Guignicourt station
Guignicourt station (French: Gare de Guignicourt) is a railway station located in the commune Villeneuve-sur-Aisne and in the delegated commune of Guignicourt, department of Aisne, northern France. The station is located 500 m from the city center of Guignicourt at kilometric point (KP) 21.272 on the Reims-Laon railway. It is served by TER Grand Est trains operated by the SNCF.
SNCF railway station | |
Location | Place de la gare Guignicourt 02190 Villeneuve-sur-Aisne Aisne France |
Coordinates | 49°26′05″N 3°57′41″E |
Elevation | 67 m |
Owned by | SNCF |
Operated by | SNCF |
Line(s) | Reims-Laon railway |
Distance | 21.272 km |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 (+ service tracks) |
History | |
Opened | 31 August 1857 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (2018) | 122,047 |
Services | |
TER Grand Est Fret SNCF |
In 2018, the SNCF estimated that 122,047 passengers travelled through the station.[1]
History
On 31 August 1857, the Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes commenced passenger operations on the 52km Reims-Laon railway, on which the station is situated.[2] Freight services commenced a couple of months later on 15 October 1857.
On 23 October 2014, during SNCF construction work near the station, deminers disposed of 342 German World War I shells.[3]
Train services
- Regional services (TER Grand Est C10) Reims ... Laon[4]
Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
toward Laon | TER Grand Est C10 | Aguilcourt-Variscourt toward Reims |
References
- "Fréquentation en gares". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- Joanne, Adolphe; Audin, Jean-Marie-Vincent (1861). Guide du voyageur en France. p. 77.
- "Guignicourt (02) : deux à trois tonnes d'obus près de la gare". France 3 Grand Est (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- "Fiche Horaire 10" (PDF). TER Grand Est.