The Gare de Poitiers is a major railway station in the French

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...

 city of Poitiers

Poitiers

Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...

, in the department of Vienne

Vienne

Vienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...

 and region of Poitou-Charentes

Poitou-Charentes

Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...

. The station is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway

Paris–Bordeaux railway

The railway from Paris to Bordeaux is an important French 584-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the southwestern port city Bordeaux via Orléans and Tours. The railway was opened in several stages between 1840 and 1853, when the section from Poitiers to Angoulême was finished...

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Services

A wide array of rail services serve Poitiers, including TGV Atlantique

LGV Atlantique

The LGV Atlantique is a high-speed railway line running from Paris to Western France. It opened in 1989-1990. It divides into two parts at Courtalain, one going westward to Le Mans , the second one going southwestward to Tours .-Route:The line leaves Gare Montparnasse to cross Paris's southern...

 services from Paris Montparnasse

Gare Montparnasse

Paris Montparnasse is one of the six large terminus railway stations of Paris, located in the Montparnasse area in the XIVe arrondissement. The station was opened in 1840, and rebuilt completely in 1969...

 to Bordeaux

Gare de Bordeaux Saint-Jean

Bordeaux-Saint-Jean or Bordeaux-Midi is the main railway station in the French city of Bordeaux. It is the southern terminus of the Paris–Bordeaux railway, and the western terminus of the Chemin de Fer du Midi main line to Toulouse. The current station building opened in 1898. As well as Midi...

. Other rail services operate under the Transport express régional (TER) brand, and run from Poitiers to Angoulême

Gare d'Angoulême

Gare d'Angoulême is a railway station serving the town Angoulême, Charente department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, it is a 2hrs 10min journey to Paris and a 55 min to Bordeaux by TGV...

, Tours

Gare de Tours

Gare de Tours is a railway station serving the city Tours, Indre-et-Loire department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, the Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway, and the non-electrified Tours–Le Mans railway...

, Limoges

Gare de Limoges Bénédictins

Limoges-Bénédictins is the main railway station of Limoges. It is situated on the Orléans–Montauban railway. It was named Bénédictins due to the presence of a Benedictin monastery closed during the French Revolution.-History:...

, Niort

Gare de Niort

Niort is a railway station in Niort, France. Niort is linked to Paris and towns and cities in the region:*Paris - La Rochelle *La Rochelle - Poitiers *Royan - Saintes - Niort - Poitiers -References:*...

 and La Rochelle

Gare de La Rochelle

Gare de La Rochelle is the main station serving La Rochelle. The station building, which includes a 45-metre-tall clock tower, was built in 1922 by Pierre Esquié for the CF de l'Etat replacing the older building...

. The station is also served by a TER bus service to Parthenay

Gare de Parthenay

The Gare de Parthenay, or Parthenay railway station, is the railway station in the town of Parthenay, in the department of Deux-Sèvres in western France. The station was formerly a junction on the Chemins de Fer de l'État main line from Paris to Bordeaux, with branch lines to Poitiers and Bressuire...

 and Nantes

Gare de Nantes

The Gare de Nantes is the principal passenger railway station serving the French city of Nantes. It is a through station aligned east-west, with entrances and station facilities on both north and south sides...

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