La Gare de Saint-Saviol - Saint-Saviol, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
N 46° 08.800 E 000° 13.067
31T E 285139 N 5114106
[EN] The station is commonly known as Civray-des-Champs Station, the station of the neighboring Civray called "Civray-Ville Station". [FR] La gare est communément appelée Gare de Civray-des-Champs, la gare de la commune voisine Civray s'appelant « Gare de Civray-Ville ».
Waymark Code: WMXV41
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 02/28/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 7

"Bifurcation station, it is located at mileage (PK) 388.044 from the line from Paris-Austerlitz to Bordeaux-Saint-Jean and to PK 440.4 from the line of Lussac-les-Châteaux to Saint-Saviol partly operated for the freight. Its altitude is 126 m.

The station is located in the extreme south-west of the department of Vienne, at the limit of the departments of Deux-Sèvres and Charente. It is about 3.5 km from the center of Saint-Saviol.

The station was opened on July 28, 1853. The station was the origin of a line of secondary railway with metric track of the CFD Network of Charentes and Deux-Sèvres which connected it to the station of Saint-Jean-d ' Angély from 1896 to 1950.

Locally, the station is commonly called Station Civray-des-Champs, the station of the nearby Civray called "Civray-Ville Station" ".

Sources : The Station

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"Gare de bifurcation, elle est située au point kilométrique (PK) 388,044 de la ligne de Paris-Austerlitz à Bordeaux-Saint-Jean et au PK 440,4 de la ligne de Lussac-les-Châteaux à Saint-Saviol partiellement exploitée pour le fret. Son altitude est de 126 m.

La gare est située à l'extrême sud-ouest du département de la Vienne, à la limite des départements des Deux-Sèvres et de la Charente. Elle se trouve à environ 3,5 km du centre-ville de Saint-Saviol.

La gare a été ouverte le 28 juillet 1853. La gare était l'origine d'une ligne de chemin de fer secondaire à voie métrique des CFD Réseau des Charentes et Deux-Sèvres qui la reliait à la gare de Saint-Jean-d'Angély de 1896 à 1950.

Localement, la gare est communément appelée Gare de Civray-des-Champs, la gare de la commune voisine Civray s'appelant « Gare de Civray-Ville »".

Sources : La Gare

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?: Poitiers - Angoulême = ligne régionale 12

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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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