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The busiest train stations in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

The busiest train station in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is Dijon (Côte-d'Or), with 8,102,780 passengers a year. Next come Besançon Viotte (Doubs) and Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire).

196 stations ranked

Dijon, 1stThe next 19

This ranking covers 196 passenger stations in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, which together handle 36,445,917 passengers a year. The table is split into pages of 100 stations.

Ridership is the estimated number of passengers using each station over the latest year published by SNCF Gares & Connexions, the operator of French railway stations. SNCF data, ODbL license.

The ranking: busiest train stations in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Passenger stations in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ranked by passengers per year
Rank Station Department Passengers per year Proportional bar Change over one year
1 Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 8,102,780 +5.9%
2 Besançon Viotte Doubs (25) 2,903,968 +6.5%
3 Chalon-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire (71) 1,696,120 +5.8%
4 Belfort Territoire de Belfort (90) 1,552,041 +20%
5 Mâcon Saône-et-Loire (71) 1,541,777 +7.3%
6 Sens Yonne (89) 1,311,843 +0.8%
7 Beaune Côte-d'Or (21) 1,165,407 +12%
8 Nevers Nièvre (58) 1,158,666 +11%
9 Dole Jura (39) 1,078,716 +6.5%
10 Montbéliard Doubs (25) 717,948 +14%
11 Le Creusot - Montceau-les-Mines - Montchanin TGV Écuisses Saône-et-Loire (71) 683,035 −1.0%
12 Besançon Franche-Comté TGV Les Auxons Doubs (25) 667,419 −9.7%
13 Belfort - Montbéliard TGV Meroux-Moval Territoire de Belfort (90) 664,494 −0.6%
14 Laroche - Migennes Yonne (89) 632,820 −9.7%
15 Auxerre Saint-Gervais Yonne (89) 603,911 +7.5%
16 Mâcon Loché TGV Saône-et-Loire (71) 455,150 −2.2%
17 Joigny Yonne (89) 436,593 +4.8%
18 Tournus Saône-et-Loire (71) 436,114 +7.4%
19 Lons-le-Saunier Jura (39) 423,889 +10.0%
20 Chagny Saône-et-Loire (71) 422,474 +13%
21 Auxonne Tillenay Côte-d'Or (21) 414,535 +10%
22 Montbard Côte-d'Or (21) 399,560 +1.4%
23 Genlis Côte-d'Or (21) 337,411 +9.3%
24 Nuits-Saint-Georges Côte-d'Or (21) 303,532 +10%
25 Frasne Doubs (25) 266,898 +2.8%
26 Lure Haute-Saône (70) 253,061 +16%
27 Baume-les-Dames Doubs (25) 248,858 +10%
28 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre (58) 247,547 +12%
29 Vesoul Haute-Saône (70) 236,846 +6.2%
30 Les Laumes Alésia Venarey-les-Laumes Côte-d'Or (21) 205,229 +3.5%
31 Is-sur-Tille Marcilly-sur-Tille Côte-d'Or (21) 202,783 +24%
32 Pontarlier Doubs (25) 202,187 +12%
33 La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre (58) 193,984 +12%
34 Saint-Vit Doubs (25) 193,061 +7.6%
35 Paray-le-Monial Saône-et-Loire (71) 192,035 +14%
36 Héricourt Haute-Saône (70) 190,325 +9.5%
37 Mouchard Jura (39) 186,902 +8.5%
38 Tonnerre Yonne (89) 159,783 +2.9%
39 Villeneuve-la-Guyard Yonne (89) 156,801 −14%
40 Valdahon Doubs (25) 155,474 −26%
41 Montchanin Saône-et-Loire (71) 153,087 +19%
42 Gevrey-Chambertin Côte-d'Or (21) 139,789 +18%
43 Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire (71) 136,767 +21%
44 L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Doubs (25) 132,116 +5.1%
45 Pont-sur-Yonne Yonne (89) 124,592 +0.8%
46 Poligny Jura (39) 123,658 +12%
47 Dijon Porte Neuve Côte-d'Or (21) 118,604 +22%
48 Morteau Doubs (25) 107,370 −45%
49 Saint-Florentin - Vergigny Yonne (89) 102,851 +4.5%
50 Decize Nièvre (58) 100,153 +19%
51 Arbois Jura (39) 98,412 +25%
52 Arc-et-Senans Doubs (25) 94,166 +13%
53 Champigny sur Yonne Yonne (89) 90,112 −12%
54 Saint-Amour Jura (39) 87,714 +15%
55 Étang-sur-Arroux Saône-et-Loire (71) 85,075 +38%
56 Montceau-les-Mines Saône-et-Loire (71) 84,173 +19%
57 Delle Territoire de Belfort (90) 80,841 +151%
58 Méroux Meroux-Moval Territoire de Belfort (90) 72,069 +19%
59 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne Yonne (89) 71,644 +0.2%
60 Nevers Le Banlay Nièvre (58) 71,640 +15%
61 Champagney Haute-Saône (70) 68,063 +17%
62 Clerval Pays-de-Clerval Doubs (25) 67,943 +6.7%
63 Orchamps Jura (39) 66,549 +11%
64 Saint-Julien - Clénay Côte-d'Or (21) 66,380 +30%
65 Mâlain Côte-d'Or (21) 66,176 +11%
66 Avallon Yonne (89) 65,089 +7.9%
67 Seurre Côte-d'Or (21) 63,901 +6.9%
68 Vougeot - Gilly-lès-Cîteaux Côte-d'Or (21) 63,549 +22%
69 Imphy Nièvre (58) 62,795 +24%
70 Saint-Jean-de-Losne Saint-Usage Côte-d'Or (21) 59,595 −1.7%
71 Romanèche-Thorins Saône-et-Loire (71) 57,447 +5.4%
72 Champagnole Jura (39) 56,211 +8.8%
73 Brazey-en-Plaine Côte-d'Or (21) 53,002 +16%
74 Saint-Claude Jura (39) 52,552 +23%
75 Ronchamp Haute-Saône (70) 51,940 +21%
76 Ranchot Jura (39) 51,011 +11%
77 Collonges-lès-Premières Collonges-et-Premières Côte-d'Or (21) 49,759 +20%
78 Blaisy-Bas Côte-d'Or (21) 49,299 +7.4%
79 Pontanevaux La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire (71) 48,906 +7.4%
80 Morez Hauts de Bienne Jura (39) 47,509 +23%
81 Nuits sous Ravières Yonne (89) 46,689 −3.3%
82 Fontaines - Mercurey Saône-et-Loire (71) 45,462 +1.8%
83 Clamecy Nièvre (58) 42,824 +6.3%
84 La Clayette - Baudemont Saône-et-Loire (71) 42,507 +13%
85 Chauffailles Saône-et-Loire (71) 41,791 −2.2%
86 Crêches-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire (71) 41,199 +7.4%
87 Rully Saône-et-Loire (71) 40,268 +7.6%
88 Saint-Julien-du-Sault Yonne (89) 39,500 +2.1%
89 Sennecey-le-Grand Saône-et-Loire (71) 39,100 −4.0%
90 Étalans Doubs (25) 38,103 −23%
91 Andelot-en-Montagne Jura (39) 36,040 +14%
92 Aiserey Côte-d'Or (21) 34,936 +13%
93 Besançon Mouillère Doubs (25) 34,698 −46%
94 Louhans Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire (71) 34,166 +5.4%
95 Luzy Nièvre (58) 32,637 +35%
96 Dannemarie - Velesmes Dannemarie-sur-Crète Doubs (25) 31,325 +2.0%
97 Domblans - Voiteur Jura (39) 30,594 +17%
98 Digoin Saône-et-Loire (71) 29,838 +4.8%
99 Petit-Croix Montreux-Château Territoire de Belfort (90) 28,722 +13%
100 Cercy-la-Tour Nièvre (58) 27,813 +26%

Source: SNCF Gares & Connexions, station ridership; SNCF data, ODbL license. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Busiest train stations in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: FAQ

What is the busiest train station in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

It is Dijon (Côte-d'Or), with 8,102,780 passengers a year, according to SNCF Gares & Connexions (data under the ODbL license).

What are the 10 busiest train stations in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

In order: Dijon (8,102,780), Besançon Viotte (2,903,968), Chalon-sur-Saône (1,696,120), Belfort (1,552,041), Mâcon (1,541,777), Sens (1,311,843), Beaune (1,165,407), Nevers (1,158,666), Dole (1,078,716), and Montbéliard (717,948).

How many passenger stations are there in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

196 passenger stations, 196 of which have published ridership figures.

Where do these figures come from?

From the “Fréquentation en gares” (station ridership) dataset of SNCF Gares & Connexions, published under the Open Database License (ODbL): each year, it estimates the number of passengers using each station. Only stations managed by SNCF Gares & Connexions are included, so metro stations and stations run by other operators are not.

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