Gare de Montauban-Ville-Bourbon
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Montauban or Montauban-Ville-Bourbon is a railway station
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 of Montauban
Montauban
Montauban is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse....

, Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France. It is traversed by the Rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name.-History:...

 department, southwestern France
France
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The station

The stations lies on the Bordeaux–Sète railway
Bordeaux–Sète railway
The railway from Bordeaux to Sète is an important French 476-kilometre long railway line, that connects the southwestern port city Bordeaux to the southern port Sète via Toulouse and Narbonne...

 and it is the southern terminus of the Orléans–Montauban railway
Orléans–Montauban railway
The railway from Orléans to Montauban is an important French 544-kilometre long railway line, that connects Orléans and northern France to Montauban and southern France via Limoges...

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The Bordeaux–Sète railway
Bordeaux–Sète railway
The railway from Bordeaux to Sète is an important French 476-kilometre long railway line, that connects the southwestern port city Bordeaux to the southern port Sète via Toulouse and Narbonne...

 opened through Montauban in 1856 and it is thought this is when the station opened. The line from Paris via Orléans opened on 4 October 1884.

The name Montauban-Ville-Bourbon is used to distinguish it from the now closed station of Montauban-Ville-Nouvelle.

The station is served by 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....

 (high speed), Téoz
Téoz
Téoz is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote long-distance passenger rail services in France. SNCF established the Téoz system in 2003 as an upgrade of the former Corail network. Téoz services are interregional, unlike most TER services, and do not use the...

 (intercity), Intercités
Intercités
Intercités is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote medium-distance passenger rail services in France. SNCF established the Intercités system in January 2006 as an upgrade of the former Corail network...

 (long distance), Lunéa
Lunéa
Lunéa is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote nightly passenger rail services in France.-Network:The Lunéa network consists of the following lines:...

 (night train) and TER (local) services operated by SNCF
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...

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Train Services

The following services currently call at Montauban-Ville-Bourbon:
  • intercity services (Téoz) Paris - Vierzon - Limoges - Toulouse - Narbonne - Cerbère
  • intercity services (Téoz) Bordeaux - Toulouse - Montpellier - Marseille
  • intercity services (Intercités) Nantes - La Rochelle - Bordeaux - Toulouse
  • night services (Lunéa) Paris - Orléans - Souillac - Toulouse
  • night services (Lunéa) Hendaye - Bayonne - Bordeaux - Toulouse - Marseille - Nice
  • local service (TER Midi-Pyrénées) Brive-la-Gaillarde - Cahors - Montauban - Toulouse
  • local service (TER Midi-Pyrénées) Montauban - Toulouse
  • local service (TER Midi-Pyrénées) Agen - Montauban - Toulouse
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