Gare d'Orléans
Encyclopedia
Gare d'Orléans is a railway station
serving the city Orléans
, Loiret
department, central France
. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway
. The Gare d'Orléans is a terminus; TGV
and most other long distance trains only serve the nearby Gare des Aubrais-Orléans
.
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 city Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
, Loiret
Loiret
Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
department, central 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...
. The Gare d'Orléans is a terminus; TGV
TGV
The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....
and most other long distance trains only serve the nearby Gare des Aubrais-Orléans
Gare des Aubrais-Orléans
Gare des Aubrais-Orléans is a railway station serving the agglomeration of Orléans, situated in the town Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, and it is the northern terminus of the Orléans–Montauban railway...
.
Services
The following services call at Orléans:- intercity services (Intercités) Paris - Orléans - Blois - Tours