Mâcon-Loché TGV station
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Mâcon Loché | |
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 A TGV passes through Mâcon Loché station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy France |
| Coordinates | 46°16′59″N 4°46′40″E / 46.28306°N 4.77778°E |
| Line(s) | TGV Sud-Est |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
| History | |
| Opened | 27 September 1981 |
Mâcon-Loché TGV is a railway station on the TGV Sud-Est located in the commune of Mâcon, France. The address is 142, Rue de Pouilly-Loché 71000 Mâcon. The station is a few kilometres from the neighbouring town of Loché. The next station southbound is Lyon Part-Dieu and the next northbound station is Le Creusot TGV.
The station
Mâcon-Loché TGV station is a basic station with four tracks. The two inner tracks are reserved for trains passing through; the two outer ones are served by side platforms. The station is connected to the regional rail network via shuttle bus.
In 2019, SNCF customers named Mâcon-Loché station as one of the best in the country for customer satisfaction, coming in behind Meuse and Belfort – Montbéliard.[1][2]
History
Mâcon-Loché TGV opened on 27 September 1981, along with the first TGV line, the LGV Sud-Est. On 14 September 1992, the first high-speed accident in TGV history occurred at the station when Train 56 derailed while running at 270 km/h (167 mph).[3] Nobody was killed, but some people waiting for another TGV on the platform were injured by ballast kicked up from the trackbed by the train.
Services
External links
- Mâcon-Loché TGV station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
References
- ^ Figaro, Le (11 February 2019). "Le palmarès des gares les plus appréciées… et les plus détestées". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Mâcon - Transports. Mâcon-Loché, deuxième gare TGV préférée de France". Le Journal de Saone de la Loire (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Clement, Arnaud (28 July 2013). "Transports. Il y a 21 ans, un TGV déraillait à Loché". Le Journal de Saone de la Loire (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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