Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station

45°26′36″N 4°23′58″E / 45.4434°N 4.3995°E / 45.4434; 4.3995Elevation513 m (1,683 ft)Owned bySNCFOperated bySNCFLine(s)Moret–Lyon
Saint-Georges-d'Aurac–Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux
Saint-Étienne–Lyon

Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station Lyon-Part-Dieu towards Paris-Lyon TGV inOui Terminus Preceding station TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Following station Saint-Étienne-Carnot towards Le Puy-en-Velay 9 Terminus Terminus 10 Saint-Chamond towards Lyon-Perrache or Lyon-Part-Dieu Saint-Étienne-La Terrasse towards Montbrison 11 Terminus Saint-Étienne-La Terrasse towards Roanne 12

Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station (French: Gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux) is the main railway station in the town of Saint-Étienne. The station is situated in Châteaucreux, a little outside the centre of Saint-Étienne. The station is linked to the town centre by the town's second tramway line. It is situated at a junction of railway lines: Moret–Lyon (via Nevers and Roanne), and lines to Clermont-Ferrand and Le Puy-en-Velay.

History

Châteaucreux was built in 1855 in classical style by architect Joseph-Antoine Bouvard for the PLM. The building is a sculpted metal structure filed with coloured bricks. It was built this way due to the subsidence of the ground. The station's passenger hall has kept its original features.

Destinations

Grandes Lignes (Intercity):

• Saint-Étienne - Paris. TGV service.

TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (regional services):^[1]

• Saint-Étienne - Firminy - Le Puy-en-Velay
• Saint-Étienne - Montbrison - Boën
• Saint-Étienne - Givors - Lyon
• Saint-Étienne - Roanne

References

External links

• Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)