Gare de Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Encyclopedia
Gare de Saint-Pierre-des-Corps is a railway station
serving the town Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
and the Tours
agglomeration, Indre-et-Loire
department, western France
. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway
and the Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
.
, on a large site that extended all the way to the neighbouring commune of La Ville-aux-Dames
.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
serving the town Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.Located on the eastern edge of Tours, it is a major nodal point in the French railway network, thanks to the station, which is an en route terminus for the LGV Atlantique, used by High speed trains traveling...
and the Tours
Tours
Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...
agglomeration, Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.-History:Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department, western 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...
. It 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...
and the Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
The railway from Tours to Saint-Nazaire is an important French 282-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger and freight traffic...
.
Services
The following services currently call at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps:- intercity services (Intercités) Nantes - Tours - Bourges - Lyon
- intercity services (Intercités) Caen - Alençon - Le Mans - Tours
- intercity services (Intercités) Paris - Orléans - Blois - Tours
Freight Traffic
Until 2007 the station also included a Marshalling YardClassification yard
A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks. First the cars are taken to a track, sometimes called a lead or a drill...
, on a large site that extended all the way to the neighbouring commune of La Ville-aux-Dames
La Ville-aux-Dames
La Ville-aux-Dames is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department...
.