Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire

Gare de Penhoët

Gare de Penhoët is a railway stop in , , . Gare de Penhoët is situated nearby to the railway station , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: railway station in Saint-Nazaire, France
  • Also known as: “Penhoet Railway Station” and “Penhoët Railway Station”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Nazaire station and German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens.

Railway station
Photo: Quoique, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gare de Saint-Nazaire is the passenger railway station serving the town and port of . Designed by Noël Le Maresquier with a functional and maritime style, it was built in 1955 in anticipation of the arrival of the TGV Atlantique and replaced an older station in the town developed in the 19th century by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans railway. is situated 1 km southwest of Gare de Penhoët.

Photo: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied , France. is situated 1½ km south of Gare de Penhoët.

Archaeological site
Photo: Poulpy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km south of Gare de Penhoët.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and Saint-Marc-sur-Mer.

Village
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in western . It is known as the site of the , a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. is situated 5 km southeast of Gare de Penhoët.

Suburb
Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside resort in , situated in the commune of . It is located 6 kilometres to the west of the center of the town of Saint-Nazaire, of which it is a district. is situated 8 km southwest of Gare de Penhoët.

Gare de Penhoët

Latitude
47.29049° or 47° 17′ 26″ north
Longitude
-2.20085° or 2° 12′ 3″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Operator
SNCF
UIC ID
87321745
Open location code
8CVV7QRX+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3486338300
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­halt
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
8286432
Wiki­data ID
Q2805583
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Polish—“Gare de Penhoët” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Penc’hoed”
  • Chinese: “庞韦特站”
  • Chinese: “龐韋特站”
  • Dutch: “Station Penhoet”
  • Dutch: “station Penhoët”
  • Dutch: “Station Penhoët”
  • Esperanto: “Penhoët”
  • French: “gare de Penhoët”
  • French: “Gare de Penhoët”
  • French: “gare SNCF de Penhoët”
  • French: “Penhoët”
  • Hungarian: “Gare de Penhoët”
  • Polish: “Gare de Penhoët”

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