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After 8 years of study and work, it was in 1848 that Marseille was connected to the railroads, in particular to the PLM line (Paris, Lyon, Marseille). To build the station, land was chosen that still had the advantage of being undeveloped and close to the city center and its main thoroughfares, such as the Canebière. The plateau site offered considerable technical advantages for the engineers and architects of the time. Indeed, the railroad route bypasses the hills of Marseille, avoiding the...