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Gare de Cherbourg
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| Station Information | |
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| Services | TER Basse Normandie |
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| Région | Basse-Normandie |
| Départment | Manche |
| Municipality | Cherbourg-Octeville |
Gare de Cherbourg is the railway station of the city of Cherbourg, France.
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 Cherboug 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.