# Gare de Nice Aéroport (also referred to as Gare Nice Aéroport). Publisher: CapexCue Canonical dossier: Dossier reference: release 1 (87ef5c74-6506-4929-8b53-b622b650f795) Released project intelligence Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 Dossier released: 2026-10-15T18:23:32.287840+00:00 Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date. ## Project summary Gare de Nice Aéroport An environmental-authority opinion dated 27 March 2025 describes Gare de Nice Aéroport as a Phase 1 operation of the Provence–Côte d’Azur new line (LNPCA). The planned station is in the Grand Arénas / Nice Saint-Augustin–Aéroport multimodal-interchange area in western Nice, near Nice Côte d’Azur Airport. SNCF Réseau is identified as maître d’ouvrage for the station operation. The planned works replace the temporary Nice Saint-Augustin station with a four-track station, revised railway facilities, a retaining wall and the Maïcon opening through the existing railway embankment. Other planned elements include a passenger building of about 3,000 m², a photovoltaic-panel canopy, a 760-space car park, a 480-space bicycle facility and a garden about 17 m by 250 m. The Maïcon opening is intended to improve north–south movement and hydraulic transparency. The opinion reports that it reduces flood levels north of the railway but raises them south of it, and recommends a clearer before-and-after flood-risk comparison. The intended transport function is to allow high-speed trains to stop and increase regional-train capacity. The opinion’s 2035 service figures are forecasts, not confirmed services; it states that the Region had not yet defined its actual offer for that horizon. The opinion reported a 56-month works period, a partial opening scheduled for summer 2028 and completion scheduled for autumn 2029. These were forecasts, not confirmation of completion. It also described a temporary station during works and noted delays to the MIN move. The stated operation cost is €232 million in 2020 economic conditions; the opinion does not present this as a financing commitment. Its environmental-authority opinion is not an approval or rejection. The opinion states that building permits are required and must include the updated impact assessment, and recommends further work on climate-related flood risks and the existing embankment’s resilience to a reference earthquake. The area is described as highly urbanized, with marginal natural habitats. The assessment notes limited bird and bat survey coverage and planned landscaping that includes about 150 trees. It also says vegetation could be reduced if the additional tracks associated with the later LNPCA Phase 3 were built. ## Evidence limits and unknowns - The opinion’s 2028–2029 schedule is not confirmation that the milestones were achieved; it does not establish the operation’s subsequent construction or completion status. - The Region’s actual service offer for the 2035 horizon was not defined in the opinion. - The reviewed opinion does not establish financing arrangements, procurement packages, contractors, or a borrower or sponsor role. - The opinion does not establish whether the required building permits were subsequently issued or whether its recommendations were acted upon. Current purchasing availability: unknown. Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages. ## Project metadata Country: France Region: Europe Physical assets: Railway, Solar PV Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified. ## Project category Transport and logistics Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified. The Phase 1 operation replaces the temporary Nice Saint-Augustin station with a four-track station and platforms, revised track layout and railway facilities, a retaining wall, and the Maïcon rail-bridge opening through the existing railway embankment. The design also includes a multi-level passenger building of about 3,000 m², a bioclimatic canopy with photovoltaic panels, a 760-space long-stay car park including 60 rental-vehicle spaces, taxi and drop-off areas, a 480-space bicycle facility, and a garden about 17 m by 250 m. The Maïcon opening is intended to improve hydraulic transparency and north–south urban movement; the opinion also reports that it reduces water levels north of the railway but increases them south of it, in a Zac neighborhood where the dossier says the risk was anticipated. The opinion recommends a clearer before-and-after flood-risk comparison and substantiation of the claimed reduction or non-increase in territorial vulnerability. The two additional tracks associated with LNPCA Phase 3 are a later, separate phase subject to a new public debate and are not part of this four-track Phase 1 station scope. Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 Project overview Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 Newest evidence: 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-15T18:23:30.289792+00:00 Publication reviewed: 2026-10-15T18:23:30.289792+00:00 ## Name Gare de Nice Aéroport (also referred to as Gare Nice Aéroport). Status: reported Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Scope The Phase 1 operation replaces the temporary Nice Saint-Augustin station with a four-track station and platforms, revised track layout and railway facilities, a retaining wall, and the Maïcon rail-bridge opening through the existing railway embankment. The design also includes a multi-level passenger building of about 3,000 m², a bioclimatic canopy with photovoltaic panels, a 760-space long-stay car park including 60 rental-vehicle spaces, taxi and drop-off areas, a 480-space bicycle facility, and a garden about 17 m by 250 m. The Maïcon opening is intended to improve hydraulic transparency and north–south urban movement; the opinion also reports that it reduces water levels north of the railway but increases them south of it, in a Zac neighborhood where the dossier says the risk was anticipated. The opinion recommends a clearer before-and-after flood-risk comparison and substantiation of the claimed reduction or non-increase in territorial vulnerability. The two additional tracks associated with LNPCA Phase 3 are a later, separate phase subject to a new public debate and are not part of this four-track Phase 1 station scope. Status: planned Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Country France. Status: reported Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Ecology The area is described as highly urbanized and artificialized, with marginal natural habitats and ruderal vegetation along the railway; the wider study area includes nearby ecological designations. Planned landscaping includes planted areas and about 150 trees. The assessment reports limited survey coverage for birds and bats, invasive species in the study area, and the possibility that vegetation would be reduced if Phase 3’s additional tracks were built. Status: reported Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Activity The intended transport function is to allow high-speed trains to stop at the station and increase regional-train capacity. The opinion’s 2035 forecasts describe up to six regional trains per hour and about 30 daily high-speed and regional intercity trains, with up to three per hour at peak times. These are forecasts, not confirmed services; the Region had not yet defined the actual service it would offer at that horizon. Status: planned Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Delivery The opinion reported a 56-month works period, a partial opening scheduled for summer 2028 and completion scheduled for autumn 2029; these were forecasts, not confirmation of completion. It also described a temporary station during works. The planned demolition of the MIN’s southern buildings in 2025 was identified as necessary, notably to establish the station construction base, and a temporary MIN building was also described. The opinion notes delays to the MIN move and does not establish that all MIN actions fall within the station operation’s delivery scope. Status: planned Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Location In the Grand Arénas / Nice Saint-Augustin–Aéroport multimodal-interchange area in western Nice, at the site identified for the future station, close to Nice Côte d’Azur Airport and in the lower Var valley. Status: reported Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Investment The operation’s stated cost is €232 million in 2020 economic conditions; this is a project-cost figure, not evidence of a financing commitment. Status: reported Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Regulatory LNPCA Phases 1 and 2 were declared of public utility on 13 October 2022. The document dated 27 March 2025 is an environmental-authority opinion on the impact assessment, not an approval or rejection. It states that this station operation is not subject to the specified environmental authorization, while building permits are required and must include the updated impact assessment. The opinion recommends, among other matters, better assessment of climate-related flood risks, measures to ensure the existing embankment’s resilience to a reference earthquake, and clearer treatment of cumulative impacts, phasing and monitoring. Status: reported Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Implementing Agency SNCF Réseau is identified as maître d’ouvrage for the station operation. At the wider LNPCA operations level, SNCF Réseau is described as coordinator in connection with its subsidiary SNCF Gares & Connexions; the opinion does not specify a separate station-delivery role for the subsidiary. Status: reported Attribution: IGEDD/Ae own dated environmental opinion with attributed project dossier facts Source: IGEDD environmental authority native opinion text — https://www.igedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/06_-_250324_lnpca_gare_nice_aeroport_delibere_cle2a144c.pdf | published unknown | observed 2026-10-04T12:11:34.751531+00:00 ## Cite this dossier CapexCue — Gare de Nice Aéroport (also referred to as Gare Nice Aéroport). — dossier released 2026-10-15T18:23:32.287840+00:00, release 1 (87ef5c74-6506-4929-8b53-b622b650f795) — https://capexcue.com/projects/gare-de-nice-aeroport-also-referred-to-as-gare-nice-aeroport-c7d7a9fa5e0a5ab8/. For current information and later dossier updates, visit . This file records the release identified above; the current dossier may change.