Aix-en-Provence TGV station
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The Aix-en-Provence TGV station in Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône)
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This TGV station is located in a remarkable place on the Arbois plateau, typical of the landscape of Provence near the famous "Sainte-Victoire" Mountain depicted by the French painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906).
The "Sainte-Victoire" Mountain near Aix-en-Provence TGV station (Bouches-du-Rhône)
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The wave-shaped roof of a surface of 10,000 square metres allows to admire the panorama.
The building combines glass, steel, aluminium and wood to form a hall of very light conception.
The Aix-en-Provence TGV station with the 'Sainte-Victoire' Mountain in the background
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A TGV Duplex train in Aix-en-Provence TGV station
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On the West side of the station, a glass frontage lined with a protection made of adjustable wooden boards allows to avoid the direct light of the sun.
Aix-en-Provence TGV station
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Aix-en-Provence TGV station
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The attraction of the station articulates around the conglomeration of Aix and the towns east of the Berre Pond. The population represents 350,000 inhabitants.
When the West of the Berre Pond and the East of Marseille are included, the whole population
in this area reaches 500,000 inhabitants.
One million people per year are expected in this station.
The financing of this station (in euros) :
Cost of the operation : 53.3 million
- 38.1 million distributed between S.N.C.F. (French National Railway Company) and R.F.F. (French Railway Network)
- 7.6 million for the General Council of Bouches-du-Rhône
- 7.6 million for the Regional Council of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur area
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