Gare de Beauvais

Gare de Beauvais
Location	near Beauvais, France
Coordinates	49°25′35″N 2°05′20″E / 49.4264°N 2.0888°ECoordinates: 49°25′35″N 2°05′20″E / 49.4264°N 2.0888°E
Owned by	SNCF
Line(s)	Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway, Creil–Beauvais railway
History
Opened	1857
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station Villers-sur-Thère toward Paris-Nord TER Picardie 19 Terminus Terminus TER Picardie 20 Rochy-Condé toward Creil TER Picardie 21 Herchies toward Le Tréport-Mers

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

• List of SNCF stations in Picardy

References

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

• Timetables TER Picardie (French)