Nice-Saint-Augustin station explained

Nice St-Augustin
Borough:Nice
Country:France
Coordinates:43.6708°N 7.2164°W
Line:Marseille-Ventimiglia
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Train Operators:TER PACA
Connections:Nice Tramway (from 2019)
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:No
Years:1864
Events:Station Opened
Years2:2019
Events2:Tramway Interchange opened

Nice St-Augustin station (French: Gare de Nice St-Agustin) is a train station on the line from Marseille to Ventimiglia, situated in Nice, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The station is located close to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (10 minutes on foot); it is a 5 minute journey from Nice Ville by TER.

History

The station was moved 400 meters west of its original location on 1 September 2022, to allow connection with lines 2 and 3 of the Nice Tramway, thus providing a direct link to Nice Airport, as well as with bus lines. The new 125 m2 passenger building is made of wood, with a pergola, and can be completely dismantled. The total cost of the railway station was 19 million euros.[1]

Services

As of 2022, the station is only served by TER with services eastbound towards Nice, Menton and Ventimiglia, and westbound services towards Cannes, Grasse, Draguignan and Marseille.[2] [3]

Multimodal

The station is located besides the Nice Tramway Lines 2&3, the latter of which, opening as of late 2019.[4] The Tramway provides direct connections to Nice Airport and into Nice City Centre through tunnelled Tram Operations

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/transports/la-nouvelle-gare-sncf-nice-saint-augustin-ouvre-le-1er-septembre-1661776305 La nouvelle gare SNCF Nice Saint-Augustin ouvre le 1er septembre
  2. https://m.ter.sncf.com/sud-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/se-deplacer/fiches-horaires Rechercher une fiche horaire
  3. https://mmt.vsct.fr/sites/default/files/swt/CPAC/2021-10/carte-reseau-TER-2020_tcm65-18531_tcm65-248750.pdf La carte du réseau TER SUD
  4. Web site: Une ligne aux multiples avantages ! - Tramway de la Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur . tramway.nice.fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170420194938/http://tramway.nice.fr/ligne-aux-multiples-avantages/ . 2017-04-20.