Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve is a French train station located at Junot Avenue in Dijon. It is in the Côte-d'Or department, within France's Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve is the secondary station for the city of Dijon, with the primary station being Gare de Dijon-Ville. TER (Transport express régional) trains take six minutes to go from one station to the other, crossing the city. Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve is an SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) train station, served by TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté trains.[1]
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Location | 2 avenue Junot 21000 Dijon France | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°19′23″N 5°03′19″E / 47.32308691°N 5.0551604°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Dijon-Is-sur-Tille railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 87713008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location edit
Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve is located at kilometre post 321.935 on the "Dijon-Ville – Is-sur-Tille Line". This situates it between the Dijon-Ville and the Ruffey-lès-Echirey stations. Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve is at an altitude of 243 metres (797 ft), whereas the altitude of Dijon's main train station, Dijon-ville, is 247.48 metres (811.9 ft).[2] The Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve passenger station is located next to its freight station, which extends north toward the Toison d'Or neighborhood of Dijon.
History edit
The French railway company Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) was awarded a concession in 1863 to build a rail line from Dijon to Langres, and from there to France's border with Belgium. The large existing PLM train station was judged as not suitable for the new line and a site to the east of the city was chosen instead. Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve opened in 1870, after the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War.[3][4]
The new station was located adjacent to the existing station of the Departmental Railways of the Côte-d'Or, a secondary (not part of France's national railway network) narrow gauge railway servicing the following lines: Meuilley — Dijon, Dijon — Champlitte, and Dijon — Chatillon-sur-Seine. The last of these secondary lines would eventually close in 1948.[5][6]
For the LGV Rhin-Rhône Project, which had its first branch open on 11 December 2011, the Dijon government will expand and modernize Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve.[7] In a related development, the train and bus station in the town center underwent a reorganization in 2008.
Passenger and freight service edit
Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve is an SNCF railway station building without a ticket window. It is equipped with a TER automated ticketing system and also has nearby parking for bicycles and other vehicles. The train platforms are situated on a concrete walkway, with stairways providing access. The station is served by TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté trains on the line from the Dijon-Ville station to Is-sur-Tille.[8] The station is also open for freight.[9]
TGV project edit
Due to the decision to increase the western branch of the LGV Rhin-Rhône to pass through Dijon, and the need for a new TGV station on this line, the current Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve will become Dijon's new TGV station, with an expected re-opening in 2025.[10] Improvements to Dijon-Porte-Neuve have already included the creation of a tram station and a link to Gare de Dijon-Ville, using the Dijon Tramway, which began operation in September 2012.[11]
References edit
- ^ Gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve, TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, accessed 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Survey of the Dijon à Is-sur-Tille Line" (in French). Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée.
- ^ "Un quartier: Paysage et fonction; Enquête dans le quartier Clémenceau – Boudronnée" (PDF) (in French). Dijon, France: Institut pour une meilleure connaissance de l'histoire urbaine et des villes. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ François-Xavier Dugourd (10 June 2010). "Quel avenir pour la Place de la République ?" (in French). Dijon, France: Initiatives Dijon. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Fédération des amis des chemins de fer secondaires (FACS), ed. (2008). "Les Chemins de fer secondaires de France – Département de la Côte-d'Or" (in French). Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ Gilbert Gillet (2008). Témoin du chemin de fer de France dans la seconde partie du XXe siècle (ed.). "Lignes de la Côte-d'Or" (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Le Réseau métropolitain Rhin-Rhône" (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Réseau ferroviaire et routier TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, accessed 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Site Fret SNCF : la gare de Dijon-Porte-Neuve". Fret SNCF (in French). SNCF. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "TGV RHIN-RHÔNE: Une nouvelle offre TGV à Dijon en décembre 2011" (PDF) (in French). SNCF.
- ^ "Dijon tram network opens six months early". Railway Gazette. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
External links edit
- Dijon-Porte-Neuve station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
- Porte-Neuve, a new ambition for Dijon (in French)
- TGV Rhin Rhône, CCI-CÔTE D'OR. (in French)
- The Railways of Dijon by Patrick Bennett, from SNCF Society Journal Number 142, June 2011.
- De Meuilley à Dijon (in French)