Gare de Meaux

Gare de Meaux (built in 1890).

Meaux is a railway station serving Meaux, Seine-et-Marne department, northern France. It is situated on the Paris–Strasbourg railway, and offers connections to Paris-Est, Château-Thierry and La Ferté-Milon.

The rail line connecting Paris to Meaux was established in 1849. The nowadays SNCF train station, still in use, was built in 1890.^[1]

Train services

Train services go:
Towards Paris Gare de l'Est: 2 to 4 trains per hour
Towards Château-Thierry 1 or 2 trains per hour
Towards La Ferté-Milon 1 or 2 trains per hour

Bus services

Alongside the Meaux train station there is also the main bus station in the city, with more than 30 bus lines serving the whole eastern metropolitan area of the Paris agglomeration.

Preceding station		SNCF		Following station
Esbly toward Paris-Est		Transilien		Terminus
Paris-Est Terminus		Transilien		Trilport toward Château-Thierry or La Ferté-Milon

Future

In the future, Meaux will be the terminus for RER E, which now is Chelles. This gives Meaux a direct connection towards downtown Paris, via the Magenta and the Haussmann – Saint-Lazare stations. Services are projected to begin in 2018.

References

↑ Ligne de chemin de fer (1849) and Gare de chemin de fer (1890). Source: Meaux official website.

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Coordinates: 48°57′29″N 2°52′25″E / 48.95806°N 2.87361°E / 48.95806; 2.87361

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