Estrées-Saint-Denis station

Estrées-Saint-Denis
The station at the turn of the 20th century
Location	Avenue de la Gare 60190 Estrées-Saint-Denis
Coordinates	49°26′19″N 2°38′32″E / 49.43861°N 2.64222°E / 49.43861; 2.64222Coordinates: 49°26′19″N 2°38′32″E / 49.43861°N 2.64222°E / 49.43861; 2.64222
Owned by	RFF/SNCF
Line(s)	Amiens - Compiègne
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	87313387
History
Opened	1880[1]
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station Wacquemoulin toward Amiens TER Hauts-de-France 26 toward Compiègne

Estrées-Saint-Denis is a railway station in the commune of Estrées-Saint-Denis, Oise department, France. The station is served by TER Hauts-de-France trains (Amiens - Compiègne line).

History[]

Estrées-Saint-Denis was previously a local railway centre, with connections to Clermont-de-l'Oise and to . In 1899, there were 26 passenger trains a day in 5 directions: Compiègne, Verberie, Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, Amiens and Clermont. The station had 80,000 passengers and 90,000 tonnes of goods traffic annually.^[1]

The station was also the point of departure for the metre gauge secondary line operated by the Estrées-Saint-Denis - Froissy - Crèvecœur-le-Grand railway company, which linked the three towns via Saint-Just-en-Chaussée. Passenger traffic from Estrées-Saint-Denis on this line ended in 1948.

Early 20th-century view of the station façade, little changed today

The station was completely renovated in summer 2008 to simplify the layout of the tracks and to make it accessible to the handicapped.

See also[]

• List of SNCF stations in Picardy

References[]

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