Nice-Saint-Augustin station
Nice St-Augustin station (French: Gare de Nice St-Agustin) is a train station on the line from Marseille to Ventimiglia, situated in Nice, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The station is located close to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (10 minutes on foot); it is a 5 minute journey from Nice Ville by TER.
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| Location | Nice France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43.6708°N 7.2164°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Marseille-Ventimiglia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | TER PACA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Nice Tramway (from 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87756254 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1864 | Station Opened | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Tramway Interchange opened | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station was moved 400 meters west of its original location on 1 September 2022, to allow connection with lines 2 and 3 of the Nice Tramway, thus providing a direct link to Nice Airport, as well as with bus lines. The new 125m² passenger building is made of wood, with a pergola, and can be completely dismantled. The total cost of the railway station was 19 million euros.[1]
Services
As of 2022, the station is only served by TER with services eastbound towards Nice, Menton and Ventimiglia, and westbound services towards Cannes, Grasse, Draguignan and Marseille.[2][3]
Multimodal
The station is located besides the Nice Tramway Lines 2&3, the latter of which, opening as of late 2019.[4] The Tramway provides direct connections to Nice Airport and into Nice City Centre through tunnelled Tram Operations
References
- La nouvelle gare SNCF Nice Saint-Augustin ouvre le 1er septembre, accessed 5 January 2023.
- Rechercher une fiche horaire, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
- La carte du réseau TER SUD, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.
- "Une ligne aux multiples avantages ! - Tramway de la Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur". tramway.nice.fr. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20.