Saint-Denis-près-Martel is a railway station in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, Occitanie, France. The station is on the Brive–Toulouse (via Capdenac) and Souillac–Viescamp-sous-Jallès railway lines. The station is served by Intercités de nuit (night train) and TER (local) services operated by SNCF.
The station is also on the preserved railway of the Chemin de Fer Touristique du Haut Quercy (CFTHQ), which operates between Martel and Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, a distance of 7 km. They use both steam and diesel trains to operate tourist services along the line.
History The Saint-Denis-près-Martel station was put into service on 10 November 1862 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans (PO), when it opened the section from Brive to Capdenac for operation.
It became a bifurcation station on 16 June 1889, when the line to Souillac and Cazoulès was put into service by the Compagnie du PO. On 11 May 1891, the PO Company opened the line from Aurillac to Miécaze and Saint-Denis stations. In 1896, the Compagnie du PO indicated that the station's revenue for the whole year was 105,228 francs.
On 1 June 1980, it lost part of the traffic on its junction line with the closure of the section to Souillac.
Passenger services Station An SNCF train station, it has a passenger building, with a ticket office, open weekdays. A levelled level crossing allows the crossing of the tracks and access to the platforms. Train services The following services currently call at Saint-Denis-près-Martel:Timetable search , TER OccitanieLe réseau régional de transport public, TER Occitanie, accessed 11 May 2022.Rechercher une fiche horaire , TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, accessed 14 May 2022.Réseau TER et cars Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, accessed 14 May 2022. night services (Intercités de nuit) Paris–Orléans–Figeac–Rodez–Albi local service (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Brive-la-Gaillarde–Aurillac local service (TER Occitanie) Brive-la-Gaillarde–Figeac–Rodez Other services A bicycle park (29 spaces) and a parking lot for vehicles are set up there. It is served by buses and coaches of the departmental lines.
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External links
CFTHQ Preserved Railway Website