Gare d'Angoulême
Encyclopedia
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. There are local trains to the towns of Royan, Poitiers and Limoges.
The station building is part of the former Collège Royal de la Marine, as testified by an enamel plaque in the booking hall.
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 Angoulême
Angoulême
-Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...
, Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
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...
, it is a 2hrs 10min journey to Paris and a 55 min to Bordeaux by TGV. There are local trains to the towns of Royan, Poitiers and Limoges.
The station building is part of the former Collège Royal de la Marine, as testified by an enamel plaque in the booking hall.
Services
As of September 2011 the following services call at Angoulême:- local service (TER Aquitaine) Bordeaux - Libourne - Angoulême
See also
- http://eric.hurtebis.chez-alice.fr/granfon.htm