Amiens station

Amiens
General information
LocationAmiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France
 France
Coordinates49°53′26″N 2°18′30″E / 49.89056°N 2.30833°E / 49.89056; 2.30833
Line(s)Longueau–Boulogne railway
Other information
Station code87313874
History
Opened15 March 1847

Amiens station (locally known as: Gare du Nord) is the main railway station for the Northern French city of Amiens.

History

The station opened on 15 March 1847 when the line to Abbeville started passenger operations. It was razed by German shelling in World War I, rebuilt, then destroyed again by the Allied forces during World War II and replaced by the present structure built in 1955 by Auguste Perret. A tower called the Tour Perret was built at the same time close to the station. The station district's buildings were collectively registered as a historic monument in 2004.[1]

Amiens is both a terminus and a through station. A concourse was built over the six platforms to facilitate passenger movement. Although the station front was built between adjoining buildings, the hall is as big as its Parisian counterparts.

Services

The station is served by the local TER Normandie and TER Hauts-de-France services to destinations that include Rouen, Calais, Lille, Reims, Compiègne and Paris-Nord. The station is not served by the TGV (high-speed train), but there is currently a bus service between Amiens and the Haute-Picardie TGV station.[2]

Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station
Terminus Krono+ GV
K90+
Arras
towards Dunkerque
Krono+ GV
K92+
Arras
Krono+ GV
K94+
Arras
Krono
K10
Longueau
towards Paris-Nord
Longueau
towards Paris-Nord
Krono
K16
Abbeville
towards Calais
Terminus Krono
K20
Ham (Somme)
Krono
K21
Saint-Roch (Somme)
towards Calais
Corbie Krono
K45
Saint-Roch (Somme)
towards Rouen-RD
Terminus Citi
C10
Longueau
towards Paris-Nord
Proxi
P10
Longueau
towards Creil
Proxi
P20
Villers-Bretonneux
towards Laon
Saint-Roch (Somme)
towards Abbeville
Proxi
P21
Daours
towards Albert
Terminus Proxi
P22
Corbie
towards Arras
Proxi
P23
Longueau
towards Compiègne
Proxi
P24
Saint-Roch (Somme)
towards Abancourt
Proxi
P45
Saint-Roch (Somme)
towards Rouen-RD

Pictures

See also

References

  1. ^ "La tour et l'ensemble Perret, Amiens". hauts-de-france.fr. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ Plan du réseau, TER Hauts-de-France, accessed 14 April 2022.