Toulouse-Matabiau main building at the end of the XIX^th century.

Toulouse-Matabiau is the main railway station of the French southern city of Toulouse. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, and in local Toulouse accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is...

History

Toulouse waited a long time for the arrival of the railway as one of its mayors, Joseph Villèle, refused to accept it. It was only in the middle of the XIX^th century that the railway arrived. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ...

In 1853, Émile and his brother Jacob Pereire founded the CF du Midi. Three years later sees the beginning of the railway line from Agen to Toulouse to which was added a line from Bordeaux to Sète in 1857. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Chemin de Fer du Midi, often abbreviated to CF du Midi, was an early French railway company. ... Agen is a city and commune located in the Aquitaine région in southern France, on the river Garonne, 84 miles above Bordeaux. ... The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, and in local Toulouse accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is... Bordeaux-Saint-Jean. ... Sète. ...

Detail of the station.

The passenger building was only built between 1903 and 1905, replacing an older and smaller building. The station took the name of the borough it was situated in, the area called Matabiau, named after Saint-Saturnin; mata-bios meaning kill the bull. It was designed by M Toudoire (who also designed the station at Bordeaux) and was built in stone from the roman city of Saintes. Like the Midi station in Bordeaux, Matabiau station bares 26 coat of arms on its front, of 26 destinations the Midi served. Saint-Saturnin is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Saint-Saturnin, in the Cantal département Saint-Saturnin, in the Charente département Saint-Saturnin, in the Cher département Saint-Saturnin, in the Lozère département Saint-Saturnin, in the Marne d... Saintes is a town and commune in France, in the Charente-Maritime département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...   New city flag (traditional tri-crescent) City coat of arms Motto: The fleur-de-lis alone rules over the moon, the waves, the castle, and the lion Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Aquitaine Département Gironde (33) Intercommunality Urban Community of Bordeaux Mayor Alain...

Some work was carried out on the building in 1938 prior to it being listed.

Destinations

Toulouse-Matabiau is situated at the heard of a six branch star network of lines with services being regional as well as national (TGV and Corail). A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Toulouse is served by the following lines:

• Toulouse-Montauban
• Toulouse-Saint-Sulpice
• Toulouse-Carcassonne
• Toulouse-Tarbes and Bayonne
• Toulouse-Foix
• Toulouse-Auch

Several SNCF facilities are present near the station, including the old Toulouse-Raynal goods yard now a carriage and engine maintenance yard and the large Saint-Jory marshalling yard 15km to the north. Montauban (Montalban in Occitan) is a town and commune of southwestern France, préfecture (capital) of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, 31 miles north of Toulouse. ... Saint-Sulpice can refer to: Society of Saint-Sulpice, a Catholic religious order Saint-Sulpice church in Paris Several Catholic saints, including: Saint Sulpicius Severus (ca. ... Carcassonne (Carcassona in Occitan) is a fortified French town, in the Aude département of which it is the préfecture, in the former province of Languedoc. ... Location within France Tarbes is a French town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, of which it is the préfecture. ... Bayonne (French: Bayonne, pronounced ; Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Château des Comtes de Foix Foix river Foix is a small town and commune, the préfecture (capital) of the Ariège département in France. ... Auch is a town and commune in southwestern France. ... An SNCF multiple unit. ...

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