{{Short description|Railway station in Avignon, France}} {{Infobox station | name = Avignon Centre | style = SNCF | symbol_location = fr | symbol = rail | image = Façade Gare Avignon centre ville.jpg | image_caption = The station frontage | native_name_lang = fr | address = Boulevard Saint-Roch, B.P.175, 84008<br />[[Avignon]] [[Postal codes in France#CEDEX|CEDEX]] | country = [[France]] | coordinates = {{Coord|43.9419|4.8047|type:railwaystation_region:FR|display=inline,title}} | elevation = {{convert|23|m|ft|abbr=on}} | line = [[Paris–Marseille railway|Paris–Marseille]]<br />[[Avignon–Miramas railway|Avignon–Miramas]]<br />[[Givors-Canal–Grezan|Villeneuve-lès-Avignon–Avignon]] | opened = {{Start date|1849|03|05|df=y}} | owned = [[Réseau Ferré de France|RFF]] / [[SNCF]] | operator = [[SNCF]] | passengers = 3,339,139<ref name=freq>{{Cite web |title=Fréquentation en gares - SNCF Open Data |url=https://ressources.data.sncf.com/explore/dataset/frequentation-gares/table/?q={{Uic8}} |access-date=11 March 2026 |website=ressources.data.sncf.com |language=fr}}</ref> | pass_year = 2024 | services_collapsible = yes | services = {{Adjacent stations |system1=SNCF |line1=TGV inOui|type1=Paris–Miramas|left1=Orange (Vaucluse)|right1=Arles |system11=TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |line11=5|left11=Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape |system21=TER Occitanie |line21=21|left21=Tarascon |line22=22|left22=Tarascon |system31=TER PACA |line31=8|right31=Arles |line32=9|left32=Avignon TGV|right32=Montfavet |line33=9bis|left33=Sorgues-Châteauneuf-du-Pape|right33=Avignon TGV |line34=10|left34=Orange|right34=Arles }} }}
The '''gare d'Avignon-Centre''' (Avignon Central railway station; {{langx|oc|Estacion d'Avinhon-Centre}}) is a [[railway station]] serving the [[List of French cities|city]] of [[Avignon]], in [[Vaucluse]], France. It is on the [[Paris–Marseille railway]].
== Description == The [[station building]] was constructed in 1866 according to the plans of the architect [[Louis-Jules Bouchot]],<ref>[https://journals.openedition.org/rhcf/404 Les bâtiments voyageurs édifiés le long de la ligne impériale], François Poupardin {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> and is similar to its counterpart at [[Valence-Ville station|Valence-Ville]], which was also designed by Bouchot. The building's symmetrical [[façade]] is [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] in style, with five bays and a [[station clock|clock]] surmounting the [[balustrade]].<ref name="tg 2022-09-06">{{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Nicky |title=Rail route of the month: the slow train from France to Spain |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/sep/06/rail-route-of-the-month-slow-train-from-france-to-spain |access-date=11 September 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
== Train traffic == A wide range of trains use '''Avignon-Centre''' station, including [[Transport express régional]], [[TGV]] trains from [[Paris]] [[Gare de Lyon]], [[Provence]], [[Côte d'Azur]] and [[Languedoc]]. Many other TGV trains stop at the [[Avignon TGV]] station.
The services include:<ref>[https://m.ter.sncf.com/occitanie/se-deplacer/fiches-horaires Timetable search], TER Occitanie</ref><ref>[https://mmt.vsct.fr/sites/default/files/swt/COCT/2021-11/A3%20CARTE%20R%C3%89GION%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rique_0.pdf Le réseau régional de transport public], TER Occitanie, accessed 12 May 2022.</ref><ref name=fiches>[https://m.ter.sncf.com/sud-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/se-deplacer/fiches-horaires Rechercher une fiche horaire], TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.</ref><ref>[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], TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.</ref><ref>{{GaresConnexions website}}</ref> *local service (TER Occitanie) Narbonne - Béziers - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon *express service (TER Occitanie) Cerbère - Perpignan - Narbonne - Montpellier - Nîmes - Avignon *local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Lyon - Valence - Avignon *express service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Lyon - Valence - Avignon - Marseille *local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Cavaillon - Miramas - Marseille *local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Carpentras *local service (TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Avignon - Arles - Miramas - Marseille
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://m.ter.sncf.com/sud-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur Site officiel SNCF/TER PACA]
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