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Nesle (Somme) Station
Nesle is a railway station located in the commune of Nesle in the Somme department, northern France. The station is served by TER Hauts-de-France trains on the line from Amiens to Laon. History Formerly, the station was also connected with secondary metre gauge rail lines: * to Noyon via Bussy and Guiscard * to Albert via Péronne See also *List of SNCF stations in Hauts-de-France References Nesle Nesle () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Nesle is situated at the junction of the D930 and D337 roads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin. The Ingon, a small stream, passes through the commun ... Railway stations in France opened in 1867 {{Picardy-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesle
Nesle () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Nesle is situated at the junction of the D930 and D337 roads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin. The Ingon, a small stream, passes through the commune. Nesle (Somme) station has rail connections to Amiens and Laon. Population Personalities * Amaury de Nesle (c.1180), a Patriarch of Jerusalem. * Blondel de Nesle (c. 1155 - 1202), French trouvère. * Simon II of Clermont-Nesle (bishop) (d.c. 1313), Bishop of Noyon and Beauvais. Nesle family of lords Nesle gave its name to an old feudal family. This family became extinct at the beginning of the 13th century, and the heiress brought the lordship to the family of Clermont in the Beauvaisis,. One of the first lords ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amiens Station
Amiens station (locally known as: ''Gare du Nord'') is the main railway station for the Northern French city of Amiens. History The station opened on 15 March 1847 when the line to Abbeville started passenger operations. It was razed by German shelling in World War I, rebuilt, then destroyed again by the Allied forces during World War II and replaced by the present structure built in 1955 by Auguste Perret. A tower called the Tour Perret was built at the same time close to the station. The station district's buildings were collectively registered as a historic monument in 2004. Amiens is both a terminus and a through station. A 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of SNCF Stations In Hauts-de-France
This article contains a list of current SNCF railway stations in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Aisne (02) * Aguilcourt-Variscourt * Amifontaine * Anizy-Pinon * Barenton-Bugny * Bazoches * Bohain * La Bouteille * Château-Thierry * Chauny * Chézy-sur-Marne * Clacy-Mons * Corcy * Coucy-lès-Eppes * Crépy-Couvron * Crouy * Dercy-Froidmont * La Fère * La Ferté-Milon * Flavy-le-Martel * Fresnoy-le-Grand * Guignicourt * Hirson * Hirson-Écoles * Laon * Longpont * Margival * Marle-sur-Serre * Mennessis * Montescourt * Nogent-l'Artaud-Charly * Origny-en-Thiérache * Saint-Erme * Saint-Quentin * Soissons * Tergnier * Vaumoise * Vauxaillon * Verneuil-sur-Serre * Versigny * Vervins * Vierzy * Villers-Cotterêts * Viry-Noureuil * Voyenne Nord (59) * Annappes * Anor * Arleux * Armentiéres * Arnèke * Ascq * Aubigny-au-Bac * Aulnoye-Aymeries * Avesnelles * Avesnes-sur-Helpe * Bailleul * Baisieux * La Bassée-Violaines * Bauvin-Provin * Bergues * Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péronne, Somme
Péronne () is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is close to where the 1916, first 1918 and second 1918 Battles of the Somme took place during the First World War. The Museum of the Great War (known in French as the ''Historial de la Grande Guerre'') is located in the château. Geography Péronne is situated in the old region of Santerre, home of the early French kings. It is located in the Somme valley. The autoroutes A1 and A16 pass close by. The national road, the N17, traverses the town. Demography History On a hill, dominating the Somme river and its lakes, Péronne was a well-fortified place during the early Middle Ages. The ramparts were built in the 9th century. All that remains today of the ancient fortress is the ''Porte de Bretagne''. Few towns have been as involved in the history of France, few towns so often devastated, as Péronne. Burned and pillaged in the time of the Normans; gravely damaged during the time o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert, Somme
Albert () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume. History Albert was founded as a Roman outpost, in about 54 BC. After being known by various forms of the name of the local river, the Ancre, it was renamed to Albert after it passed to Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes. It was a key location in the Battle of the Somme in World War I, and World War I tourism is important for the town. During World War I, the statue of Mary and the infant Jesus – designed by sculptor Albert Roze and dubbed the ''Golden Virgin'' – on top of the Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières was hit by a shell on 15 January 1915 and slumped to a near-horizontal position, where however it remained until further shelling in 1918 destroyed the tower. In his letters home to his wife, Rupert Edward Inglis, who was a former rugby international and now a Forces Chaplain, described passing through Albert: " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guiscard
Guiscard () is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Oise department References Communes of Oise {{Oise-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bussy, Oise
Bussy () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Oise {{Oise-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noyon
Noyon (; pcd, Noéyon; la, Noviomagus Veromanduorum, Noviomagus of the Veromandui, then ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, northern France. Geography Noyon lies on the river Oise (river), Oise, about northeast of Paris. The Oise Canal and the Canal du Nord pass through the commune. Noyon station is served by regional trains to Creil, Saint-Quentin, Compiègne and Paris. History The Gallo-Romans founded the town as Noviomagus (Common Celtic, Celtic for "New Field" or "Market"). As several other cities shared the name, it was distinguished by specifying the people living in and around it. The town is mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary as being 27 Roman miles from Soissons and 34 Roman miles from Amiens, but Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, d'Anville noted that the distance must be in error, Amiens being further and Soissons closer than indicated. By the Middle Ages, the town's Vulgar Latin, Latin name had mutated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metre Gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, large metre-gauge networks remain in use in Switzerland, Spain and many European towns with urban trams, but most metre-gauge local railways in France, Germany and Belgium closed down in the mid-20th century, although many still remain. With the revival of urban rail transport, metre-gauge light metros were established in some cities, and in other cities, metre gauge was replaced by standard gauge. The slightly-wider gauge is used in Sofia. Examples of metre-gauge See also * Italian metre gauge * Narrow-gauge railways A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laon Station
Laon is a railway station serving the town Laon., Aisne department, northern France. It was built in 1857 by Chemins de Fer du Nord. The station is served by regional trains to Paris, Amiens, Aulnoye-Aymeries and Reims. History Chemins de Fer du Nord operates the station at the opening of the line section in Laon Laon () is a city in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History Early history The holy district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance. ... on September 1, 1853. It opens the section of Villers-Cotterets in Laon on June 2, 1862. In 2016, according to SNCF estimates, the station's annual attendance is 777,328 passengers, after 805,082 travelers in 2015 and 842,067 travelers in 2014 A parking for vehicles is arranged around the station. Laon la gare vers 1920.jpg, Laon - La gare et ses dépendances.JPG, LAON - Cabine électrique Mors, commandant l'a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TER Hauts-de-France
TER Hauts-de-France is the regional rail network serving the region of Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais and TER Picardie, after the respective regions were merged. Network Four types of services are distinguished by TER Hauts-de-France: *Krono+ GV: fast connections, including high speed lines *Krono: fast connections between cities *Citi: frequent suburban services *Proxi: local services The rail and bus network as of April 2021: Rail Bus See also *Réseau Ferré de France *List of SNCF stations in Hauts-de-France This article contains a list of current SNCF railway stations in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Aisne (02) * Aguilcourt-Variscourt * Amifontaine * Anizy-Pinon * Barenton-Bugny * Bazoches * Bohain * La Bouteille * Château-Thierry * Chau ... References Rail transport in Hauts-de-France {{France-rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
