Gare d'Angoulême

Angoulême
File:Gare d'Angoulême.JPG Angoulême railway station
Location	Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Coordinates
Line(s)	Paris–Bordeaux railway Saintes-Angoulême railway Limoges-Angoulême railway
Platforms	6
History
Opened	20 September 1852

Angoulême is a railway station located in Angoulême, Charente, south-western France. The station was opened in 1852 and is located on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, Saintes-Angoulême railway and Limoges-Angoulême railway. The train services are operated by SNCF.

The station building is part of the former Collège Royal de la Marine, as testified by an enamel plaque in the booking hall.

File:Gare d'Angoulême, le Collège Royal de la Marine 1818-30.JPG

Enamel panel in booking hall proclaiming the former site of the royal naval college

Train services

The following services call at Angoulême:

• High speed services (TGV) Paris - Tours - Poitiers - Bordeaux
• High speed services (TGV) Lille - Aeroport CDG - Tours - Poitiers - Bordeaux
• High speed services (TGV) Strasbourg - Aeroport CDG - Tours - Poitiers - Bordeaux
• Local services (TER Aquitaine) Bordeaux - Libourne - Angoulême
• Local services (TER Poitou-Charentes) Angoulême - Poitiers
• Local services (TER Poitou-Charentes) La Rochelle - Rochefort - Saintes - Cognac - Angoulême
• Local services (TER Poitou-Charentes) Royan - Saintes - Cognac - Angoulême
• Local services (TER Limousin) Angoulême - Limoges

Preceding station		SNCF		Following station
Poitiers toward northern France		TGV		Libourne toward Bordeaux-Saint-Jean
Montmoreau toward Bordeaux-Saint-Jean		TER Aquitaine 16		Terminus
Ruelle-sur-Touvre toward Limoges		TER Limousin 3		Terminus
Luxé toward Poitiers		TER Poitou-Charentes
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente toward Saintes		TER Poitou-Charentes

Bus services

• Angoulême - Barbezieux - Jonzac - Pons

References

• Timetables TER Poitou-Charentes (French)

See also

• http://eric.hurtebis.chez-alice.fr/granfon.htm