Brochettes Et Compagnie sur Nantes

The waiting room was sweltering during the heatwave, and I had to wait four hours after my train was cancelled.

A dome of heat... South entrance, a paved plaza, tables and benches in full sun. Most of the fans on the upper level aren't working. No train announcements over the PA system; the old-world charm is gone. A staff member quickly announces that the platform information will only be displayed 20 minutes before departure: a fleeting, lightning-fast appearance. Access to the platform is handled by staff who are slightly (or even more than slightly) grumpy; greetings and smiles are perhaps in the lost and found. Of course, how can you blame these people who work in the furnace of a building designed to roast passengers and staff as surely as a summer barbecue? They are there, faithful to their posts, still bravely facing the extreme temperatures, the lack of air, donning their uniforms and caps; we can thank them. The architecture needs to be redesigned, and the exterior too, to bring some relief from the heat. From the drop-off area to the lobby and then this interminable wait in the sweltering heat, you start to wish you could talk to the architect or whoever designed this esplanade. A complete failure...

There are always a lot of people, very busy, and many are standing on the tactile paving lines on the ground. These lines are intended for visually impaired people to help them find their way around the station and its various spaces. Please stop obstructing them as it greatly disturbs them. They are not there to look pretty; they are there to be useful. Thank you for your understanding.

Kinda out there. Worth a day to see the machines.

Great! It's a very beautiful city!

The overpass was closed for several weeks due to the heatwave. A shame. It would be good if architects took climate change into account. Otherwise, the station is quite well designed (the platforms are fairly wide, for example) and I use it several times a week. Access to the bus station has been greatly improved. But it's a pity they didn't protect the bus boarding platform from the rain (in winter) and the sun (in summer).

Very nice and easily accessible station

Very good, following a change of destination, I had 2 hours where I was able to eat and relax between trains.

Clean and easily accessible station on the north side via the city centre and on the south side.

A magnificent city, full of things to do, whether you are a couple, a family or with friends.