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Montpellier Saint Roch. December 09 TGV at Montpellier Saint Roch station. Photo by A. Rueda (ad.rueda@gmail.com)

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Front wall of the historical building (for the Lower concourse) of Montpelliers station. One can spot the modern building (for the Upper concourse) at the top. The tracks in the foreground are those of Tram Line A (Mosson-Odysseum). Montpellier. 17th April 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Entrance to the historical building (for the Lower concourse) of Montpelliers station. One can spot the modern building (for the Upper concourse) on top of it. Montpellier. 17th April 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Lower concourse, seen from the escalators to the Upper concourse. One can note that information panels bear English and Spanish translations... Montpellier. 17th April 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Modern station building (for the Upper concourse), seen in the background from the Pont de Sète. The whole of this floor was erected from scratch in 1981/1982, in an attempt to relieve historical premises and to increase the amount of parking-lots. Platforms are located right underneath. Montpellier. 17th April 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Modern station building (for the Upper concourse), seen from the Pont de Lattes and Avenue Henri Frenay. The whole of this floor was erected from scratch in 1981/1982, in an attempt to relieve historical premises (right). With only 6 tracks served by 4 rather narrow platforms, one can see that Montpelliers is one of the most cramped major stations in France. While it had originally been planned to bridge the gap in the foreground (i.e. to extend the Upper concourse until the Pont de Lattes), it is now understood that the station is to be relocated by some 500m further West... Montpellier. 17th April 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Modern station building (for the Upper concourse), seen from the Pont de Lattes and Avenue Henri Frenay. The whole of this floor was erected from scratch in 1981/1982, in an attempt to relieve historical premises (right). With only 6 tracks served by 4 rather narrow platforms, one can see that Montpelliers is one of the most cramped major stations in France. While it had originally been planned to bridge the gap in the foreground (i.e. to extend the Upper concourse until the Pont de Lattes), it is now understood that the station is to be relocated by some 500m further West... Montpellier. 17th April 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Upper concourse, seen from the escalators down to the Lower concourse, looking towards the Travel Centre. Montpellier. 17th April 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Upper concourse. This is the shopping area. Platforms are located right underneath. This floor was built in 1981/1982, extended once (1989) and remodelled twice (1992/1993 and 2000/2001). The latest remodelling has released an appreciable amount of room, without altering the core structure.. Montpellier. 17th April 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Montpellier Saint-Roch Station1 Platform at Montpellier Saint-Roch station. Montpellier. 21st, July, 2005. Kazuo Toda (k-toda@nagasaki-u.ac.jp)

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Montpellier Saint-Roch Station2 Under construction of Bahnhof platz: Montpellier Saint-Roch station. Montpellier. 21st, July, 2005. Kazuo Toda (k-toda@nagasaki-u.ac.jp)