Longueau station (

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: ''Gare de Longueau'') is a

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Longueau Longueau (; pcd, Londjeu) is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Longueau is situated southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airpor ...

near

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. It is situated on the

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. Longueau is served by trains of the

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and

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networks. As well as serving as a passenger station, Longueau is also home to one of the North of France's largest

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, which include a roundhouse and turntable. Longueau is linked to the region's large cities; Lille, Amiens, Compiègne, Calais and Paris.Plan du réseau
TER Hauts-de-France, accessed 14 April 2022.

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Railway stations in Somme (department) Railway stations in France opened in 1846 {{Picardy-railstation-stub