Amiens station

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

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

History

The station opened on 15 March 1847 when the line to Abbeville opened to passengers. It was razed by German shelling in World War I, rebuilt but again destroyed by the Allied forces during World War II and was replaced by the present structure built in 1955 by Auguste Perret. A tower called the Tour Perret was built at the same time and is close to the station.

Amiens is both a terminus and a through station. The passenger 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 also sees Intercity services between Boulogne and Paris. 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.

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Paris-Nord
Intercités
TerminusTER Hauts-de-France 1
TER Hauts-de-France 2
Saint-Roch (Somme)
toward Calais-Ville
TER Hauts-de-France 25
toward Laon
TER Hauts-de-France 25
TER Hauts-de-France 26
toward Compiègne
TER Hauts-de-France 27
toward Paris-Nord
TER Hauts-de-France 31
Saint-Roch (Somme)

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