Gare de Beauvais

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Gare de Beauvais
Station statistics
Address near Beauvais, France
Coordinates 49°25′35″N 2°05′20″E / 49.4264°N 2.0888°E / 49.4264; 2.0888Coordinates: 49°25′35″N 2°05′20″E / 49.4264°N 2.0888°E / 49.4264; 2.0888
Line(s) Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway,
Creil–Beauvais railway
Other information
Opened 1857
Electrified yes
Owned by SNCF
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Paris-Nord
 TER Picardie 19 Terminus
Terminus TER Picardie 20
toward Creil
TER Picardie 21
Herchies

Gare de Beauvais is a railway station located in Beauvais in the Oise department, France. TER Picardie trains connect the station to Le Tréport-Mers, Creil and Paris-Nord. The Neo-medieval station building was constructed by Compagnie du Nord in brick and concrete in 1860.[1] The line to Paris is electrified with an alternating current running 25 kV-50 Hz. Other lines run with diesel.

History

The station in the early 20th century

A station was opened at Beauvais in 1857, when the line Beauvais - Creil was opened. At the time, it took three and a half hours to reach Paris via Creil. The direct line from Paris to Beauvais and further to Le Tréport was opened in 1877. Until 1939, Beauvais was also connected by rail with Gournay-Ferrières, Gisors, Clermont, Saint-Just-en-Chaussée and Amiens (via the Beauvais-Amiens railway).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gare de Beauvais at Site de l'architecture ferroviaire (The Railroad Architecture Site) - Retrieved on June 15, 2008
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