It opened on 8 January 1848, having been built for the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) on the land of the former Saint Charles Cemetery. The station is perched on top of a small hill and is linked to the city centre by a monumental set of stairs. Since 2001, the TGV has dramatically reduced the travel time between Marseille and Northern France; traffic has increased from 7.1 million annual passengers in 2000 to 16.5 million in 2017. This makes the station the eleventh busiest in France.
Construction of the Saint-Charles grand staircaseedit
Saint-Charles grand staircase towards the city centre
Marseille-Saint-Charles was once a key stage on the sea voyage to Africa, the Middle East and the Far East, before the popularisation of flying. The station, originally isolated from the city, was equipped with a grand staircase, envisioned by Eugène Senès. His proposal was approved by the municipality on 3 July 1911, but delayed by World War I. Construction work started on 17 July 1923; the grand staircase was opened on 22 December 1925, before being formally inaugurated by President Gaston Doumergue on 24 April 1927. It is bordered by statues inspired by all the distant locations to which people sailed from Marseille's port.
Further expansion after World War IIedit
Concourse of Saint-Charles
Saint-Charles currently has 14 terminal platforms and four tracks which run through[citation needed], all equipped with 1500 V DCoverhead wire. Tracks run in various directions, towards Ventimiglia, Italy, the north, Briançon, as well as the harbour station of La Joliette. A first extension was opened after World War II. The buildings on the north side had been destroyed and were rebuilt to house the administration offices of the SNCF. A new between level was opened to enhance the flow of passengers. To the rear of the station along Boulevard Voltaire was the goods yard which was used up until the end of the 1990s by the SNCF's road freight operations, Sernam.
On New Year's Eve 1983, a bomb at the station killed two people; Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as Carlos the Jackal, was later convicted for what was classified as a terrorist attack. At the end of the 1990s a redevelopment project began with the opening of the Marseille Metro and bus interchange as well as the arrival of the LGV Méditerranée.
Arrival of the TGVedit
Since 2001, new underground parking lots and a tunnel have allowed the station to be renewed. A new hall, the Halle Honnorat, was created housing shops and services. The displacement of the regional coach station on the other side of the station allowed a new pedestrian square to be created, between the station and the Aix-Marseille University site of Saint-Charles. New pedestrian spaces with cafe terraces have also been created atop the grand stairs. In December 2007, a €230 million modernisation was completed.[1]
On 1 October 2017, two women were killed in a knife attack at the train station before the perpetrator, an illegal immigrant from Tunisia, was shot dead by soldiers on patrol. His act was classified as jihadist terrorism by Europol.[2]
Train servicesedit
The station is served by the following services:[3][4][5]
High-speed services (TGV) Paris-Lyon Station - Valence TGV - Avignon TGV - Marseille Saint Charles
High-speed services (TGV Bruxelles-France) Brussels-Midi - Lille Europe / Lille-Flandres - Charles de Gaulle Airport 2 TGV - Lyon Part-Dieu - Avignon TGV - Marseille Saint Charles
High-speed services (AVE) Madrid-Atocha - Zaragoza - Barcelona-Sants - Perpignan - Montpellier Saint Roch - Avignon TGV - Aix-en-Provence TGV mp airport - Marseille Saint Charles
High-speed services (TGV-Alleo) Frankfurt (M) Hbf - Strasbourg-Ville - Mulhouse-Ville - Lyon Part-Dieu - Avignon TGV - Aix-en-Provence TGV mp airport - Marseille Saint Charles
High-speed services (TGV) Nancy - Strasbourg - Besançon-Franche-Comté-TGV - Dijon-Ville - Lyon Part-Dieu - Avignon TGV - Marseille Saint Charles - Cannes - Nice-Ville
High-speed services (TGV Lyria) Geneva-Cornavin - Marseille Saint Charles
High-speed services (TGV) Lyon Part-Dieu - Valence TGV Southern Rhône-Alps - Avignon TGV - Aix en Provence TGV mp airport - Marseille Saint Charles - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Cannes - Nice-Ville
High-speed services (TGV) Le Havre - Rouen-Rive Droite - Versailles-Chantiers - Lyon Part-Dieu - Avignon TGV - Marseille Saint Charles
High-speed services (TGV) Rennes / Nantes - Le Mans - Lyon Part-Dieu - Avignon TGV - Marseille Saint Charles
High-speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam Centraal - Rotterdam Centraal - Antwerpen-Central - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid - Avignon TGV - Marseille Saint Charles (Summer Saturdays)
Intercity services (Intercités) Bordeaux Saint Jean - Toulouse-Matabiau - Narbonne - Béziers - Montpellier Saint Roch - Nîmes - Arles - Marseille Saint Charles
High-speed services (TGV Ouigo) Marne-la-Vallée / Lyon-Perrache - Lyon Saint-Exupéry - Avignon TGV - Marseille Saint Charles
Regional intercity services Lyon Part-Dieu - Montelimar - Orange - Avignon-Centre - Arles - Miramas - Marseille Saint Charles
Regional intercity services Portbou (Spain) - Perpignan - Béziers - Montpellier Saint Roch - Miramas - Vitrolles mp airport - Marseille Saint Charles
Regional intercity services Briançon - Gap - Sisteron - Aix en Provence Ville - Marseille Saint Charles
Regional intercity services Marseille Saint Charles - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan St Raphael- Cannes - Antibes - Nice-Ville
Regional services Avignon-Centre - Arles - Miramas - Vitrolles mp airport - Marseille Euromediterranee - Marseille Saint Charles
Regional services Avignon TGV - Avignon Centre - Salon - Miramas - Vitrolles mp airport - Marseille Euromediterranee - Marseille Saint Charles
Local services Miramas - Fos-sur-Mer - Carry-le-Rouet - Séon St Henry - Marseille Saint Charles
Local services Pertuis - Aix-en-Provence Ville - Gardanne - Saint Antoine - Marseille Saint Charles
Local services Marseille Saint Antoine - Marseille Saint Charles
Local services Marseille Saint Charles - Marseille Blancarde - Aubagne - Toulon - (Hyères)
Local services Marseille Saint Charles - Marseille Blancarde - La Barasse - Aubagne
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Marseille Saint Charles French Gare de Marseille Saint Charles is the main railway station and intercity bus station of Marseille France It is the southern terminus of the Paris Marseille railway and western terminus of the Marseille Ventimiglia railway Marseille Saint CharlesSNCF railway stationMain entranceGeneral informationLocationSquare Narvik13232 Marseille Cedex 1Owned bySNCFLine s Paris Marseille railwayMarseille Ventimiglia railwayTracks16ConnectionsBus terminalConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStation code87751008IATA codeXRFPassengers201716 5 millionServicesPreceding station SNCF Following station Aix en Provence TGVtowards Paris Lyon TGV inOui Terminus Avignon TGVtowards Brussels South Aix en Provence TGVtowards Frankfurt Avignon TGVtowards Le Havre Avignon TGVtowards Rennes Aix en Provence TGVtowards Luxembourg Aix en Provence TGVtowards Nantes Aix en Provence TGVtowards Geneve Cornavin Paris LyonTerminus TGV inOuiSeasonal service Avignon TGVtowards Nancy Ville TGV inOui Toulontowards Nice Ville Avignon TGVtowards Lyon Part Dieu Arlestowards Bordeaux Intercites Terminus Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station Aix en Provence TGVtowards Madrid Atocha AVE Terminus Preceding station Ouigo Following station Aix en Provence TGVtowards Lille Flandres Grande Vitesse Terminus Aix en Provence TGVtowards Paris Lyon Preceding station TER PACA Following station Terminus 1 Marseille Blancardetowards Hyeres 6 Toulontowards Nice Arenc Euromediterraneetowards Miramas 7bis Terminus L Estaquetowards Avignon 8 Vitrolles Aeroporttowards Avignon TGV 9 Vitrolles Aeroporttowards Lyon Part Dieu 10 Picon Busserinetowards Pertuis 12 Saint Antoinetowards Briancon 13 Preceding station TER Occitanie Following station Vitrolles Aeroporttowards Narbonne 6 Terminus Preceding station Eurostar Following station Terminus Eurostar summer Aix en Provencetowards Amsterdam CentraalLocationMarseille Saint CharlesLocation in FranceShow map of FranceMarseille Saint CharlesLocation in EuropeShow map of Europe It opened on 8 January 1848 having been built for the Chemins de fer de Paris a Lyon et a la Mediterranee PLM on the land of the former Saint Charles Cemetery The station is perched on top of a small hill and is linked to the city centre by a monumental set of stairs Since 2001 the TGV has dramatically reduced the travel time between Marseille and Northern France traffic has increased from 7 1 million annual passengers in 2000 to 16 5 million in 2017 This makes the station the eleventh busiest in France Contents 1 History 1 1 Construction of the Saint Charles grand staircase 1 2 Further expansion after World War II 1 3 Arrival of the TGV 2 Train services 3 References 4 External linksHistory editConstruction of the Saint Charles grand staircase edit nbsp Saint Charles grand staircase towards the city centre Marseille Saint Charles was once a key stage on the sea voyage to Africa the Middle East and the Far East before the popularisation of flying The station originally isolated from the city was equipped with a grand staircase envisioned by Eugene Senes His proposal was approved by the municipality on 3 July 1911 but delayed by World War I Construction work started on 17 July 1923 the grand staircase was opened on 22 December 1925 before being formally inaugurated by President Gaston Doumergue on 24 April 1927 It is bordered by statues inspired by all the distant locations to which people sailed from Marseille s port Further expansion after World War II edit nbsp Concourse of Saint Charles Saint Charles currently has 14 terminal platforms and four tracks which run through citation needed all equipped with 1500 V DC overhead wire Tracks run in various directions towards Ventimiglia Italy the north Briancon as well as the harbour station of La Joliette A first extension was opened after World War II The buildings on the north side had been destroyed and were rebuilt to house the administration offices of the SNCF A new between level was opened to enhance the flow of passengers To the rear of the station along Boulevard Voltaire was the goods yard which was used up until the end of the 1990s by the SNCF s road freight operations Sernam On New Year s Eve 1983 a bomb at the station killed two people Ilich Ramirez Sanchez known as Carlos the Jackal was later convicted for what was classified as a terrorist attack At the end of the 1990s a redevelopment project began with the opening of the Marseille Metro and bus interchange as well as the arrival of the LGV Mediterranee Arrival of the TGV edit Since 2001 new underground parking lots and a tunnel have allowed the station to be renewed A new hall the Halle Honnorat was created housing shops and services The displacement of the regional coach station on the other side of the station allowed a new pedestrian square to be created between the station and the Aix Marseille University site of Saint Charles New pedestrian spaces with cafe terraces have also been created atop the grand stairs In December 2007 a 230 million modernisation was completed 1 On 1 October 2017 two women were killed in a knife attack at the train station before the perpetrator an illegal immigrant from Tunisia was shot dead by soldiers on patrol His act was classified as jihadist terrorism by Europol 2 Train services editThe station is served by the following services 3 4 5 High speed services TGV Paris Lyon Station Valence TGV Avignon TGV Marseille Saint Charles High speed services TGV Bruxelles France Brussels Midi Lille Europe Lille Flandres Charles de Gaulle Airport 2 TGV Lyon Part Dieu Avignon TGV Marseille Saint Charles High speed services AVE Madrid Atocha Zaragoza Barcelona Sants Perpignan Montpellier Saint Roch Avignon TGV Aix en Provence TGV mp airport Marseille Saint Charles High speed services TGV Alleo Frankfurt M Hbf Strasbourg Ville Mulhouse Ville Lyon Part Dieu Avignon TGV Aix en Provence TGV mp airport Marseille Saint Charles High speed services TGV Nancy Strasbourg Besancon Franche Comte TGV Dijon Ville Lyon Part Dieu Avignon TGV Marseille Saint Charles Cannes Nice Ville High speed services TGV Lyria Geneva Cornavin Marseille Saint Charles High speed services TGV Lyon Part Dieu Valence TGV Southern Rhone Alps Avignon TGV Aix en Provence TGV mp airport Marseille Saint Charles Toulon Les Arcs Draguignan Cannes Nice Ville High speed services TGV Le Havre Rouen Rive Droite Versailles Chantiers Lyon Part Dieu Avignon TGV Marseille Saint Charles High speed services TGV Rennes Nantes Le Mans Lyon Part Dieu Avignon TGV Marseille Saint Charles High speed services Thalys Amsterdam Centraal Rotterdam Centraal Antwerpen Central Bruxelles Midi Brussel Zuid Avignon TGV Marseille Saint Charles Summer Saturdays Intercity services Intercites Bordeaux Saint Jean Toulouse Matabiau Narbonne Beziers Montpellier Saint Roch Nimes Arles Marseille Saint Charles High speed services TGV Ouigo Marne la Vallee Lyon Perrache Lyon Saint Exupery Avignon TGV Marseille Saint Charles Regional intercity services Lyon Part Dieu Montelimar Orange Avignon Centre Arles Miramas Marseille Saint Charles Regional intercity services Portbou Spain Perpignan Beziers Montpellier Saint Roch Miramas Vitrolles mp airport Marseille Saint Charles Regional intercity services Briancon Gap Sisteron Aix en Provence Ville Marseille Saint Charles Regional intercity services Marseille Saint Charles Toulon Les Arcs Draguignan St Raphael Cannes Antibes Nice Ville Regional services Avignon Centre Arles Miramas Vitrolles mp airport Marseille Euromediterranee Marseille Saint Charles Regional services Avignon TGV Avignon Centre Salon Miramas Vitrolles mp airport Marseille Euromediterranee Marseille Saint Charles Local services Miramas Fos sur Mer Carry le Rouet Seon St Henry Marseille Saint Charles Local services Pertuis Aix en Provence Ville Gardanne Saint Antoine Marseille Saint Charles Local services Marseille Saint Antoine Marseille Saint Charles Local services Marseille Saint Charles Marseille Blancarde Aubagne Toulon Hyeres Local services Marseille Saint Charles Marseille Blancarde La Barasse AubagneReferences edit News in Brief International Railway Journal January 2008 page 7 Two women die in Marseille knife attack BBC News 2 October 2017 Retrieved 2 October 2017 Rechercher une fiche horaire TER Provence Alpes Cote d Azur accessed 16 May 2022 La carte du reseau TER SUD TER Provence Alpes Cote d Azur accessed 16 May 2022 Marseille Saint Charles station at Gares amp Connexions the official website of SNCF in French External links edit nbsp Media related to Gare de Marseille Saint Charles at Wikimedia Commons Marseille Saint Charles station at Gares amp Connexions the official website of SNCF in French 43 18 11 N 5 22 52 E 43 30306 N 5 38111 E 43 30306 5 38111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marseille Saint Charles station amp oldid 1187391964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
