Tours Railway Station
Tours station is a railway station serving the city of Tours, Indre-et-Loire department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, the Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway, and the non-electrified Tours–Le Mans railway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: Railway station serving the city of Tours, France
- Also known as: “Tours railway station” and “Tours station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel de Ville and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours.
Hôtel de Ville
Town hall
Photo: Libriothecaire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hôtel de Ville in Tours, France houses the city's offices. The building, ornate inside and out, was designed by Tours native architect Victor Laloux and completed in 1904. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1975. Hôtel de Ville is situated 370 metres west of Tours Railway Station.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours
Museum
Photo: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours is located in the bishop's former palace, near the cathedral St. Gatien, where it has been since 1910. It displays rich and varied collections, including that of painting which is one of the first in France both in quality and the diversity of the works presented. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours is situated 650 metres north of Tours Railway Station.
Tours Cathedral
Church
Photo: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tours Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France, and dedicated to Saint Gatianus. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Tours, the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastical province. Tours Cathedral is situated 690 metres north of Tours Railway Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanitas and Les Fontaines.
Les Fontaines
Suburb
Photo: Ineedweed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Fontaines is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Tours Railway Station.
Rochepinard
Suburb
Photo: Guillaume70, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rochepinard is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Tours Railway Station.
Tours Railway Station
- Categories: dead-end railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Tours, Arrondissement of Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.38943° or 47° 23′ 22″ northLongitude
0.69393° or 0° 41′ 38″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Operator
SNCF Gares & ConnexionsIATA airport code
XJTUIC ID
87571000Open location code
8FV29MQV+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4550029282OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8287160Wikidata ID
Q1876295
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Tours Railway Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تور”
- Breton: “Teurgn”
- Chinese: “图尔中央站”
- Chinese: “图尔站”
- Dutch: “station Tours”
- Dutch: “Station Tours”
- Esperanto: “Tours”
- French: “gare de Tours”
- French: “Gare de Tours”
- French: “Tours”
- Hindi: “टूर रेलवे स्टेशन”
- Hungarian: “Gare de Tours”
- Italian: “stazione di Tours”
- Italian: “Stazione di Tours”
- Japanese: “トゥール駅”
- Polish: “Gare de Tours”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Tours”
- Spanish: “Estación de Tours”
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