Gare de Saint-Pierre, Historical railway station in downtown Saint-Pierre, Reunion Island.
Gare de Saint-Pierre is a former railway station on Boulevard Hubert-Delisle in Saint-Pierre, now housing the Café de la Gare. The long single-storey building has a red wall and a grey pitched roof running its full length. A row of white-framed arched openings, some closed with pale shutters, sits above a veranda held by eight slender white columns, with a pink cursive "Café de la Gare" sign centred on the fascia.
The station was the terminus of the only railway line on Réunion, inaugurated in 1881 and opened to service in 1882. It stands on Boulevard Hubert-Delisle in Saint-Pierre, in the island's south. The building was listed as a monument historique in 2012.
The building represents French railway design of the 19th century in the Indian Ocean and shapes the character of the city center. People gather here daily to play domino and drink coffee, giving the space ongoing importance for the local community.
The former station stands on Boulevard Hubert-Delisle in Saint-Pierre, within the tourist zone around the port. It now operates as the Café de la Gare, whose pink cursive sign faces the street. The Guide du Routard suggests stopping by to watch the domino players who gather right beside the building every day.
The station was the terminus of La Réunion's only railway line, inaugurated in 1881 and opened to traffic in 1882. The Guide du Routard suggests stopping by to watch the domino players who meet every day right beside the building, a landmark in the town centre.
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