Transit time in Valence TGV

4/20/2023 9:07:28 PM

On such a connection, both your trains will stop at the same platform (4): it’s the only platform served by northbound TGVs stopping in Valence TGV.

So the only thing you’ll have to do is get off the first train and move along the platform to your coach. Note that a TGV can be over 400 meters long so it can be quite a hike when you have lots of luggage, but it’s all on the same level.

For many trains you can know in advance how long they will be (1 or 2 train sets, 8 or 16 coaches) and the order of the coaches. You will also have the information on screens on the platform, but it’s likely they will only show it for the second train once the first one has departed (some stations have the older “composition des trains” displays which show more than one train at a time, but there’s usually only one such display on the platform, and I’m not sure if there is one in Valence TGV). Note that occasionally they get it wrong and then the a big dance begins on the platform when the train arrives and people notice it’s reversed.

If your second train only has a single trainset (8 coaches), you can actually get onto the train anywhere and then move to your coach while inside the train, but this is a lot more cumbersome in the train than on the platform, especially if you have lots of stuff. Still, if push comes to shove, get on the train and sort things out on the way.

In short: 12 minutes is more than enough to not miss your train and should be enough to get right at the door of the right coach before it arrives.

4/21/2023 8:05:26 AM

It depends on what platform you arrive at and which type of train you actually come from/need to get

Valence TGV has two clusters of platforms map :

  • 1 and 2 : Above the rest of the tracks, mostly serves TER regional trains
  • 3-5 : At ground level, are platforms used by TGVs

They are connected by a central concourse from which you can access all platforms

Looking at the SNCF website :

  • Most TGVs will use platform 4
  • All TERs will use platforms 1 and 2

Looking at SNCF-Connect, it appears your itinerary would be from Nabonne to Valence and Valence-Paris both on TGVs

You can be quite sure you’ll make it, especially if it’s a same-platform departure.

If it’s not (like for an interchange between 3/5 and 4), it’s a matter of climbing up to the concourse, and then going down immediately to platform 4.

If the reservation is a straight Narbonne-Brussels, SNCF is quite sure you’d make it, and in case of a delay on arrival, they will figure out a way to get you to your destination

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