Duppigheim station

Gare de Duppigheim is a French railway station located on the Strasbourg–Saint-Dié railway. It is located within the commune of Duppigheim, close to the village of Kolbsheim, in departement Bas-Rhin, in northeastern France. It serves the economic zone of the Bruche plains.

Gare de Duppigheim
SNCF railway station
The tracks, the platforms and the footbridge at the station
Location	Place de la Gare or D111, 67120 Duppigheim
Coordinates	48°32′39″N 7°35′14″E
Owned by	SNCF
Line(s)	Strasbourg–Saint-Dié railway
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
Other information
Website	Gare de Dachstein
History
Opened	28 September 1864
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station Duttlenheim toward Molsheim TER Grand Est A18 Entzheim-Aéroport toward Strasbourg

The station was put in operation in 1864 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (Eastern Railways Company). It is a travellers stop station of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF). Belonging to the TER Alsace network, the station is only served by regional express trains.

Location

Established at an altitude of 157 meters, the Duppigheim station is located at the kilometric point 12.305 of the Strasbourg–Saint-Dié railway, between the stations of Entzheim-Aéroport and of Duttlenheim.[1]

History

The "Duppigheim–Kolbsheim" station was put into operation on 28 September 1864,[2] by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (Eastern Railway Company), when the latter began the operation of the vicinal railway n°1 from Strasbourg to Barr.[3][4]

As of 2014, it is a travellers station of local interest (category C: less than 100 000 travellers/year from 2010 to 2011).

Travellers service

Reception

Being a SNCF stopping station, it is a staffless station with free access. It is stuffed with automatic machines allowing travellers to purchase tickets, and includes two platforms and two shelters.[5] Special layouts and equipments allow disabled people to access the station.[6] The station is accessible from the Place de la Gare or from the new access created from the D111 road.

The crossing of the tracks and the passing from one platform to the other is performed by a footbridge,[5] which is accessible from the platforms by taking the stairs or the lifts.

Serving

The Duppigheim station belongs to the TER Alsace network and is only served by regional express trains of the Strasbourg-Ville – Entzheim-Aéroport – Molsheim liaison (line n°18).[7]

Parking

A bicycle parking and two car parkings (one on the Place de la Gare and another near the D111 road) are fitted out at the station.[6]

References

1. Douté, Reinhard (2011). Les 400 profils de lignes voyageurs du réseau français : lignes 001 à 600 (in French). Vol. 1, La Vie du Rail. p. 63. ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1. (110) Strasbourg - St Dié
2. "Gare d'Obernai: Historique" (in French).
3. Baquol, Jacques (1865). "Chemins de fer vicinaux". L'Alsace ancienne et moderne ou dictionnaire du Haut et du Bas-Rhin (in French). p. 373 – via Google Books.
4. Palau, François et Maguy (2004). "3". Le rail en France: Le Second Empire (1864 - 1870) (in French). Paris: Palau. p. 27. ISBN 2-950-9421-3-X. 7.14 Strasbourg-Barr 29 septembre 1864
5. SNCF (2013). "Document de référence des gares de voyageurs révisé pour l'horaire de service 2014: Version 6 au 9 mars 2014]". Gares & Connexions (in French).
6. "Services & Gares Halte ferroviaire de Duppigheim". SNCF (in French). 2014.
7. "18 Strasbourg Entzheim-Aéroport Molsheim 26 juillet au 13 décembre" (PDF). TER, SNCF (in French). 6 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

External links

• Gare de Duppigheim, TER Alsace, SNCF (in French)
• Gare de Duppigheim, Gares en mouvement, SNCF (in French)