Gare de Duppigheim is a French

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located on the Strasbourg–Saint-Dié railway. It is located within the commune of

Duppigheim Duppigheim (; ; gsw-als, Dìppje) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Duppigheim station has rail connections to Strasbourg and Molsheim. Notable people * Jean Bugatti died in a car accident in Duppigh ...

, close to the village of

Kolbsheim Kolbsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Between June 1974 and January 1983 the commune was merged with Duppigheim. Geography Kolbsheim is an Alsatian village positioned a short distance to the s ...

, in departement

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

, in northeastern France. It serves the economic zone of the Bruche plains. The station was put in operation in 1864 by the

Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (CF de l'Est), often referred to simply as the Est company, was an early French railway company. The company was formed in 1853 by the merger of ''Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg'', ope ...

(Eastern Railways Company). It is a travellers stop station of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF). Belonging to the

TER Grand Est TER Grand Est or TER Fluo is the regional rail network serving the region of Grand Est, northeastern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2016 from the previous TER networks TER Alsace, TER Lorra ...

network, the station is only served by regional express trains.

Location

Established at an altitude of 157 meters, the Duppigheim station is located at the

kilometric point A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to so ...

12.305 of the Strasbourg–Saint-Dié railway, between the stations of Entzheim-Aéroport and of

Duttlenheim Duttlenheim (; german: Düttelnheim; gsw-als, Dìttle) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located about southwest of Strasbourg, and approximately 20 km from the German border. Arsène Weng ...

History

The "Duppigheim–Kolbsheim" station was put into operation on 28 September 1864, by the

(Eastern Railway Company), when the latter began the operation of the vicinal railway n°1 from

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

to Barr. As of 2014, it is a travellers station of local interest (category C: less than 100 000 travellers/year from 2010 to 2011).

Travellers service

Reception

Being a

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...

stopping station, it is a staffless station with free access. It is equipped with automatic machines allowing travellers to purchase tickets, and includes two platforms and two shelters. Special layouts and equipments allow disabled people to access the station. The station is accessible from the Place de la Gare or from the new access created from the D111 road. The crossing of the tracks and the passing from one platform to the other is performed by a footbridge, which is accessible from the platforms by taking the stairs or the lifts.

Serving

The Duppigheim station belongs to the

network and is only served by regional express trains of the

– Entzheim-Aéroport – Molsheim liaison (line n°18).

Parking

A bicycle parking and two car parkings (one on the Place de la Gare and another near the D111 road) are fitted out at the station.

References

External links

Halte ferroviaire de Duppigheim
TER Grand Est, SNCF * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duppigheim Railway stations in Bas-Rhin Railway stations in France opened in 1864