Article source: AREP

The extension of the high-speed rail line to Brittany will soon allow a three-hour total travel time between Lorient and Paris. The new high-speed line along with a more frequent regional rail service (TER) and the introduction of bus rapid transit systems will enhance the network, thus increasing passenger flows throughout the station, which is expected to handle 2.5 million passengers throughout 2017 (compared to 1.5 million until recently).

Alongside the increase in ridership, the surrounding neighbourhood has undergone a thorough transformation, which led to the reconfiguration of the site layout. The formerly abandoned rail land has been redeveloped in order to host a new urban project and brand-new public spaces. The new station has been designed to form a link between the various districts and to integrate into the local context more successfully while providing enhanced accessibility the transport network.

Image Courtesy © D. Boy de la Tour

• Architects: AREP
• Project: Lorient-Bretagne Sud Railway Station
• Location: Lorient, France
• Photography: D. Boy de la Tour
  
• Client: SNCF Gares & Connexions, SNCF Réseau, Lorient Conurbation
  
• Project Management: SNCF Gares & Connexions, AREP
  
• Architects: Etienne Tricaud – Jean-Marie Duthilleul – François Bonnefille – Olivier Boissonnet, AREP and SNCF Gares & Connexions
  
• Engineering Consultancy for Framework and Façades: H.D.A. Hugh Dutton & Associés, Mitsu
  

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