Mâcon-Loché TGV station explained

Mâcon-Loché TGV
Native Name:Gare de Mâcon-Loché TGV
Native Name Lang:fr
Address:142 Rue de Pouilly-Loché
71000 Mâcon
Borough:Saône-et-Loire
Country:France
Coordinates:46.2831°N 4.7778°W
Owned:SNCF
Operator:SNCF
Line:TGV Sud-Est
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:4
Opened:27 September 1981

Mâcon-Loché TGV station (French: Gare de Mâcon-Loché TGV) is a railway station on the TGV Sud-Est located in the commune of Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, France. Its address is 142, Rue de Pouilly-Loché, 71000 Mâcon, the station is a few kilometres from the neighbouring town of Loché. The next station southbound is Lyon Part-Dieu and the next northbound station is Le Creusot TGV.

The station

Mâcon-Loché TGV station is a basic station with four tracks. The two inner tracks are reserved for trains passing through; the two outer ones are served by side platforms. The station is connected to the regional rail network via shuttle bus.

In 2019, SNCF customers named Mâcon-Loché station as one of the best in the country for customer satisfaction, coming in behind Meuse and Belfort – Montbéliard.[1] [2]

History

Mâcon-Loché TGV opened on 27 September 1981, along with the first TGV line, the LGV Sud-Est. On 14 September 1992, the first high-speed accident in TGV history occurred at the station when Train 56 derailed while running at 270 km/h (167 mph).[3] Nobody was killed, but some people waiting for another TGV on the platform were injured by ballast kicked up from the trackbed by the train.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Figaro . Le . Le palmarès des gares les plus appréciées… et les plus détestées . 13 February 2020 . Le Figaro . 11 February 2019 . fr.
  2. News: Mâcon - Transports. Mâcon-Loché, deuxième gare TGV préférée de France . 13 February 2020 . Le Journal de Saone de la Loire . FR-fr.
  3. News: Clement . Arnaud . Transports. Il y a 21 ans, un TGV déraillait à Loché . 13 February 2020 . Le Journal de Saone de la Loire . 28 July 2013 . FR-fr.