Franchet d'Esperey station () is a French

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in the city of

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

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department, northern

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. The station is located in the ''Courlancy'' and ''Croix Rouge'' neighbourhoods of the city. It is situated at

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(KP) 169.700 on the Épernay-Reims railway and served by

TER Grand Est TER Grand Est, operating under the brand 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 on behalf of the region. It was formed in 2016 fro ...

trains operated by the

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.Le réseau TER Fluo
TER Grand Est, accessed 28 April 2022.

History

The station is named after

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Louis Franchet d'Espèrey Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

and is in the proximity of a school named after him. In 2018, the

estimated that 53,799 passengers transited through the station.

References

Railway stations in Marne (department) Transport in Reims Buildings and structures in Reims Railway stations in France opened in 2009 {{GrandEst-railstation-stub