Gare d'Angers Saint Laud - Angers, Pays de la Loire
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N 47° 27.887 W 000° 33.378
30T E 684161 N 5259710
[FR] La gare d'Angers-Saint-Laud est la gare ferroviaire française principale de la ville d'Angers. [EN] The Angers-Saint-Laud train station is the main French railway station of the city of Angers.
Waymark Code: WMZK9G
Location: Pays de la Loire, France
Date Posted: 11/23/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 9

[FR] La gare d'Angers-Saint-Laud est la gare ferroviaire française principale de la ville d'Angers, située dans le département de Maine-et-Loire, en région Pays de la Loire. La deuxième gare est la gare d'Angers-Maître-École. Une troisième gare, la gare d'Angers-Saint-Serge, est une ancienne gare de voyageurs détruite en 1970, et ne servant plus qu'au fret du marché d'intérêt national du Val de Loire.
Elle est mise en service en 1849 par la Compagnie du chemin de fer de Tours à Nantes, absorbée en 1852 par la Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans (Compagnie dite du PO). C'est une gare de la Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF), desservie par des TGV, des Intercités et des TER Pays de la Loire.
L'ensemble formé par la gare ferroviaire et la gare routière est accessible par le tramway et plusieurs de lignes de bus.

[EN] The Angers-Saint-Laud railway station is the main French railway station of the city of Angers, located in the department of Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire. The second station is the Angers-Maître-École train station. A third station, the station of Angers-Saint-Serge, is an old train station of travelers destroyed in 1970, and serving only freight of the market of national interest of the Loire Valley.
It was commissioned in 1849 by the Tours to Nantes Railway Company, absorbed in 1852 by the Paris to Orleans Railroad Company (so-called PO Company). It is a station of the National Society of French Railways (SNCF), served by TGV, Intercity and TER Pays de la Loire.
The complex formed by the train station and the bus station is accessible by tram and several bus lines.

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Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

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If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed

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