Mâcon-Loché TGV station

Not to be confused with Mâcon-Ville station.

Mâcon-Loché TGV Gare de Mâcon-Loché TGV
A TGV passes through Mâcon Loché station
General information
Location	142 Rue de Pouilly-Loché 71000 Mâcon Saône-et-Loire France
Coordinates	46°16′59″N 4°46′40″E
Owned by	SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	TGV Sud-Est
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	87725705
History
Opened	27 September 1981
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station Paris-Lyon Terminus TGV inOui Bourg-en-Bresse towards Annecy Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV towards Bourg-Saint-Maurice Le Creusot TGV towards Paris-Lyon Lyon-Part-Dieu towards Lyon-Perrache

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

• List of SNCF stations in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

References

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

External links

• Mâcon-Loché TGV station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)