Gare de Valence TGV

Infobox France station
name=Valence TGV

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Services=TGV Méditerranée
TER
Tracks=6
Platforms=6
Opened=2001
Region=Rhône-Alpes
Department=Drôme
Commune=Alixan

Valence TGV is a railway station in Valence, France. The station, located in eastern Valence (Alixan), is about ten kilometres from the town centre. With its opening in 2001, the station has considerably shortened travel times for travellers throughout eastern France.

Valence TGV was built for and opened along with the LGV Rhône-Alpes which extends from Lyon to Valence and, via the LGV Méditerranée, Marseille, and Montpellier.

tation

Valence TGV has some unique station architecture. One of the main features is the glass on all walls of the station building. The station is actually built on a slight incline, which makes it slightly harder for handicapped people to move around the building. Valence TGV is actually a bi-level station, the top level used for TER trains while the bottom level is used for TGV trains.

Travel Times

Travel times have been decreased dramatically using Valence TGV station. [ [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de_Valence_TGV Valence TGV - French Wikipedia] ]
*Lyon Part-Dieu - 34 minutes
*Nîmes- 45 minutes
*Marseilles Saint-Charles - 1 hour 3 minutes
*Paris-Lyon - 2 hours 11 minutes
*Lille Europe - 3 hours 22 minutes

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