Gare de La Faloise

Gare de La Faloise

The monument commemorating the deadly accident of September 20, 1910
Station statistics
Address rue de la Gare
La Faloise
Lines Paris–Lille railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 1846
Owned by RFF/SNCF
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Amiens
TER Picardie 22
toward Paris-Nord

The Gare de La Faloise (La Faloise station) is a railway station located in the commune of La Faloise in the Somme department, France. It is served by TER Picardie trains from Paris-Nord to Amiens. Its elevation is 85 m.

It was first opened on June 20, 1846, when the Paris-Amiens section of the Paris–Lille railway was opened.

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The monument

The monument located on the platform facing Paris commemorates the fatal accident that occurred on September 20, 1910. Three employees of the Compagnie du Nord, Jean Hein, Adolphe Cras and Alcide Foy, were killed as they were hit by a fast train.

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