The gare de Luchon is a railway station in Bagnères-de-Luchon, Occitanie, France. The station is the southern terminus of the Montréjeau–Luchon railway line.
Luchon | |
|---|---|
 The passenger building and the entrance to the station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Avenue de Toulouse, 31110, Bagnères-de-Luchon France |
| Coordinates | 42°47′50″N 0°35′47″E / 42.7972°N 0.5964°E |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Owned by | RFF / SNCF |
| Operated by | SNCF: TER – Occitanie |
| Line(s) | Montréjeau–Luchon |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 ( service lines) |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 87611236 |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 June 1873 |
Due to the poor state of the Montréjeau–Luchon railway, operation of the line was suspended starting 18 November 2014, by SNCF and RFF[1][2] only TER coaches now offer the Montréjeau–Luchon trip, As a consequence, the gare de Luchon is no longer operating.
On the 16th December 2024, it was reported that the Montréjeau–Luchon railway would reopen from May/June 2025 with 6 return trips taking 35mins each way. [3]
Train services
editThe following services will call at Luchon after the line's reopening in 2025:
- 6 return local services (TER Midi-Pyrénées) Montréjeau–Luchon
The following services used to call at Luchon before the line was suspended:
- night service (Lunéa) Paris–Limoges–Muret–Montréjeau–Luchon
- local service (TER Midi-Pyrénées) Montréjeau–Luchon
References
edit- ^ Haute-Garonne: Les rails sont trop vieux, le TER est supprimé
- ^ "Suspension des circulations ferroviaires entre Montréjeau et Luchon à partir du 18 novembre 2014" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Fermée depuis 10 ans, cette ligne SNCF va rouvrir au sud de Toulouse : voici la date envisagée". actu.fr (in French). 16 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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