Vonnas station

Vonnas station (French: Gare de Vonnas) is a French railway station serving the commune of Vonnas, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 16.950 on the Mâcon-Ambérieu railway.[1]

Vonnas
Passenger building and station entrance.
LocationRoute de Luponas
01540 Vonnas
Ain
France
Elevation192 m
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Mâcon-Ambérieu railway
Distance16.950 km
Platforms2
Tracks2 (+ service tracks)
History
Opened6 June 1857
Passengers
201991,327
Services
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Put into service by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM) in 1857, the station would later become part of the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée's (PLM) network.

As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.

History

Vonnas station was opened on 6 June 1857 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM), along with the opening of a 34 km section of track from Bourg on the left bank of the Saône. Trains initially stoped on the bank of the river as a result of delays in viaduct construction. A boat service enable passengers to reach their destination in roughly 30 minutes. The completion of the viaduct occurred on 20 July 1857, enabling trains to reach their final destination.[2]

In 1911, the station became part of the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM), network of stations and stops.

The station remained it status of a passenger station during the 20th century, with station installations undergoing renovations in 2012 as part of a regional program to renovate stations and halts.[3]

In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 91,327 passengers traveled through the station.[4]

Services

Passenger services

The SNCF station is composed of a passenger building, equipped with ticket-windows and a passenger waiting room. The station building is open from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, while platforms are accessible seven-days per week from the arrival of the first train to the departure of the last one.[5]

Train services

As of 2020, the station is served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 30 serves between Mâcon-Ville station and Ambérieu station.[6]

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Pont-de-Veyle
toward Mâcon-Ville
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 30
Mézériat
toward Ambérieu

Intermodality

The station is equipped with space for bicycle storage and vehicle parking.[5]

In addition to train services, Vonnas station is also served by TER buses between Mâcon and Bourg-en-Bresse.[5]

  • Station installations
  • Service tracks.
  • Parking and bike storage.
  • Platform shelter.
  • Passenger crossing.

References
  1. Douté, Reinhard (2011), Profils de lignes du réseau ferré français, Paris: Éd. La Vie du Rail, p. 16, ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1, OCLC 828217650, retrieved 2020-12-05
  2. Palau, François. (1998). Le rail en France : le Second Empire. Tome 1, 1852-1857. Palau, Maguy. Paris: F. et M. Palau. p. 181. ISBN 2-9509421-1-3. OCLC 40636076.
  3. (PDF) http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rhonealpes.fr%2Fuploads%2FExterne%2F96%2FCLD_CHEMIN_911_1366705019.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Fréquentation en gares - Vonnas". SNCF (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  5. "TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Vonnas". www.ter.sncf.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  6. "301 aff-du 5 oct au 12 déc -Version du 13 août 2020_tcm72-268339_tcm72-268338.pdf" (PDF). SNCF.

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