Cherbourg station
# Cherbourg station

Gare de Cherbourg is the railway station of the city of Cherbourg, Normandy, France. It is the western terminus of the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway.

## History

On 5 September 1850, the president Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte visited Cherbourg and demanded the continuation of work on the Arsenal. He also demanded the construction of a railway line linking Cherbourg to Paris. The construction of the line was approved in 1852. The station was opened on 4 August 1858 by Napoleon III who arrived on the imperial train from Paris.

At the time of opening, the trip to Paris took ten hours and cost 22.85 FrF for a third class ticket and 41.55 FrF for a first class ticket.

Queen Victoria visited the city and its station the same day and took part in the grandiose celebrations. The third dock of the Cherbourg Arsenal, 1 200 000m³ in size, was opened and a steam ship immediately sailed from it.

At the end of the day, a statue of Napoleon I on a horse by Armand Le Véel was unveiled.

## Services

Cherbourg station is served by regional trains to Lison, Caen and Paris.

| Preceding station | TER Normandie | TER Normandie | TER Normandie | Following station |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Valognestowards Paris-Saint-Lazare | | Krono+ | | Terminus |
| Valognestowards Caen | | Krono | | Terminus |
| | Ferry Connections | |
| Terminus | Irish Ferries Ferry | Dublin Port |
| Terminus | Stena Line Ferry | Rosslare Europort |
| Terminus | Brittany Ferries Ferry | Poole |
| Terminus | Brittany Ferries high-speed catamaran | Portsmouth |
