Gare de Cannes La Bocca
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Gare de Cannes-La Bocca is a station in the city of Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....

, southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

The station opened on 10 April 1863 when the line from Les Arcs
Les Arcs
Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino...

 to Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:It is the largest suburb of the city of Nice and lies to the west-southwest of it, about from the center.-History:...

 (part of the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway
Marseille–Ventimiglia railway
The railway from Marseille to Ventimiglia is a French and Italian 259-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger and freight traffic...

) opened to passengers. The station is both a passenger station and a goods/maintenance depot. Engine maintenance was transferred from Cannes-Ville
Gare de Cannes
Gare de Cannes or Cannes-Ville is the main station for the French Southern city of Cannes. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.-History:...

 in 1880 and the goods yard opened in 1883.

Cannes-La Bocca is situated alongside the beach and a connection to local ferries is possible.

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See also

  • Cannes-Les Bosquets
    Gare de Cannes Les Bosquets
    Le Bosquet is a station in the city of Cannes, southern France.The station opened on 10 April 1870 when the line from Grasse to Cannes opened to passengers...

  • Cannes-Ranguin
    Gare de Cannes Ranguin
    Gare de Ranguin is a station in a suburb of Cannes, southern France.The station opened in 1871 when the line from Cannes to Grasse opened to passengers. The line saw a steady decline in passengers and the station was closed in 1995...

  • Cannes-Ville
    Gare de Cannes
    Gare de Cannes or Cannes-Ville is the main station for the French Southern city of Cannes. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.-History:...

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