Gare d'Enghien-les-Bains

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Gare d'Enghien-les-Bains
Station statistics
Address Enghien-les-Bains, France
Coordinates 48°58′23″N 2°18′24″E / 48.97306°N 2.30667°E / 48.97306; 2.30667Coordinates: 48°58′23″N 2°18′24″E / 48.97306°N 2.30667°E / 48.97306; 2.30667
Line(s) Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway
Platforms 2 platforms
2 walkways
Other information
Opened Jun 14, 1846
Owned by SNCF
Fare zone 4 (Carte Orange)
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Paris-Nord
 Transilien ({{[1]}})

Gare d'Enghien-les-Bains is a railway station located in the commune of Enghien-les-Bains (Val-d'Oise department), France. The station is served by trains of the Transilien Paris Nord line H, from Paris to Pontoise and Persan-Beaumont. The daily number of passengers was between 7,500 and 15,000 in 2002.[1]

History

The station was opened on July 11, 1846, by the Compagnie du Nord. Trains from Paris to Lille and the Belgian border stopped at the station twice every hour. After the construction of a more direct line between Saint-Denis and Creil in 1859, the station is mainly used for local traffic. Between 1866 and 1954 the station was also the terminus of a branch line to Montmorency, known as the Refoulons. Until 1935, it was the terminus for tramway lines to Montmorency and to la Trinité in Paris, 9th arr..

Between April and May 1969, the line Paris-Pontoise was electrified and automatic signals were installed.

Service

The station is served by 4 trains an hour (8 trains during peak hours) in both directions: Paris-Nord and Ermont-Eaubonne. It takes 9 to 15 minutes to reach Paris.

At the station, connection exists to the following bus services:

  • RATP: 154 and 256
  • R'Bus: 514
  • Valmy: 11, 13, 14, 15A, 15M, Blue (Bleue), Red (Rouge), Green (Verte)
  • Noctilien: N51

Gallery

  • The front of the station

  • View of the station from pl. Foch

  • Gare d'Enghien-les-Bains in the early 20th century

  • Gare d'Enghien-les-Bains, with a tram to la Trinité

  • The former departure hall of the Refoulons line to Montmorency, now a bus station.

  • The bus station

See also

References

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  1. ↑ STIF - Atlas des transports publics en Île-de-France (French)
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