Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station

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.

Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux
The passenger building and entrance to the station
General information
Location	2, Esplanade de France, 42000 Saint-Étienne France
Coordinates	45.4434°N 4.3995°E / 45.4434; 4.3995
Elevation	513 m (1,683 ft)
Owned by	SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
Line(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

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

Modern rolling stock at Saint-Etienne.

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

1. Map of TER Auvergne-Rhône Alpes network

External links

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