The railway line between Reims and Laon (

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: ''Ligne de Reims à Laon'') is a French 52 km long

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located in the

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of the

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and

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. The line connects the

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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 ...

and

Laon Laon () is a city in the Aisne Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History Early history The Ancient Diocese of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held s ...

along with seven intermediary stops. It consists of line number 082 000 of the '' réseau ferré national.''

Route

In addition to its termini stations, the Reims–Laon railway serves the following

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stations: * Reims station * Courcy-Brimont station * Loivre station *

Aguilcourt—Variscourt halt Aguilcourt—Variscourt halt (French language, French: ''Halte d'Aguilcourt—Variscourt'') is a railway halt located in the Communes of France, commune of Variscourt, Aisne Departments of France, department in northern France. The halt also serv ...

* Guignicourt station *

Amifontaine station Amifontaine () is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography Amifontaine is located some 20 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Rheims. The Autoroute des Anglais ( A26, ...

* Saint-Erme station * Coucy-lès-Eppes station * Laon station

Train services

As of 2020, the entirety of the route is 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 ...

line 10.

References

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