Modane is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
located in
Modane,
Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...
,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. The station was opened on 17 September 1871 and is located on the
Culoz–Modane railway
The Culoz–Modane railway (sometimes called Ligne de la Maurienne) is a long railway running from Culoz, near Chambéry, through Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Modane in France. Together with the Italian Turin–Modane railway it is often called "Fr ...
. The train services are operated by
SNCF
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...
.
On 10 September 2017,
Turin metropolitan railway service extended
Line SFM3
Line SFM3 is part of the Turin Metropolitan Railway Service. It links Turin to Bardonecchia and Susa.
The line was opened on . Service was extended into France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily loc ...
to Modane. This service is only offered on Sundays and public holidays.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
[Réseau TER et cars Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, accessed 24 April 2022.
*High speed services (''TGV'') Paris - Chambéry - Turin - Milan
*High speed services (''TGV'') Paris - Chambéry - Modane
*Regional services (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Chambéry - Modane
References
Railway stations in Savoie
Railway stations in France opened in 1871
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