It used to be less important than the former Bordeaux-Bastide station  connecting Bordeaux with Paris on the right bank of the river Garonne.
ɪt jˈuːzd təbi lˈɛs ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ðɐn ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ bˈoːɹdoʊbˈæstaɪd stˈeɪʃən kənˈɛktɪŋ bˈoːɹdoʊ wɪð pˈæɹɪs ɔnðə ɹˈaɪt bˈæŋk ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ ɡˈæɹɑːn.