Poix-Terron station (

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: ''Gare de Poix-Terron'') is a

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on the Soissons to Givet rail line, located near the downtown area of the commune of Poix-Terron, in the Ardennes department,

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. The station was opened in 1858 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes. It closed at the end of the

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and re-opened in 2011. The station is operated by the

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with

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service.

Geographical Location

Located at an altitude of 178

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, Poix-Terron station is located at

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(PK) 126.2 of the Soissons-Givet rail line, between the currently operating stations of Amagne - Lucquy and

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. The two-track rail line has two platforms at the station.

History

The station was commissioned September 15, 1858 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes, when it opened the

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section of the Soissons-Givet railway line. The first station at the site (destroyed during

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) was a Type C

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for the

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. It was replaced by a medium-sized "Reconstruction" type station, built in 1920. It has a wing with five bays, operating as a ticket office, a waiting room, and a storage room for luggage. At the end of the 20th Century, the station became a simple passenger stop before being completely closed to passenger and freight traffic. In 2009, with the opening of an Apprenticeship Training Center (CFA ''Centre de formation d'apprentissage''), a plan was made to re-open the passenger station, for service to the Training Center. Construction started in Spring 2011, with an overall cost of 3.44 million

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s, expenses shared between the State, the Region, the Departement, the Commune, the Communauté de communes des crêtes préardennaises, the RFF and the SNCF. A redesign of the old passenger stop included the creation an underground passage, construction of two platforms (120 meters long and 55 cm high) for accessibility purposes with the newer generation of TER trains, a locked, secure bicycle shelter and a parking lot. The facilities were designed using an "eco-sustainable" approach, consisting of wooden shelters with a

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, low-energy lighting and a

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glass canopy. The new station opened on August 29, 2011. The official opening was celebrated October 1, 2011, with the presence of representatives from all levels of government that were involved in project financing. For the ceremony, an Autorail grande capacité (AGC) painted in the colours of the commune was brought in and a local railway history display was shown at the station and at other locations in the commune. Reports indicate that in 2012, a year after opening, the station is used by a thousand people each week. These include apprentice students as planned, but also the residents of the town and the surrounding area. The train service offers 14 daily stops at the station.

Usage Statistics

According to estimates from the SNCF, the annual passenger numbers at the station are shown in the table below.

Passenger services

Facilities

An unstaffed

passenger stop, featuring a two-track, open access design with passenger shelters and a ticket vending machine. A point of sale for TER tickets is open every day in a florist's shop at No.36 on the main street of Poix-Terron. An underground walkway allows passengers to cross the tracks and allows passage from one platform to the other.

Train Services

Poix-Terron is served by regional trains from the

network, with destinations being

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and Sedan.Le réseau TER Fluo
TER Grand Est, accessed 10 May 2022.

Parking Facilities

The station includes a bicycle stand and parking lot.

Railway Heritage

Unused for rail service, the old passenger building was refurbished (with a restoration of the facades) by the SNCF, after the opening of the new passenger stop. The former station building was a particular type built by the

to replace those lost during

, according to a standard plan from before the war (first seen in 1903). Other stations using the design were built (until the beginning of the 1930s) on new lines or to replace station buildings that had become too cramped. Three standard types using this design have been built, one for large stations, one for medium-sized stations and one for halts and small stations; the building at Poix-Terron corresponds to the second type, larger than the simple passenger stop but with a small accommodation area for the

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References

{{Reflist Railway stations in Ardennes (department)