Gare de Molsheim 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 and Sélestat–Saverne railways. It is located within the commune of Molsheim, in the

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 ...

department, in northeastern France. It is put in operation 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 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, it is only served by regional express trains.

Location

Established at an altitude of 177 meters, the former bifurcation station of Molsheim is located at the

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18.920 of the Strasbourg—Saint-Dié railway, between the stations of Dachstein and of

Mutzig Mutzig ( or ; german: Mützig) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est, in north-eastern France. The commune of Mutzig is located at the entrance of the Bruche river valley, on the Route des Vins d'Alsace. History Evidences of h ...

. It is also located at the kilometric point 33.461 of the Sélestat—Saverne railway, between the stations of

Dorlisheim Dorlisheim (; gsw-FR, Dorelse) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Economy The headquarters of Bugatti Automobiles is located at the Château Saint-Jean just outside Dorlisheim. File:Dorlisheim, Chât ...

(still opened) and of

Avolsheim Avolsheim () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Avolsheimois'' or ''Avolsheimoises''. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National ...

(closed). The railway has been downgraded and left between the stations of Molsheim and Saverne.

History

Molsheim station began operations on 28 September 1864 by the

(Eastern Railways Company), when the latter began the operation of the vicinal line n°1 bis 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. The former station was destroyed in 1993. As of 2014, the Molsheim station is a travellers station of regional interest belonging the category B, its usage being greater or equal to 100 000 travellers per year from 2010 to 2011). It includes three platforms (one on each side of the tracks and one in the middle), two shelters and an underpass.

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Travellers service

Reception

Being a

station, it comprises a travellers buildings, which includes counters opened every day. The station is stuffed with automatic machines allowing travellers to purchase tickets. Special layouts, equipments and services are available for disabled people. An underpass allows the crossing of the tracks and the passing from one platform to another.

Servicing

Being a travellers station of the

network, the Molsheim station is served by regional express trains of the following liaisons:Le réseau TER Fluo
TER Grand Est, accessed 28 April 2022. *Strasbourg – Molsheim – Barr –

Sélestat Sélestat (; Alsatian: ''Schlettstàdt''; German: ''Schlettstadt'') is a commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department, the tow ...

(line A 07) *Strasbourg –

Saales Saales (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography and geology Saales is at the center of a two kilometer long plateau with an average elevation of 560 meters. It sits on the Fraize creek. The v ...

– Saint-Dié-des-Vosges – Épinal (line A 08) *

– Entzheim-Aéroport – Molsheim (line A 18)

Other means of transport

A parking for bicycles and several parkings for cars are fitted out around the station.

Merchandise

The Molsheim station is opened to freight services.Site fret SNCF : la gare de Molsheim
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Pictures

File:TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim Gare VersStrasbourg2.JPG, The tracks and the platforms at the station. File:TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim Infogare2.JPG, Information sign at the station. File:TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim versStDié3.JPG, A

TER Ter or TER may refer to: Places * River Ter, in Essex, England * Ter (river), in Catalonia * Ter (department), a region in France * Torre (river), (Slovene: ''Ter''), a river in Italy * Ter, Ljubno, a settlement in the Municipality of Ljubno ob S ...

at the station. File:TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim versStrasbourg.JPG, A platform and the underpass.

References

External links

Gare de Molsheim
TER Grand Est, SNCF * {{DEFAULTSORT:Molsheim Railway stations in Bas-Rhin Railway stations in France opened in 1864