Amiens station (locally known as: ''Gare du Nord'') is the main
railway station
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for the Northern French city of
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
.
History
The station opened on 15 March 1847 when the line to
Abbeville
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It is the of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of Ponthieu.
Geography
Location
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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
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. 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
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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
Paris-Nord. The station is not served by the
TGV
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(high-speed train), but there is currently a bus service between Amiens and the
Haute-Picardie TGV station.
Plan du réseau
TER Hauts-de-France, accessed 14 April 2022.
Pictures
Image:Gare du Nord (Amiens).jpg, Amiens station, at the beginning of the 20th century, and thus before its rebuilding by Auguste Perret
Auguste Perret (12 February 1874 – 25 February 1954) was a French architect and a pioneer of the architectural use of reinforced concrete. His major works include the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the first Art Deco building in Paris; the C ...
.
Image:Gare_d'Amiens_Accès_aux_quais.JPG, New access to platforms 7,8,9,10,11 and 12.
Image:La_gare_d'Amiens_en_travaux.JPG, Work in station.
Image:La_gare_d'Amiens_vue_côté_quai.JPG, General platform view (sideways).
Image:La_gare_d'Amiens_vue_par_dessus_les_marquises.JPG, The station seen over the canopies (marchionesses renovated).
Image:La_sortie_de_la_gare_d'amiens.JPG, At exit of station (on the left stabling sidings for rolling stock. In the centre lines towards Lille and Paris. On the right locomotive depot.)
Image:La_voie_1_et_2_de_la_gare_d'Amiens.JPG, The Platform 1 and 2 resurfaced.
File:L'agence commercial sur le parvis de la gare.JPG, Hoarding with SNCF commercial advertising on the square of the station during work reconstruction.
Image:L'entrée_de_la_gare_d'Amiens.JPG, Main entrance of the station.
Image:Nouveau_système_d'affichage_des_trains_a_l'arrivée_d'Amiens.JPG, New system displaying train arrivals.
Image:Nouveau_système_d'affichage_des_trains_au_départ_d'Amiens.JPG, New system displaying train departures.
Image:Passage_de_la_141R840_en_gare_d'Amiens.JPG, SNCF Class 141 R 180 passing through Amiens station.
Image:Renovation_des_quais_de_la_gare_d'Amiens.JPG, Restoration of the station platforms.
Image:Un_des_très_très_rare_TGV_à_Amiens.JPG, A very rare TGV in Amiens.
Image:Vue_sur_les_quai_1_2_3_et_4_de_la_gare_d'Amiens.JPG, View of Platforms 1 2 3 and 4 of the station.
Image:BB67484-Amiens.JPG, SNCF Class BB 67400 diesel locomotive being prepared for the Boulogne
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train.
See also
* Amiens Saint-Roch station
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Amiens
Railway stations in Somme (department)
Railway stations in France opened in 1847