Avignon TGV (

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: XZN) is a railway station located in

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, France. It was opened on 10 June 2001 and is located on the LGV Méditerranée high-speed line and Avignon-Centre–Avignon TGV railway. The train services are operated by the

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and limited services by Spanish national operator,

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. The station is located 6 km south of the city centre.

Overview

This station has two platforms for trains calling at the station, with two through lines. This allows trains not stopping at Avignon to pass through at full speed, but away from passenger platforms. This station, inaugurated in 2001, was designed by the cabinet of architecture of the

under the direction of Jean-Marie Duthilleul and Jean-François Blassel. It has a 340 m (1,115 ft)-long glazed roof that has been compared to that of a

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. On 15 December 2013 a link line between Avignon's city station and Avignon's high speed station opened, with a regular shuttle service operating between the two.

Train services

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

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. International services operate to Belgium:

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(in summer), Germany:

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, Spain:

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, Switzerland:

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and The Netherlands:

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(in summer). *High-speed services (''

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'') Paris - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV'') Paris - Avignon - Cannes - Nice *High-speed services (''TGV Ouigo'') Marne-la-Vallée - Lyon Saint-Exupéry - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille - Aeroport CDG - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV'') Brussels - Lille - Aeroport CDG - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV/ICE'') Frankfurt - Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Belfort - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV'') Strasbourg - Mulhouse - Belfort - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV'') Nancy - Strasbourg - Besançon - Dijon - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille - Cannes - Nice *High-speed services (''TGV'') Nantes - Angers - Tours - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV'') Rennes - Le Mans - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV '') Le Havre - Rouen - Lyon - Valence - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV Lyria'') Lausanne - Geneva - Lyon - Avignon - Marseille (Summer) *High-speed services (''AVE'') Madrid - Barcelona - Perpignan - Montpellier - Avignon - Marseille *High-speed services (''

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'') Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Avignon - Aix-en-Provence - Marseille (Summer Saturdays) *Shuttle services (''TER PACA'') Avignon - Avignon TGV *Local services (''TER PACA'') Marseille - Miramas - Cavaillon - Avignon - Avignon TGV *Local services (''TER PACA'') Carpentras - Avignon - Avignon TGV Additionally in the summer months

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provide services between

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Trivia

Parts of the 2007 film " Mr Bean's Holiday" were shot at the Avignon station.

Gallery

File:Avignon tgv station.jpg, The inside of the station. File:Gare d'Avignon TGV.JPG, The entrance of the station. File:Arrivée en gare Avignon TGV.JPG, A ''TGV'' at the station File:Avignon_Station_(TGV)_2011.jpg, Main concourse

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