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| Location | Cherbourg, Manche, Normandy, France |
| Coordinates | 49°38′00″N 1°37′17″W / 49.63333°N 1.62139°W |
| Line(s) | Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway |
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| Station code | 87444877 |
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.
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valognes toward Paris-St.-Lazare | Intercités | Terminus | ||
Valognes toward Lisieux | TER Normandie | Terminus | ||
| 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 | ||
External links
- Cherbourg station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
- Timetables TER Basse-Normandie (in French)