The new station was built a few hundred metres up the line to allow Nice city council to redevelop the old station site into a retail, catering and leisure complex. The new station was built in a modernist style which contrasts with that of every other station on the route.
The new station was constructed a few hundred metres above the line to permit Nice city council to transform the old station site into a retail, catering, and leisure complex. The new station was designed in a modernist style that differs from all other stations along the route.