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| Location | Avenue Thiers, 06008Nice France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°42′16″N7°15′43″E / 43.70444°N 7.26194°E /43.70444; 7.26194 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF Réseau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Marseille–Ventimiglia railway Nice–Breil-sur-Roya railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87756056 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 October 1864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nice-Ville station (French:Gare de Nice-Ville), also known asNice-Thiers station (Gare de Nice-Thiers), is the mainrailway station ofNice,France. It is situated on theMarseille–Ventimiglia railway and constitutes the southwestern terminus of the Nice–Breil-sur-Roya railway. Nice-Ville is served byTER,Intercités andTGV services, as well as theGare Thiers stop on Line 1 of theNice tramway.
The station was opened in 1864 and completed in 1867 for theChemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) by architectLouis-Jules Bouchot inLouis XIII style.
Nice Ville was built away from the centre althoughNice has now extended around the station. The station has been remodelled several times but always kept its original style ofArles stone sculptures and forged steel rooftop. The passenger hall is richly decorated and shadowed by balconies and a big clock but has lost its grand chandeliers.
It has remained in its original condition since its opening, although modern equipment has been installed to welcome the arrival of theTGV Sud-Est. Before the arrival of theTGV, the station was host to several other prestigious express trains:Côte d'Azur Pullman Express, theBlue Train and theMistral.
The station is served by the following services:[1][2][3]
Please notice that this station, even served by TGV cars, is NOT high speed as the specific track, needed for high speed up to 320 km/h goes only to Marseilles St Charles station. All trains from Marseille to the Italian border (Menton) run at slow speed.
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