Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey station (

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: ''Gare de Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey'') 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-Rambert-en-Bugey Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (, literally ''Saint-Rambert in Bugey'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. History The commune takes its name from St Rambert (or Ragnebert) who was assassinated here in the 7th century. The site soon ...

, in the

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...

department in eastern

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. It is situated on the

Lyon–Geneva railway The Lyon–Geneva railway is an important route in the national rail network. It connects not only Geneva but also feeds the Maurienne railway and the Geneva to Valence via Grenoble line. It carries a variety of traffic: TGV Paris-Geneva, Geneva ...

and served by

TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the regional rail network serving the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central and eastern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER Au ...

trains. The station is located at the

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(KP) 62.677 of the

, between Ambérieu and Tenay - Hauteville stations. It was brought into operation by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à Genève on 7 May 1857. It is now owned by the

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 has a

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area and a

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. File:Gare-Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey-CPancienne.jpg, The station, ca. 1900 File:GRANIER - ST-RAMBERT-EN-BUGEY - La Gare.JPG, The station, ca. 1900

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Railway stations in Ain Railway stations in France opened in 1857 {{RhoneAlpes-railstation-stub Lyon–Geneva railway

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