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The busiest train stations in Occitanie

The busiest train station in Occitanie is Toulouse Matabiau (Haute-Garonne), with 14,522,596 passengers a year. Next come Montpellier Saint-Roch (Hérault) and Nîmes (Gard).

245 stations ranked

Toulouse Matabiau, 1stThe next 19

This ranking covers 245 passenger stations in Occitanie, which together handle 65,001,722 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 Occitanie

Passenger stations in Occitanie ranked by passengers per year
Rank Station Department Passengers per year Proportional bar Change over one year
1 Toulouse Matabiau Haute-Garonne (31) 14,522,596 −0.0%
2 Montpellier Saint-Roch Hérault (34) 7,534,414 −6.5%
3 Nîmes Gard (30) 4,355,591 −4.8%
4 Montpellier Sud de France Hérault (34) 2,514,013 +31%
5 Narbonne Aude (11) 2,423,475 −6.4%
6 Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 2,053,794 −0.2%
7 Béziers Hérault (34) 1,693,346 −2.3%
8 Sète Hérault (34) 1,506,642 +4.6%
9 Montauban Ville Bourbon Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 1,481,751 −2.8%
10 Carcassonne Aude (11) 1,248,583 +3.1%
11 Nîmes Pont du Gard Manduel Gard (30) 1,168,501 +11%
12 Saint-Agne Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 1,054,146 −7.0%
13 Muret Haute-Garonne (31) 882,910 −7.5%
14 Lunel Hérault (34) 863,440 −0.9%
15 Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 861,314 +21%
16 Agde Hérault (34) 758,796 +0.2%
17 Lourdes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 611,804 +14%
18 Albi Tarn (81) 575,993 +1.3%
19 Alès Gard (30) 569,006 −1.2%
20 Baillargues Hérault (34) 551,329 +6.9%
21 Saint-Sulpice (Tarn) Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe Tarn (81) 524,895 −13%
22 Cahors Lot (46) 520,552 −2.0%
23 Frontignan Hérault (34) 466,843 −2.1%
24 Vergèze - Codognan Gard (30) 464,758 +1.8%
25 Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds Haute-Garonne (31) 407,600 −3.1%
26 Castelnaudary Aude (11) 396,399 −0.8%
27 Pamiers Ariège (09) 387,959 −4.8%
28 Carbonne Haute-Garonne (31) 345,633 −9.2%
29 Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne (31) 344,973 −5.1%
30 Auterive Haute-Garonne (31) 343,608 −12%
31 Gaillac Tarn (81) 319,795 −7.7%
32 Auch Gers (32) 319,716 +1.6%
33 Foix Ariège (09) 313,936 −1.5%
34 Rodez Aveyron (12) 312,754 −3.7%
35 L'Isle-Jourdain Gers (32) 311,304 −9.0%
36 Portet Saint-Simon Portet-sur-Garonne Haute-Garonne (31) 298,118 −11%
37 Boussens Haute-Garonne (31) 290,206 −3.0%
38 Saint-Cyprien Arènes Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 289,541 −5.4%
39 Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne (31) 275,887 −3.1%
40 Lézignan-Corbières Aude (11) 274,266 +35%
41 Colomiers Haute-Garonne (31) 254,933 −12%
42 Saint-Jory Haute-Garonne (31) 253,694 −7.4%
43 Villefranche - Vernet-les-Bains Fuilla Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 253,097 −14%
44 Cazères Haute-Garonne (31) 218,343 −7.8%
45 Montréjeau - Gourdan-Polignan Haute-Garonne (31) 218,241 −16%
46 Figeac Lot (46) 214,108 +6.7%
47 Venerque - Vernet Haute-Garonne (31) 209,714 −3.3%
48 Lannemezan Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 204,235 +50%
49 Argelès-sur-Mer Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 200,444 +4.2%
50 Collioure Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 200,121 +20%
51 Brax - Léguevin Haute-Garonne (31) 199,193 −9.0%
52 Rabastens - Coufouleux Tarn (81) 193,996 −8.9%
53 Labège Innopole Haute-Garonne (31) 193,090 −10%
54 Montastruc-la-Conseillère Haute-Garonne (31) 189,628 −8.9%
55 Colomiers Lycée International Haute-Garonne (31) 189,513 −3.4%
56 Caussade Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 182,137 −2.6%
57 Souillac Lot (46) 179,170 +1.5%
58 Le Grau-du-Roi Gard (30) 174,264 −0.9%
59 Saverdun Ariège (09) 170,362 −12%
60 Castres Tarn (81) 170,116 −0.4%
61 Gourdon Lot (46) 165,469 −2.4%
62 Lavaur Tarn (81) 147,775 −6.4%
63 Bram Aude (11) 142,601 +9.7%
64 Ax-les-Thermes Ariège (09) 138,906 +49%
65 Port-la-Nouvelle Aude (11) 138,584 −1.4%
66 Carmaux Tarn (81) 137,475 −2.1%
67 Moissac Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 137,062 −5.4%
68 Rivesaltes Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 136,142 −3.9%
69 Pins-Justaret Haute-Garonne (31) 134,693 +2.9%
70 Longages - Noé Haute-Garonne (31) 132,711 −12%
71 Dieupentale Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 124,454 −9.9%
72 Grisolles Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 121,826 −11%
73 Castelsarrasin Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 119,909 −2.7%
74 Banyuls-sur-Mer Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 119,683 +11%
75 Leucate La Franqui Aude (11) 116,857 −1.4%
76 Pibrac Haute-Garonne (31) 115,815 −2.5%
77 Capdenac Capdenac-Gare Aveyron (12) 110,896 −24%
78 Baziège Haute-Garonne (31) 103,277 −1.2%
79 Lisle-sur-Tarn Tarn (81) 98,225 −9.8%
80 Valence d'Agen Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 97,814 −2.3%
81 Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès Gard (30) 96,700 −2.1%
82 Tarascon-sur-Ariège Ariège (09) 96,379 −1.1%
83 Albi Madeleine Tarn (81) 95,925 +7.3%
84 Saint-Chély-d'Apcher Lozère (48) 94,347 +5.2%
85 Cintegabelle Haute-Garonne (31) 93,431 −13%
86 Latour-de-Carol - Enveitg Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 91,178 −4.1%
87 Elne Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 88,225 +6.1%
88 Le Fauga Haute-Garonne (31) 85,525 −12%
89 Cerbère Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 85,261 +8.6%
90 Beaucaire Gard (30) 84,064 +49%
91 Mont-Louis - La Cabanasse Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 79,888 −11%
92 Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron (12) 79,649 −1.2%
93 Montbartier Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 75,034 −17%
94 Mazamet Tarn (81) 73,500 −10%
95 Montaudran Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 73,196 −4.3%
96 Escalquens Haute-Garonne (31) 69,299 −4.5%
97 Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone Hérault (34) 68,140 +8.0%
98 Vic - Mireval Vic-la-Gardiole Hérault (34) 66,432 +11%
99 Gimont Cahuzac Gers (32) 65,166 −8.3%
100 Lacourtensourt Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 64,847 −13%

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

FAQ

Busiest train stations in Occitanie: FAQ

What is the busiest train station in Occitanie?

It is Toulouse Matabiau (Haute-Garonne), with 14,522,596 passengers a year, according to SNCF Gares & Connexions (data under the ODbL license).

What are the 10 busiest train stations in Occitanie?

In order: Toulouse Matabiau (14,522,596), Montpellier Saint-Roch (7,534,414), Nîmes (4,355,591), Montpellier Sud de France (2,514,013), Narbonne (2,423,475), Perpignan (2,053,794), Béziers (1,693,346), Sète (1,506,642), Montauban Ville Bourbon (1,481,751), and Carcassonne (1,248,583).

How many passenger stations are there in Occitanie?

245 passenger stations, 245 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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