Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard station ( French: ''Gare de Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard'') is a French

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and

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train station in the

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Manduel Manduel (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard station, with high speed connections to Paris and Perpignan and regional services to Avignon, Nîmes and Montpellier, is situated in the commune. Populat ...

and Redessan, near

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, in

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. It opened on 15 December 2019 on the

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high-speed railway line (LGV) and

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– Sète-Ville line.

History

The name of the new station caused some confusion as it located some 12 km (7.4 mi) from Nîmes itself and 20 km (12.4 mi) from the Pont du Gard. After the project started in 2017, the station was opened on 15 December 2019 although no train operated during the first five days, due to a strike. It was designed by

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Gallery

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at inferior platform.

References

{{reflist Railway stations in Gard Railway stations in France opened in 2019