Tuesday, October 9, 2012

the Gare de Narbonne, France

Apart from the vehicles outside, the signage, and a transparent entrance canopy, the view today is not a whole lot different.

The railway station of Narbonne in "néo-Louis XIII style" is one of the oldest in France, opened in 1857. The railway lines through it were electrified in 1935. It is an important 3-way junction, with both passenger and freight trains coming from Toulouse, Nîmes, Perpignan and Spain (via Port Bou) although some trains avoid the station by a curve between the Toulouse and Perpignan lines.
an SNCF CC7100 class (7125) in Narbonne station, not dated.
an SNCF 141R class steam loco in Narbonne, likewise not dated.

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