La Faloise station
Gare de La Faloise | |||||||||||
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| Location | rue de la Gare La Faloise | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°41′47″N 2°20′55″E / 49.69639°N 2.34861°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RFF/SNCF | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Paris–Lille railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1846 | ||||||||||
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The Gare de La Faloise (La Faloise station) is a railway station located in the commune of La Faloise in the Somme department, France. It is served by TER Hauts-de-France trains from Paris-Nord to Amiens. Its elevation is 85 m.
It was first opened on 20 June 1846, when the Paris-Amiens section of the Paris–Lille railway was opened.
The monument
The monument located on the platform facing Paris commemorates the fatal accident that occurred on 20 September 1910. Three employees of the Compagnie du Nord, Jean Hein, Adolphe Cras and Alcide Foy, were killed as they were hit by a fast train.
Gallery
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View of the railway station -
The former station building
See also
References
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