Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway

The railway from Saint-Denis to Dieppe is a French 161-kilometre long railway line, that connected Paris to Dieppe on the English Channel coast. It was opened in several stages between 1846 and 1873. The part between Gisors and Serqueux was closed from 2009 to 2013, and the part between Serqueux and Arques-la-Bataille has been demolished.

Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Normandy)
TerminiSaint-Denis station
Dieppe station
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1846-1873
Technical
Line length161 km (100 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track (Saint-Denis–Serqueux)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz (Saint-Denis–Gisors)[2]
Route map
Legend
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Line from Paris-Nord
 6.1 Saint-Denis
6.5 Line to Lille
 9.0 Épinay-Villetaneuse
9.2 Line to Beauvais
10.4 La Barre-Ormesson
 11.4 Enghien-les-Bains
 12.6 Champ de courses d'Enghien stationChamp de courses d'Enghien]]
RER C from Saint-Ouen
 14.2 Ermont–Eaubonne
to Paris-St-Lazare
to Valmondois
15.4 Cernay
 17.2 Franconville – Le Plessis-Bouchard
 20.3 Montigny–Beauchamp
 23.8 Pierrelaye
 26.3 Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône-Liesse
from Achères
to Creil
 28.6 Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
from Achères
 29.0 River Oise
 29.4 Pontoise
31.9 Osny
 34.9 Boissy-l'Aillerie
 36.5 Montgeroult-Courcelles
 39.8 Us
 43.1 Santeuil-Le Perchay
 47.6 Chars
 52.4 Lavilletertre
 54.8 Liancourt-Saint-Pierre
 60.5 Chaumont-en-Vexin
 65.7 Trie-Château
from Étrépagny
 68.4 Gisors
72.0 Éragny-Bazincourt
 76.7 Sérifontaine
 80.8 Amécourt-Talmontier
 85.5 Neufmarché
 93.5 Gournay-Ferrières
 100.6 Gancourt-Saint-Étienne
 106.3 Haussez
 108.6 Saumont-la-Poterie
 115.9 Forges-les-Eaux
Line from Rouen
 118.4 Serqueux
Line to Amiens
 133.5 Neufchâtel-en-Bray
161.4 Arques-la-Bataille
from Penly Nuclear Power Plant
to Port of Dieppe
from Rouen
 167.7 Dieppe

Route

The Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway begins in the northern suburbs of Paris, near the Saint-Denis station, where it branches off the railway from Paris to Lille. It runs in generally northwestern direction, passing through Pontoise, Gisors, Gournay-en-Bray and Serqueux, where it crosses the Amiens–Rouen railway. The now demolished section beyond Serqueux passed through Neufchâtel-en-Bray, and followed the river Béthune downstream until it reached its terminus Dieppe station.

Main stations

The main stations on the Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway are:

Services

The Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway is used by the following passenger services:

  • RER rapid transit between Ermont-Eaubonne and Pontoise
  • Transilien regional services from Paris to Persan-Beaumont, Pontoise, Luzarches and Gisors-Embranchement
  • TER Normandie regional services between Gisors-Embranchement and Serqueux.

References
  1. "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
  2. "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
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