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Ossun station

Coordinates: 43°11′00″N 0°01′17″W / 43.1833°N 0.0214°W / 43.1833; -0.0214
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Ossun
Ossun station in around 1900
General information
LocationImpasse Sarthou 65380
Ossun
France
Coordinates43°11′00″N 0°01′17″W / 43.1833°N 0.0214°W / 43.1833; -0.0214
Elevation366 m (1,201 ft)
Owned byRFF / SNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Toulouse–Bayonne
History
Opened9 April 1866 (1866-04-09)
Services
TER - Occitanie

The gare d'Ossun is a railway station in Ossun, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, and in the region of Occitanie, France. The station is located on the Toulouse - Bayonne railway line. The station was opened in 1866 by the Chemins de fer du Midi. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by the SNCF. This is also the closest station to the Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport.

Location

The station is situated at 366 m (1,201 ft) altitude. Ossun station is part of the railway region of Toulouse, and is located at PK 166,450 along the line from Toulouse to Bayonne, between the stations of Tarbes and Lourdes.

The station has two platforms. Platform 1 has an effective length of 213 m (699 ft) and platform 2 has an in-use length of 153 m (502 ft).

History

The Chemins de fer du Midi opened the station of Ossun, between those of Juillan and Adé, on 9 April 1866. This was just before the opening of the rest of the railway line from Tarbes to Lourdes on 20 April 1866.

le bâtiment voyageurs, les voies et quais, un train à vapeur, après l'électrification de la ligne.
The station after electrification in 1913

Train services

The following services currently call at Ossun:

  • local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Bayonne - Pau - Tarbes
  • local service (TER Occitanie) Toulouse - Saint-Gaudens - Tarbes - Pau
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Template:TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine lines
Template:TER Occitanie lines

References