Marlieux—Châtillon station (

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: ''Gare de Marlieux—Châtillon'') is a French

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located in the commune of

Marlieux Marlieux (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. Marlieux—Châtillon station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Lyon. Geography The river Chalaronne forms part of the co ...

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department in the

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. As its name suggests the station is located within proximity of, and serves the nearby commune of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne. It is located at

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(KP) 45.760 on the Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway, between the stations of

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and Saint-Paul-de-Varax. The station was put into service in 1866 by the Compagnie de la Dombes. As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the

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and served by

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trains.

History

The "''station de Marlieux''" was put into service by the Compagnie de la Dombes, on 1 September 1866, along with the opening of railway between

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and

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. For summer service, beginning 10 May 1869, the station was served by four daily (in each direction) "''omnibus mixtes''" (passengers and freight) services between

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and Lyon-Croix-Rousse. On the

and Lyon-Croix-Rousse service, an addition train was added on Mondays and Wednesdays. In 1872, the station became part of the Compagnie des Dombes et des chemins de fer du Sud-Est's (DSE) network which substituted its original operator. In 2019, the

estimated that 119,224 passengers traveled through the station.

Historic Marlieux-Châtillon station

In 1897, a second station was installed next to the existing station. An exchange station, it was the origin of a secondary metric railway which linked

and Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne. The department line, with a length of 11.375 km, was operated by the Compagnie du

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(MC) until 1919 when it was taken over by the

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(TA). Trains circulated along the route until 1934.

Railway heritage

Once removed from service, the historic passenger building was renovated to become the ''mairie'' of the commune. It is identical to numerous other passenger buildings constructed along the line by the Compagnie de la Dombes.

Services

Passenger services

Classified as a PANG (''point d'accès non géré''), the station is unstaffed and equipped with automatic ticket dispensers.

Train services

As of 2020, the station is served by the following services: * Regional services (

32)

...

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Intermodality

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References

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