Gare De Mâcon Loché TGV
The station
Mâcon-Loché TGV station is a basic station with four tracks. The two inner tracks are reserved for trains passing through; the two outer ones are served by side platforms. The station is connected to the regional rail network via shuttle bus.
In 2019, SNCF customers named Mâcon-Loché station as one of the best in the country for customer satisfaction, coming in behind Meuse and Belfort – Montbéliard.
History
Mâcon-Loché TGV opened on 27 September 1981, along with the first TGV line, the LGV Sud-Est. On 14 September 1992, the first high-speed accident in TGV history occurred at the station when Train 56 derailed while running at 270 km/h (167 mph). Nobody was killed, but some people waiting for another TGV on the platform were injured by ballast kicked up from the trackbed by the train.
See also
References
- ^ Figaro, Le (11 February 2019). "Le palmarès des gares les plus appréciées… et les plus détestées". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Mâcon - Transports. Mâcon-Loché, deuxième gare TGV préférée de France". Le Journal de Saone de la Loire (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Clement, Arnaud (28 July 2013). "Transports. Il y a 21 ans, un TGV déraillait à Loché". Le Journal de Saone de la Loire (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
External links
- Mâcon-Loché TGV station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)