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Saint-Lô station

Coordinates: 49°7′1″N 1°6′0″W / 49.11694°N 1.10000°W / 49.11694; -1.10000
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Station entrance

Gare de Saint-Lô is a railway station serving the town Saint-Lô, Manche department, Normandy, northwestern France.

It is situated on the Lison–Lamballe railway. On the Railplanner app (EUrail) the station is listed as St-Lô (France).

World War II bombardment

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During the Normandy Campaign, Allied bombing in the Battle of Saint-Lô focused on the railroad station for its strategic importance.[1]

Ruins of the Saint-Lô station after American bombing

Services

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The station is served by local trains between Caen and Granville.[2]

Preceding station TER Normandie Following station
Lison
towards Caen
Citi
Coutances
towards Granville

References

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  1. ^ "Normandie-1944, L'été de la Liberté - La Campagne 7 juin/25 août - La Bataille de Saint-Lô". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. ^ Plan du réseau, TER Normandie, accessed 10 May 2022.
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49°7′1″N 1°6′0″W / 49.11694°N 1.10000°W / 49.11694; -1.10000