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.
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]
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.