The Gare du Creusot TGV is a railway station on the LGV Sud-Est

LGV Sud-Est

The LGV Sud-Est is a high-speed rail line, which links Paris' and Lyon's suburbs, in France. The inauguration of the first section between Saint-Florentin and Sathonay on 22 September 1981 marked the beginning of the re-invigoration of French passenger rail service.This line, subsequently...

 providing TGV

TGV

The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....

 high-speed train services to the town of Le Creusot

Le Creusot

Le Creusot is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Creusotins. Formerly a mining town, its economy is now dominated by metallurgical companies such as ArcelorMittal, Schneider Electric, and Alstom.Since the 1990s, the...

, France

France

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. Opened 27 September 1981, the station is located outside the city in the town of Écuisses

Écuisses

Écuisses is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

 and is accessible by road.

The station is arranged with two side tracks for stopping trains, and two centre tracks for non-stopping trains to pass at full speed.

The next northbound station on LGV Sud-Est is Paris-Gare de Lyon

Gare de Lyon

Paris Lyon is one of the six large railway termini in Paris, France. It is the northern terminus of the Paris–Marseille railway. It is named after the city of Lyon, a stop for many long-distance trains departing here, most en route to the south of France. In general the station's SNCF services run...

, the next southbound station is Gare de Mâcon-Loché TGV

Gare de Mâcon-Loché TGV

Mâcon-Loché TGV is a railway station on the TGV Sud-Est located in the commune of Mâcon, France. The address is 142, Rue de Pouilly-Loché 71000 Mâcon. The station is a few kilometres from the neighbouring town of Loché...

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TGV journey times from the station to Paris: 1 hour 20 minutes, Lyon 40 minutes.