Gare de La Rochelle is the main railway 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 railway station is well known for the "Danseurs au ballon" painted on the ceiling by Emile Sourice and Nicus Georget, 2 local artists. The station was renovated by Franck Beck and Luc Mouret in the early 1990s for the arrival of the TGV Atlantique.
La Rochelle is linked to Poitiers, Tours, Bordeaux and Paris as well as regional (TER) services to other towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, such as Angoulême and Niort. There are both TGV and TER rail services serving La Rochelle station.
The following train services serve the station as of January 2021:[1]
- intercity services (Intercités) Nantes - La Rochelle - Bordeaux
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgères towards Montparnasse | TGV | Terminus | ||
| Luçon towards Nantes | Intercités | Rochefort towards Bordeaux | ||
| Preceding station | TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Following station | ||
| Terminus | 14 | La Jarrie towards Poitiers | ||
| 15 | Châtelaillon towards Bordeaux | |||
| La Rochelle-Porte Dauphine Terminus | 15U | Aytré-Plage towards Rochefort | ||
| Preceding station | TER Pays de la Loire | Following station | ||
| Luçon towards Nantes | 9 | Terminus | ||
References
External links
- La Rochelle station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
- Photograph from 1989
46°9′10″N 1°8′44″W / 46.15278°N 1.14556°W