The railway from Épinay-Villetaneuse to Le Tréport-Mers is a French 173-kilometre long

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line, that connects

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

to Le Tréport on the

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coast. It was opened in several stages between 1872 and 1877.

Route

The Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway begins near the Épinay-Villetaneuse station, where it branches off the railway from Paris to Pontoise. It winds in generally northern direction to the Montsoult-Maffliers station, where the line to

Luzarches Luzarches () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Luzarches station has rail connections to Sarcelles and Paris. Just south of the town is a monument on the D316, which commemorates the closest distan ...

branches off. It crosses the river

Oise Oise ( ; ; ) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.< ...

Persan Persan () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, Île-de-France, northern France. Persan–Beaumont station has rail connections to Pontoise, Creil, Sarcelles and Paris. Population See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The ...

, and continues in northwestern direction towards

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. It passes through Abancourt. From

Aumale Aumale (), formerly known as Albemarle," is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. It lies on the River Bresle. History The town's Latin name was ''Alba Marla''. It was raised by William ...

it follows the river

Bresle Bresle (; Picard: ''Brèle'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Bresle is situated on the D226 road, some northwest of Amiens. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The ...

downstream until it reaches its terminus Le Tréport-Mers station, near the beach resort towns Le Tréport and

Mers-les-Bains Mers-les-Bains () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D1015 road, some west of Abbeville, Mers-les-Bains faces the English Channel near the mouth of the river B ...

Main stations

The main stations on the Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway are: * Épinay-Villetaneuse station * Persan-Beaumont station * Beauvais station * Abancourt station * Le Tréport-Mers station

Services

The Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway is used by the following passenger services: *

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regional services from Paris to Persan-Beaumont and to Luzarches *

TER Hauts-de-France TER Hauts-de-France is the regional rail network serving the French administrative region of Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is owned and operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER ne ...

regional services on the whole line

References

External links

TER Hauts-de-France railway map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Epinay-Villetaneuse-Le Treport-Mers railway Railway lines in Île-de-France Railway lines in Hauts-de-France Railway lines in Normandy Standard-gauge railways in France Railway lines opened in 1872