Miribel station ( French: ''Gare de Miribel'') is a French

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located in the

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of Miribel,

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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. It is located at

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(KP) 16.616 on the Lyon-Geneva railway, between Crépieux-la-Pape and Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost stations.

Les Échets station Les Échets station ( French: ''Gare des Échets'') is a French railway station located in the Les Échets neighbourhood of the commune of Miribel, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 20.72 ...

, is also located in the Les Échets neighbourhood of the commune. As of 2021, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by

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trains.

History

The section of the Lyon–Geneva railway between

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

and Ambérieu was opened on 23 June 1856. In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 305,842 passengers traveled through the station.

Services

Passenger services

Operated by the SNCF, the station still has an open passenger building with a passenger waiting room and automatic ticket machines.

Train services

As of 2021, the station is served by the following services: * Regional services (

35)

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...

Culoz Culoz ( or ) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Culoz-Béon. Geography The town, which is situated on the right bank of the River ...

... Ambérieu ...

Intermodality

In addition to a parking lot for passengers, the station is equipped with secure bicycle storage facilities. Since February 2012, lines 1 and 2 of the Côtière liberté réseau intercommunal (Colibri) network serve the station.

Freight services

Even though the station doesn't have any specialized tracks, the station is open to freight services.

References

{{Lyon–Geneva railway Railway stations in Ain Lyon–Geneva railway