Everything about Gare De Marseille Saint-charles totally explained
Saint Charles is the main
railway station of
Marseille. It is a terminus and opened on
8 January 1848, having been built for the
PLM on the land of the 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.
The station was once a stage on the voyage to
Africa and the
Middle-East before the popularisation of
flying. Passengers now arrive from
Paris, the North of
France and the
United Kingdom.
The station building was built in a
U shape around a rooftop canopy. It was opened in 1848 on top of a plateau. Both wings house the arrivals and departures. To the rear of the station, along Boulevard Voltaire was the station's goods yard which was used up until the end of the 1990s by the
SNCF's road freight operations,
Sernam. The station firstly isolated from the town was equipped by a great staircase, was thought of in 1911 and opened un 1926. It is bordered by African and Middle-East inspired statues.
A first extension was opened after
World War II. The buildings on the northside had been destroyed and were rebuilt and housed the administration offices of the SNCF. A new
between level was opened to enhance the flow of passengers.
At the end of the 1990s and redevelopement project began with the opening of the
Marseille underground and bus interchange as well as the arrival of the
TGV Méditerranée.
A new passenger concourse was opened below the administration offices to link the station with the transport interchange. This is due to open at the end of 2006.
Station layout
Saint-Charles has 14 dead end platforms and 4 tracks leaving it, all equipped with 1500
DC overhead wire. Near the entrance to the station, track splits into two lines; towards
Vintimille and the North as well as a single track line to
Briançon. A single track branch line links Saint-Charles to the
harbour station of
La Joliette.
Destinations
Important people
Paulin Talabot: started the Marseille-Avignon line.
Sénès: Architect of the stairway.Further Information
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