Futuroscope station
Futuroscope is a TGV railway station located near Poitiers, France, on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. It provides direct access to the theme park Futuroscope.- Type: Station
- Description: railway station in France
- Also known as: “Estacion de Futuroscope”, “Futuroscope railway station”, “Futuroscope TGV”, and “gare du Futuroscope”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Futuroscope and École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d’aérotechnique.
Futuroscope
Theme park
Futuroscope, or Parc du Futuroscope, formerly known as Planète Futuroscope, is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic, and audiovisual techniques. Futuroscope is situated 530 metres west of Futuroscope station.
École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d’aérotechnique
University
The École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique is a grande école founded in 1948 and located near Poitiers, France. Graduates generally work as R&D engineers for corporations in the aerospace, transportation, capital goods, and energy industry. École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d’aérotechnique is situated 1½ km southwest of Futuroscope station.
Château de Vayres
Castle
The Château de Vayres is located in Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux in the department of Vienne. Château de Vayres is situated 1½ km southeast of Futuroscope station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avanton and Montamisé.
Avanton
Village
Avanton is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. A Bronze Age golden hat was found near Avanton in 1844, see Avanton Gold Cone. It is on display in the National Museum of Archeology in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Avanton is situated 6 km west of Futuroscope station.
Montamisé
Village
Montamisé is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Montamisé is situated 6 km southeast of Futuroscope station.
Migné-Auxances
Village
Migné-Auxances is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Migné-Auxances is situated 7 km southwest of Futuroscope station.
Futuroscope station
- Categories: railway station, building, and transport
- Location: Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Arrondissement of Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.66992° or 46° 40′ 12″ north
Longitude
0.37733° or 0° 22′ 38″ east
Established
May 28th, 2000
Height
16 metres (52 feet)
Roof shape
skillion
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Open location code
8FR2M99G+XW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_station
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Futuroscope station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “未来影视城站”
- Chinese: “观测未来公园站”
- Dutch: “station Futuroscope”
- Dutch: “Station Futuroscope”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة جار دو فوتوروسكوپ”
- Esperanto: “Futuroscope”
- French: “Futuroscope”
- French: “Gare du Futuroscope”
- Hungarian: “Gare du Futuroscope”
- Polish: “Futuroscope”
- Spanish: “Estación de Futuroscope”
- Urdu: “فیوچروسکوپ اسٹیشن”
- Venetian: “stasion de Futuroscope”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Futuroscope and Passerelle Gare du Futuroscope.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: 20 ans du Futuroscope and Accueil Futuroscope.
Vienne: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Poitiers and Oradour-sur-Glane.
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