{"id":229,"date":"2010-09-29T12:06:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T12:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2010-09-29T12:06:49","modified_gmt":"2010-09-29T12:06:49","slug":"nice-train-station-to-be-upgraded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/nice-train-station-to-be-upgraded\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice Train Station to be Upgraded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft lazyload\" title=\"Nice Train Station\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.frenchrivieratraveller.com\/pix\/nice\/Nice-Train-station.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"248\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 330px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 330\/248;\" \/>Anyone passing through the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchrivieratraveller.com\/Nice\/Transport\/Train-Station.html\"> main train station in Nice<\/a> is immediately struck by the inadequacy of the structure. Built in 1867,\u00a0 the facade is attractive but the interior is nowhere near large enough to handle the influx of travellers to Nice. Everything about the Nice Gare seems ancient from the gloomy decor to the quays with stairway access only.<\/p>\n<p>Nice mayor, Christian Estrosi, has just announced an 80 million euro project to modernize the building and it&#8217;s about time! Work is scheduled to begin in 2012 and last for 4 years. The project will include the refurbishment of the quays, a footbride, parking and\u00a0 improved access including a direct access from the tramway. There will be more shopping in the extended structure with space set aside for boutiques and shops. There&#8217;s no word yet on improved escalator access to the quays but here&#8217;s hoping.<\/p>\n<p>See more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchrivieratraveller.com\/Nice\/Transport\/Train-Station.html\">Nice train station.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone passing through the main train station in Nice is immediately struck by the inadequacy of the structure. Built in 1867,\u00a0 the facade is attractive but the interior is nowhere near large enough to handle the influx of travellers to Nice. Everything about the Nice Gare seems ancient from the <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/nice-train-station-to-be-upgraded\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nice Train Station to be Upgraded - French Riviera Travel News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/nice-train-station-to-be-upgraded\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nice Train Station to be Upgraded - French Riviera Travel News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Anyone passing through the main train station in Nice is immediately struck by the inadequacy of the structure. 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