Gare de Tours / Tours Main Station (France)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
N 47° 23.387 E 000° 41.612
31T E 325932 N 5251059
Beautiful Tours Main Railway Station (Gare de Tours) is not only one of the most interesting technical and architectonic monuments of regional capital Tours, but it is also one of the most important public transportation hubs in the region...
Waymark Code: WM9DR5
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 08/07/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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Beautiful Tours Main Railway Station (Gare de Tours) is not only one of the most interesting technical and architectonic monuments of regional capital Tours, but it is also one of the most important public transportation hubs in the region.

Gare de Tours was built between 1896-1898 under the direction of renown architect Victor Laloux. The building is contructed from four materials: stone (for the facades and statuary), steel (supporting structures), cast iron (decoratinon of the interior columns) and glass (large windows on the facade and also roofs). Gare de Tours is terminal station which is serving especially for trains Aqualys, TER Centre and TGV Paris-Vendome-Tours.

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

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

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: dozens of regional and national rail lines including TGV trains

Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

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