Inaugurated on September 20, 1852, the Angoulême train station was built the same year the railroad arrived in the city.
Inaugurated on September 20, 1852, the Angoulême train station was built the same year the railroad arrived in the city.
The work on the station incorporated part of the former Royal College of the Navy. Napoleon III came for the inauguration on October 10, 1852. Sadly famous for having seen the transit of trains bound for concentration camps during the Second World War, it was also bombed on June 15, 1944 by American planes. The attack caused hundreds of deaths and extensive damage. 1,826,364 travelers passed through in 2019. The Angoulême station is open to freight service.
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