Gare de Nice CP
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Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The station has been the terminus of a narrow-gauge Chemins de Fer de Provence from Digne-les-Bains
Digne-les-Bains
Digne-les-Bains or simply and historically Digne is a commune of France, capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.-History:...
since December 1991.
It is the replacement station of Gare du Sud
Gare du Sud
Gare du Sud is a currently abandoned railway station in Nice, France. The station served as the terminus of a narrow-gauge railway from Digne-les-Bains to Nice until December 1991.- History :Station construction lasted from 1890 to June, 1892...
built in 1890. The old station's state as well as municipal plans meant that repairs were not profitable and the station was bought by the council
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
.