Futuroscope station
Futuroscope is a TGV railway station located near Poitiers, France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. It gives a direct access to the park Futuroscope. It opened on 28 May 2000.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Station
- Description: railway station in France
- Also known as: “Futuroscope railway station” and “Futuroscope TGV”
- Roof shape: skillion
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Futuroscope and École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d’aérotechnique.
Futuroscope
Theme park
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 640 metres west of Futuroscope station.
École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d’aérotechnique
University
Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Peter17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Montamisé and Saint-Cyr.
Montamisé
Village
Photo: POUMPOUM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Saint-Cyr
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Saint-Cyr is a former commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Beaumont Saint-Cyr. Saint-Cyr is situated 8 km northeast of Futuroscope station.
Jaunay-Marigny
Village
Photo: Gonetofrance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jaunay-Marigny is a commune in the department of Vienne, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Jaunay-Clan and Marigny-Brizay. Jaunay-Marigny is situated 8 km north of Futuroscope station.
Futuroscope station
- Categories: railway station, building, and transportation
- Location: Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Arrondissement of Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.66993° or 46° 40′ 12″ northLongitude
0.37732° or 0° 22′ 38″ eastHeight
16 metres (52 feet)Operator
SNCF Gares & ConnexionsOpen location code
8FR2M99G+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 85071639OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=skillionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q686045
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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”
- French: “Gare du Futuroscope”
- Hungarian: “Gare du Futuroscope”
- Polish: “Futuroscope”
- Spanish: “Estacion de Futuroscope”
- Spanish: “Estación de Futuroscope”
- Venetian: “stasion de Futuroscope”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Futuroscope and Omnimax.
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