Cherbourg
General information
LocationCherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France
Coordinates49°38′00″N 1°37′17″W / 49.63333°N 1.62139°W / 49.63333; -1.62139
Line(s)Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway
Other information
Station code87444877

Gare de Cherbourg is the railway station of the city of Cherbourg, Normandy, France. It is the western terminus of the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway.

History

On 5 September 1850, the president Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte visited Cherbourg and demanded the continuation of work on the Arsenal. He also demanded the construction of a railway line linking Cherbourg to Paris. The construction of the line was approved in 1852. The station was opened on 4 August 1858 by Napoleon III who arrived on the imperial train from Paris.

At the time of opening, the trip to Paris took ten hours and cost 22.85 FrF for a third class ticket and 41.55 FrF for a first class ticket.

Queen Victoria visited the city and its station the same day and took part in the grandiose celebrations. The third dock of the Cherbourg Arsenal, 1 200 000m³ in size, was opened and a steam ship immediately sailed from it.

At the end of the day, a statue of Napoleon I on a horse by Armand Le Véel was unveiled.

Services

Cherbourg station is served by regional trains to Lison, Caen and Paris.[1]

Preceding station TER Normandie Following station
Valognes
towards Paris-Saint-Lazare
 Krono+
 Terminus
Valognes
towards Caen
 Krono


  Ferry Connections  
Terminus   Irish Ferries
Ferry		   Dublin Port
Terminus   Stena Line
Ferry		   Rosslare Europort
Terminus   Brittany Ferries
Ferry		   Poole
Terminus   Brittany Ferries
high-speed catamaran		   Portsmouth

References

  1. ↑ Plan du réseau, TER Normandie, accessed 14 April 2022.
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