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Toulouse-Matabiau is the main railway station in Toulouse, southern France. It is in the city centre and connected to the Toulouse Metro. The station is situated on the Bordeaux–Sète railway, Toulouse–Bayonne railway, Brive–Toulouse (via Capdenac) railway and Toulouse–Auch railway. Direct trains run to most parts of France.
Toulouse waited until the middle of the 19th century for the railway to arrive in the city.
In 1853, Émile Pereire and his brother Jacob founded the CF du Midi. Three years later, the line from Bordeaux to Toulouse was opened, it was extended to
Le réseau régional de transport public
TER Occitanie, accessed 11 May 2022. *high-speed services (''TGV'') **Paris–Tours–Bordeaux–Toulouse **Toulouse–Montpellier–Lyon *intercity services (''Intercités'') **Paris–Vierzon–Limoges–Toulouse **Bordeaux–Toulouse–Montpellier–Marseille **Bayonne–Pau–Tarbes–Toulouse *night services (''Intercités de Nuit'') **Paris–Souillac-Toulouse *local service (TER Occitanie) **Toulouse–Carcassonne–Narbonne **Toulouse–Albi–Rodez **Toulouse–Figeac–Aurillac **Brive-la-Gaillarde–Cahors–Montauban–Toulouse **Montauban–Toulouse **Agen–Montauban–Toulouse **Toulouse–Castres–Mazamet **Toulouse–Castelnaudary–Carcassonne **Toulouse–Colomiers–Auch **Toulouse–Foix–Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg **Toulouse–Saint-Gaudens–Tarbes–Pau
File:Matabiau station west concourse.JPG, The western concourse
File:Matabiau station east concourse.JPG, The eastern concourse
File:SNCF X72500 Toulouse FRA 001.jpg, An X72500 at Toulouse-Matabiau
File:SNCF BB7200 Toulouse FRA 001.jpg, A selection of SNCF locos at Toulouse-Matabiau
File:Toulouse - Gare Matabiau.jpg, The main facade after renovation of the square in 2021
History
Toulouse waited until the middle of the 19th century for the railway to arrive in the city.
In 1853, Émile Pereire and his brother Jacob founded the CF du Midi. Three years later, the line from Bordeaux to Toulouse was opened, it was extended to Sète
Sète (; oc, Seta, ), also historically spelt ''Cette'' (official until 1928) and ''Sette'', is a commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Sétois'' (male) and ''Sétoises' ...
in 1857.
The current passenger building was built between 1903 and 1905, replacing an older and smaller building. The station took the name of the borough, an area called ''Matabiau'', named after the martyrdom of Saint Saturnin
Saint Saturnin of Toulouse ( la, Saturninus, oc, Sarnin, french: Saturnin, Sernin, ca, Serni, Sadurní, gl, Sadurninho and pt, Saturnino, Sadurninho, eu, Satordi, Saturdi, Zernin, and es, Saturnino, Serenín, Cernín) was one of the ''" ...
, mata-bios meaning ''kill the bull''. It was designed by Marius Toudoire (who also designed Bordeaux Station) and was built with stone from the Roman city of Saintes. Like the Midi station in Bordeaux, Matabiau station bears 26 coats of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its wh ...
on the front of the building of the 26 destinations that Midi served.
Some work was carried out on the building in 1938 prior to its listing.
Layout
The station is centred on two main concourses at the front of the station directly linked to each other, with ticket offices, shops and cafés. Underpasses link these concourses to the platforms. The station is connected to the underground ''Marengo SNCF'' station on Line A of the Toulouse Metro, accessible from inside and just outside the station.Destinations
Toulouse-Matabiau is situated at the heart of a six-branch star network of lines with both regional ( TER) and national ( TGV and Corail) services. Toulouse is served by the following regional lines: * Toulouse– Albi-Rodez
Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the ...
* Toulouse– Montauban
* Toulouse– Saint-Sulpice
* Toulouse– Carcassonne
* Toulouse– Tarbes and Bayonne
Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...
* Toulouse– Foix
* Toulouse–Auch
Auch (; oc, label= Gascon, Aush ) is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers department. Auch is the historical capital of Gascony.
Geography
Localization
Hydrography
The Riv ...
Several 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 ...
facilities are present near the station, including the old Toulouse-Raynal goods yard now a carriage and engine maintenance yard and the large Saint-Jory marshalling yard to the north.
Train services
The following services currently call at Toulouse-Matabiau:TER Occitanie, accessed 11 May 2022. *high-speed services (''TGV'') **Paris–Tours–Bordeaux–Toulouse **Toulouse–Montpellier–Lyon *intercity services (''Intercités'') **Paris–Vierzon–Limoges–Toulouse **Bordeaux–Toulouse–Montpellier–Marseille **Bayonne–Pau–Tarbes–Toulouse *night services (''Intercités de Nuit'') **Paris–Souillac-Toulouse *local service (TER Occitanie) **Toulouse–Carcassonne–Narbonne **Toulouse–Albi–Rodez **Toulouse–Figeac–Aurillac **Brive-la-Gaillarde–Cahors–Montauban–Toulouse **Montauban–Toulouse **Agen–Montauban–Toulouse **Toulouse–Castres–Mazamet **Toulouse–Castelnaudary–Carcassonne **Toulouse–Colomiers–Auch **Toulouse–Foix–Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg **Toulouse–Saint-Gaudens–Tarbes–Pau
Gallery
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toulouse Railway stations in Haute-Garonne Transport in Toulouse Buildings and structures in Toulouse Railway stations in France opened in 1856 Railway stations in France opened in 1956