Vonnas station
Vonnas   | ||
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 Passenger building and station entrance. | ||
| General information | ||
| Location | Route de Luponas 01540 Vonnas Ain France | |
| Elevation | 192 m | |
| Owned by | SNCF | |
| Operated by | SNCF | |
| Line(s) | Mâcon-Ambérieu railway | |
| Distance | 16.950 km | |
| Platforms | 2 | |
| Tracks | 2 (+ service tracks) | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 6 June 1857 | |
| Passengers | ||
| 2019 | 91,327 | |
| Services | ||
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TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | ||
Vonnas station (French: Gare de Vonnas) is a French railway station serving the commune of Vonnas, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 16.950 on the Mâcon-Ambérieu railway.[1]
Put into service by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM) in 1857, the station would later become part of the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée's (PLM) network.
As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.
History
Vonnas station was opened on 6 June 1857 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM), along with the opening of a 34 km section of track from Bourg on the left bank of the Saône. Trains initially stoped on the bank of the river as a result of delays in viaduct construction. A boat service enable passengers to reach their destination in roughly 30 minutes. The completion of the viaduct occurred on 20 July 1857, enabling trains to reach their final destination.[2]
In 1911, the station became part of the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM), network of stations and stops.
The station remained it status of a passenger station during the 20th century, with station installations undergoing renovations in 2012 as part of a regional program to renovate stations and halts.[3]
In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 91,327 passengers traveled through the station.[4]
Services
Passenger services
The SNCF station is composed of a passenger building, equipped with ticket-windows and a passenger waiting room. The station building is open from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, while platforms are accessible seven-days per week from the arrival of the first train to the departure of the last one.[5]
Train services
As of 2020, the station is served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 30 serves between Mâcon-Ville station and Ambérieu station.[6]
|}Intermodality
The station is equipped with space for bicycle storage and vehicle parking.[5]
In addition to train services, Vonnas station is also served by TER buses between Mâcon and Bourg-en-Bresse.[5]- Station installations
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Service tracks. -
Parking and bike storage. -
Platform shelter. -
Passenger crossing.
References
- ^ Douté, Reinhard (2011), Profils de lignes du réseau ferré français, Paris: Éd. La Vie du Rail, p. 16, ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1, OCLC 828217650, retrieved 2020-12-05
- ^ Palau, François. (1998). Le rail en France : le Second Empire. Tome 1, 1852-1857. Palau, Maguy. Paris: F. et M. Palau. p. 181. ISBN 2-9509421-1-3. OCLC 40636076.
- ^ http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rhonealpes.fr%2Fuploads%2FExterne%2F96%2FCLD_CHEMIN_911_1366705019.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fréquentation en gares - Vonnas". SNCF (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Vonnas". www.ter.sncf.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ "301 aff-du 5 oct au 12 déc -Version du 13 août 2020_tcm72-268339_tcm72-268338.pdf" (PDF). SNCF.
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46°13′38″N 4°59′30″E / 46.22718°N 4.99180°E
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