or TER 200 Interloire) is a French train service run by TER Centre-Val de Loire and TER Pays de la Loire linking Orléans to Le Croisic via Blois, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Saumur, Angers and Nantes.
The sections between Nantes-Angers ...
, Rémi Express, TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Aléop (formerly
TER Pays de la Loire
TER Pays de la Loire is the regional rail network serving Pays de la Loire, France.
TER Network
The rail and bus network as of May 2022:[marshalling yard
A classification yard (American and Canadian English (Canadian National Railway use)), marshalling yard (British, Hong Kong, Indian, Australian, and Canadian English (Canadian Pacific Railway use)) or shunting yard (Central Europe) is a railway ya ...]
, on a large site that extended all the way to the neighbouring commune of
La Ville-aux-Dames
La Ville-aux-Dames () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France.
...
. This station is open to freight service.
See also
*
List of SNCF stations in Centre-Val de Loire
This article contains a list of current SNCF railway stations in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Cher (18)
* Avord
* Bengy
* Bigny
* Bourges
* Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
* Foëcy
* La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
* Lunery
* Marmagne
* Mehun ...
References
External links
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Railway stations in Indre-et-Loire
TER Centre-Val de Loire
Railway stations in France opened in 1846
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