Lorraine TGV station
Lorraine TGV station (French: Gare de Lorraine TGV) is a railway station located in Louvigny, France, on the LGV Est, a high-speed rail line running from Paris to Strasbourg. Opened in 2007 as part of the first phase of the new line, it is situated near Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport, between the cities of Metz and Nancy. As the two other new LGV Est stations (Gare de Champagne-Ardenne TGV and Gare de Meuse TGV) it is served by TGV inOui and Ouigo services.[1][2][3]
Lorraine   | |
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| Location | Route départementale 910
57420 Louvigny Moselle France |
| Coordinates | 48°56′51″N 6°10′11″E |
| Owned by | SNCF |
| Operated by | SNCF |
| Line(s) | LGV Est |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Jean-Marie Duthilleul |
| History | |
| Opened | 10 June 2007 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2018) | 583 500 |
When built, it was criticised for being too far from any of the towns to be useful. There have been many political disputes since the 1990s to decide if it should be rebuilt at Vandières, Meurthe-et-Moselle, connected with the Metz–Nancy railway line (TER Lorraine).[4][5][6]
Train services
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward western France | TGV inOui | toward eastern France |
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Paris-Est Terminus | OUIGO | Strasbourg Terminus |
Station platforms and tracks.
References
- « Gare de Louvigny : permis de construire », Le Républicain lorrain (in French), 1 June 2005.
- Description du chantier Gare LGV Est, Lorraine, cari.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- Références en bâtiments industriels et génie civil Archived 2008-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, coredia.fr (in French).
- Jean-Christophe Erbstein, « Retour à la case Cheminot » Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, L'Est républicain (in French), 12 March 2007.
- Armelle Rousseau, « La ligne s'embrase à 20 h 01 » Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, L'Est républicain (in French), 15 March 2007.
- "Le TGV Est les a rendus complètement gagares", Libération (in French), 7 June 2007.
External links
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- Lorraine TGV station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
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