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Carpentras station is a
TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 8 June 2022. Freight traffic ended in February 2013 prior to the rehabilitation of the infrastructure for the restart of passenger traffic, although some freight tracks were retained in Carpentras.
Carpentras station is a railway station
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serving the town Carpentras
Carpentras (, formerly ; Provençal Occitan: ''Carpentràs'' in classical norm or ''Carpentras'' in Mistralian norm; la, Carpentoracte) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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, Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label=Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.France
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. It is the terminus of the railway line from Sorgues
Sorgues (; oc, Sòrgas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. The river Ouvèze, a tributary of the Rhône, as well as its tributary Sorgue, which begins at the Fontaine de ...
to Carpentras, which was closed for passenger traffic in 1938, but reopened after renovation in 2015. Additionally, Carpentras station was on the railway line from Orange
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to L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (; oc, L'Illa de Sòrga or ) is a town and commune on the Sorgue river in Southeastern France. Politically, the commune is in the arrondissement of Avignon within the department of Vaucluse, in the région of Provence-A ...
which also lost its passenger service in 1938 and freight service in stages between 1955 and 1988.
Today, Carpentras station is served by regional passenger trains to Sorgues and Avignon.Rechercher une fiche horaireTER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 8 June 2022. Freight traffic ended in February 2013 prior to the rehabilitation of the infrastructure for the restart of passenger traffic, although some freight tracks were retained in Carpentras.
See also
*List of SNCF stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
This article contains a list of current SNCF railway stations in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)
* La Brillane-Oraison
* Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
* Manosque-Gréoux-les-Bains
* Sisteron
Alpes- ...
References
External links
* Railway stations in Vaucluse {{Provence-railstation-stub