Bannalec station

Bannalec (French: Gare de Bannalec) is a railway station in Bannalec, Finistère, France. The station was opened on 8 September 1863, and is located at kilometric point (KP) 653.987 on the Savenay–Landerneau railway. Today, the station is served by TER Bretagne services operated by the SNCF.

Bannalec
Bannalec railway station
Location	Rue de la Gare 29380 Bannalec Finistère France
Coordinates	47°55′36″N 3°42′21″W
Elevation	86 m
Line(s)	Savenay–Landerneau railway
Distance	653.987 km
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Phidias Vestier
Other information
Station code	87474189
History
Opened	8 September 1863
Passengers
2018	22 562
Services
TER Bretagne

History

The construction of a railway station in Bannalec was realized by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans in the early 1860s. The station was inaugurated on 7 September 1863, alongside those from Lorient to Quimper.[1] Normal train operations by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans commenced the next day.

The station consists of a passenger building constructed by the french architect Phidias Vestier.[2]

In 2018, the SNCF recorded 22 562 passenger movements through the station.[3]

Train services

The following services currently call at Bannalec:

• local services (TER Bretagne) Quimper - Quimperlé - Lorient - Vannes[4]

Gallery

• 
  Station platforms and shelters in 2010.
• 
  Passenger building prior to renovation.
• 
  Station platforms and old passenger building.

Preceding station		SNCF		Following station
Rosporden toward Quimper		TER Bretagne 19		Quimperlé toward Vannes

References

1. Revue de Bretagne et de Vendée, Volume 14 (in French). Brittany (France): J. Forest ainé. 1863. p. 244.
2. Palau, François. (2001). Le rail en France : le Second Empire. Tome 2, 1858-1863. Palau, Maguy. Paris: F. et M. Palau. p. 211. ISBN 2-9509421-2-1. OCLC 47203167.
3. "Fréquentation en gares". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
4. "VANNES-LORIENT-QUIMPER" (PDF). SNCF (in French). 2020.