Cize''—''Bolozon station (French: ''Gare de Cize—Bolozon'') is a French
railway station
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located in
commune of
Bolozon
Bolozon () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France
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,
Ain
Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...
department
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in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
region
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. As its name suggests, that station also serves the nearby commune of
Cize. It is located at
kilometric point
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(KP) 25.061 on the
Bourg-en-Bresse—Bellegarde railway.
Originally opened in 1876, the station was closed in 2005 for renovations along the
Haut-Bugey railway as well as reconstruction of the station, prior to re-opening in 2010.
As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the
SNCF
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and served by
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.
History
The station was opened by the
Compagnie des Dombes et des chemins de fer Sud-Est on 10 March 1876 along with a section of railway from
Bourg-en-Bresse to
Simandre-sur-Suran
Simandre-sur-Suran () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France.
The communes cooperate in the ...
. The station was further acquired by the
Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée on 1 January 1884.
The station was closed for reconstruction in 2005, along with the remainder of the line, before re-opening on 12 December 2010. The old passenger building was torn down in June 2010, along with those of
Ceyzériat
Ceyzériat () is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Ceyzériat station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.
History
Hippolyte Paul Jayr, twice minister during the July monarch ...
and
Villereversure
Villereversure () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France.
The communes cooperate in the f ...
.
In 2016, the
SNCF
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estimated that 931 passengers traveled through the station.
Services
Passenger services
Classified as a PANG (''point d'accès non géré''), the station is unstaffed without any passenger services.
Train services
As of 2020, the station is served by the following services:
* Regional services (
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 31)
Bourg-en-Bresse ...
Brion''—''Montréal-la-Cluse ...
Oyonnax ...
Saint-Claude.
Intermodality
The station is equipped with a parking lot for passenger vehicles and secured storage for bicycles.
File:Gare de Cize-Bolozon 120605.JPG, Cize''—''Bolozon station months before closure in 2005
File:Gare Cize Bolozon Bolozon 3.jpg, Old passenger building prior to removal
See also
*
Cize''—''Bolozon viaduct
*
List of SNCF stations in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
References
Railway stations in Ain
Railway stations in France opened in 1876
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