Vonnas station

Vonnas
Passenger building and station entrance.
General information
Location	Route de Luponas 01540 Vonnas Ain France
Elevation	192 m
Owned by	SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	Mâcon-Ambérieu railway
Distance	16.950 km
Platforms	2
Tracks	2 (+ service tracks)
History
Opened	6 June 1857
Passengers
2019	91,327
Services
Preceding station TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Following station Pont-de-Veyle towards Mâcon 30 Mézériat towards Ambérieu

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]

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 stopped 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]

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.
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  Platform shelter.
• 
  Passenger crossing.

See also

• List of SNCF stations in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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. "Mâcon-Bourg-en-Bresse-Ambérieu" (PDF). archive.wikiwix.com (in French). April 18, 2013. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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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