Gare Maritime de Dieppe

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Gare Maritime de Dieppe was a railway station in the town of Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and was built by CF de l'Ouest in 1874. The station was the station for passengers from Paris to Newhaven, by steamers and then ferries.

Steam ships began crossing the English Channel in 1816 and linked Dieppe to Brighton.

Dieppe Maritime Station.

From 1824, the General Steam Navigation Company began operations with two crossings per week. Its ships were 25m in length and possessed two large paddle wheels on its sides, they reached Brighton in 9 hours.

In 1841, the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway was opened to Brighton, and subsequently to Lewes and Newhaven. Newhaven rebuilt its harbour to welcome larger ships.

Railway arrived in Dieppe on 1 August 1848 and the then CF de Paris-Rouen was becoming interested in the GSNC and a joint venture with the LBSCR and Mr Marples (owner of the GSNC). Profits were then split three ways; 37% for Ouest, 44% for Marples and 19% for the LBSCR.
By 1859, profits had begun to dimisnish and both railway companies bought the maritime operations.

Gare Maritime is built on the quai Henri IV along with a small branch line from Dieppe Station along quai Duquesne, the trade and industry offices, fire station, the fishing syndicate and the fish market. the station building comprises one track either side of a red brick building.

The station was rebuilt on 17 June 1953 and in the 1960s, diesel traction began operation to and from the harbour station. Rail and ferry services ended in 1994 when Stena stopped crossings.

Ferry operation transferred to another part of Dieppe in 1994.