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This historic station is back in action to help ease congestion in the Bordeaux metropolis

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The Editor

Closed since 1949, the Talence station came back to life on September 21, 2025. Inaugurated in the presence of regional and metropolitan officials, this reopening marks a crucial step for the development of the Bordeaux metropolitan RER and sustainable mobility in New Aquitaine.

A Symbolic Rebirth

Inaugurated in 1841, the La Médoquine station was the first in the Southwest to welcome steam locomotives. For a long time, it was reduced to freight traffic and then closed in 1987, but it remained a must-stop point for more than 80 daily TER trains, never welcoming passengers. Talence was thus the only French city with over 40,000 residents that lacked rail service.

.gare-medoquine-talence©Emmanuel Sallaberry

After 18 months of construction and an investment of 25.5 million euros, the station has reopened its platforms. The first train stopped here on September 21, 2025, at 8:07 AM, heading towards Arcachon.

A Strategic Stop

Talence-Médoquine station enjoys a prime location at the intersection of the Bordeaux–Irun and Bordeaux–Médoc lines. It will be served by 82 trains per day, including the TER lines Arcachon–Libourne and Pessac–Le Verdon. Travel times...Travel times are reduced: Just 3 minutes are now enough to get to Bordeaux Saint-Jean or Pessac. In the future, this site will be integrated into the upcoming metropolitan RER of Bordeaux, designed to make travel between the city and its neighboring areas smoother.

.gare-talence©Emmanuel Sallaberry

A multimodal hub under construction

The reopening is just the first step. By 2026, a multimodal exchange hub will enhance the station with:

  • two squares connected to the future Pellegrin–Thouars–Gradignan-Malartic express bus line,

  • a park-and-ride facility,

  • a bike space TBM,

  • landscaped areas and urban furniture.

The goal is clear: welcome 4,500 travelers per day by 2030, while providing credible alternatives to personal cars.

talence-medoquine-gare©Emmanuel Sallaberry

A Metropolitan Ambition

According to Alain Rousset, president of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, “this reopening is about correcting an oversight and addressing a real need. It’s about offering faster, more accessible, and sustainable mobility.” Designed as an intermodal mobility platform, the Talence-Médoc train station is part of a broader regional ambition: to make rail the backbone of transportation in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and accelerate the ecological transition.

gare-de-talence©Monique De Marco