TRANSPORTATION TO ECOLE DES MINES FOR STUDENTS

TRANSPORTATION TO ECOLE DES MINES FOR STUDENTS

This document presents our school policy on access to Clavières and Croupillac. The goals are to: Improve traffic flow in and around the institute Prevent saturation of the car park area Participate in sustainable development policies As from September 2017, parking will be prohibited to individual car users at the Croupillac campus and they will be considerably restricted at the Clavières campus. Consequently, other means of transportation (like biking, walking and public transport) are strongly recommended. The School has negotiated with the public transport company in Alès to co-ordinate bus times with class schedules. See Public Transport Guide. In addition to this and in collaboration with the Town of Alès, a study on bike paths from the MDE to the 2 school sites has been carried out and road work will be done to improve these bike paths. See Biking and Pedestrian Guides. However, certain students will exceptionally be able to come by car if they carpool. There will be a compulsory charter to sign, allowing students to enter the car park only if there are a minimum of 4 people in the vehicle. Otherwise, it will be impossible to park at the Clavières site. To facilitate transportation, please find enclosed several information sheets illustrating and detailing the different means of transport. We have added a guide for international students. See International Access Guide. Finally, specific pages will be added to our internet site. You will be able to find all the plans and schedules elaborated here for getting around the campuses, whatever means of transportation you choose. Everyone benefits from green transport for several reasons: - it reduces the harmful ecological impact of certain means of transport - biking and public transport are cheaper than a personal vehicle - a short trip by bike is often faster than by car!. Page 2 sur 24

I. PLANS FOR SCHOOL SITES During the school year, you will regularly go to three main campuses : Clavières, Croupillac (Louis Leprince-Ringuet) and the student residence (MDE) «la Maison des Elèves». Here are the plans for each site: Clavières plan : Page 3 sur 24

Croupillac plan: Page 4 sur 24

Maison des Élèves plan : Page 5 sur 24

I. Public Transport Page 6 sur 24

The school encourages the use of public transport, as much as possible, to go from La Maison des élèves to the two other study sites: Croupillac and Clavières. The main addresses are: Clavières : 1 rue Vabrelongue (near rue Jean Nicot), 30100 Alès Croupillac : 7 rue Jules Renard, 30100 Alès Maison des Élèves : 572 Chemin du Viget, 30100 Alès Available bus lines N 2, 20 and 21. Main bus stops for each bus line: Line 2 (L2) : Train station-clavières-croupillac. It does not go to «Maison Des élèves» (MDE). Line 20 (L20): Train station -Clavières-Croupillac-MDE Line 21 (L21) : Train station -Clavières-Croupillac-MDE. Please note that this line does not run during school holidays. Main bus stops: Train station : Gare routière (Bus terminal) (L2, L20 and L21) Clavières, three possible stops: Chantilly (L20), Jean Nicot (L2) or Daudet (L21) Croupillac : Jules Renard (L2, L20 and L21) Maison des Élèves : Jean Roussel (L20 et L21) Bus company information: NTECC Agency Gare Routière 15 avenue du Général de Gaulle 30100 Alès Tél 04 66 52 31 31 http://www.ntecc.fr Page 7 sur 24

Map with bus stops: Page 8 sur 24

Please find below the timetable for the MDE-SCHOOL route for lines 20 and 21 Validity from September 4 th 2017 to January 8 th 2018 BUS MDE SITE CROUPILLAC SITE CLAVIERES Départ Arrivée Arrivée Arrivée Roussel J. Renard Chantilly Daudet LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 7h11 7h14 7h19 7h37 7h40 7h42 8h21 8h23 8h25 8h34 8h37 8h39 13h37 13h40 13h42 14h06 14h09 14h11 17h23 17h26 17h28 (Gare à 17h34) Page 9 sur 24

The same timetable is given below for the return trip: Validity from September 4 th 2017 to January 8 th 2018 BUS SITE CLAVIÈRES SITE CROUPILLAC MDE Départ Départ Arrivée Chantilly J. Renard Roussel LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 11h19 11h20 11h23 12h13* 12h17* 12h19* 16h10 16h17 16h19 16h44 16h45 16h48 17h10 17h17 17h19 18h13 18h19 18h22 18h34 18h35 18h38 *Wednesday only : 12h27 to Chantilly, 12h32 to Renard and 12h34 to Roussel Page 10 sur 24

Noon-hour bus schedule from Croupillac to Clavières canteen : Validity from September 4 th 2017 to January 8 th 2018 ALLER RETOUR SITE CROUPILLAC SITE CLAVIÈRES SITE CLAVIÈRES SITE CROUPILLAC Départ Arrivée Départ Arrivée J. Renard Chantilly Daudet Chantilly J. Renard LIGNE 2 LIGNE 21 LIGNE 2 LIGNE 21 LIGNE 2 LIGNE 2 11h51 12h39 13h12 14h04 13h40 11h56 12h44 13h17 14h09 13h42 12h07 12h53 13h45 14h12 12h11 12h57 13h49 14h16 Page 11 sur 24

Validity from September 4 th 2017 to January 8 th 2018 THURSDAY AFTERNOON Clavières Croupillac Maison des élèves Chantilly Jules Renard Roussel LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 LIGNE 20 LIGNE 21 12h13 12h17 12h19 13h10 13h11 13h14 Page 12 sur 24

For more information on this, check out our website. You will find all these documents updated and more. To go to the train station from Croupillac, Clavières or Maison des élèves, please find all the information in the table below. Validity from September 4 th 2017 to January 8 th 2018 BUS TRAIN SITE CROUPILLAC SITE CLAVIÈRES GARE ROUTIÈRE DIRECTION NÎMES LDépart Départ Arrivée Départ Arrivée J. Renard Chantilly J. Nicot Gare LIGNE 20 LIGNE 2 LIGNE 20 LIGNE 2 LIGNE 20 LIGNE 2 TER/ CAR 14h04 14h08 14h13 14h09 14h11 14h19 Gare Alès 14h26 Gare Nîmes 14h58 14h31 14h35 14h40 15h26 15h58 15h45 15h49 16h09 16h21 16h23 16h31 16h41 17h21 16h50 16h54 16h59 17h26 17h58 17h20 17h24 17h27 17h26 17h28 17h34 17h44 (car SNCF) 18h34 18h04 18h06 18h12 18h14 18h18 18h23 18h21 18h58 18h38 18h42 18h46 19h26 19h58 Please note that line 20 stops at Roussel (MDE) before heading for Croupillac. Stops will be made at 14h06; 17h23 and 18h05 Page 13 sur 24

Transport Service Request for Sundays (TAD Transport à la demande) : There are no buses on Sundays. Nevertheless taxis are available from the train station to the MDE (corresponding to Line 20 Gare Routière Roussel). Call 04 66 52 31 31 or go directly to the NTECC agency to book a taxi. Reservations must be made by Friday 4:00 PM at the latest. It costs 0.80 per trip if you do not have a subscription. For subscribers, the trip is included. You can discover all the subscription offers at: http://www.ntecc.fr/mon-titre-de-transport/titres-tarifs/tous-les-titres-de-transport/ Page 14 sur 24

II. Biking Page 15 sur 24

To encourage cycling, here are a few safe and easy tips: Biking from the Maison des Élèves (MDE) If you live at the MDE, safe bicycle paths to Croupillac and Clavières are clearly marked for you. Note that biking is a cheap alternative to your personal car. Here is the cycling route: Page 16 sur 24

Biking from the train station Please find the plan below for commuter train users coming to the school. Because of one-way streets and for safety reasons, please follow suggested routes there and back. For Clavières, go left on Bld Talabot from the station. To return to the station take Avenure Pierre Coiras. Page 17 sur 24

III. Pedestrian plans Page 18 sur 24

Below are suggested plans and routes for pedestrians. Here are the distances between each site : 1,5 km 800 m 1,5 km Gare Clavières Croupillac MDE It takes approximately 18 minutes between MDE and Croupillac plus ten minutes from Croupillac to Clavières. Page 19 sur 24

Train Station to School: Go right as you leave the station and take the stairs on the right to walk over the walk-way bridge. This is a shortcut which will take you over to the other side of the railway tracks. Page 20 sur 24

Pedestrian plan from the MDE to the school (Clavières). Contrary to the bike path, you can take Avenue Vincent D Indy. MDE to School Route: Page 21 sur 24

IV. International access Page 22 sur 24

Map of France This map represents the main airports and railway lines (TGV and TER) as well as the distances between big cities and Alès. TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) is the high speed train while TER is the regular commuter train. Page 23 sur 24

Depending on which airport you land at, take a train to Nîmes and then a small TER commuter train or TER bus to Alès. From the station in Alès, take bus line N 20 or 21 to the MDE. Paris Lyon Lille Airport Airport Airport Nîmes Alès École des Mines Maison des élèves Arrival at Marseille airport please note: Varied prices St Charles Train station Marseille Airport Nîmes Alès Ecole des Mines Maison des élèves Free of charge Vitrolles Train station Shuttles from the airport to the train station leave every 20 minutes. Take the TGV or TER train to Nîmes and then Alès. Other airports Nîmes Alès École des Mines Maison des Élèves Page 24 sur 24