Amifontaine station (French: Gare d'Amifontaine) is a French railway station located in the commune of Amifontaine, in the department of Aisne, northern France. The station is situated at kilometric point (KP) 27.949 on the Reims-Laon railway. It is served by TER Grand Est trains between Reims and Laon (line C10) operated by the SNCF.[1]

Amifontaine
SNCF TER
SNCF railway station
General information
Location02190 Amifontaine
Aisne
France
Coordinates49°29′05″N 3°54′38″E / 49.48471°N 3.91056°E / 49.48471; 3.91056
Elevation74 m
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Reims-Laon railway
Distance27.949km
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station code87171744
History
Openedbetween 1861 and 1868
Passengers
201815,470
Services
Preceding station TER Grand Est Following station
Saint-Erme
towards Laon
C10 Guignicourt
towards Reims
Location
Map

In 2018, the SNCF recorded 15,470 passenger movements through the station.[2]

History

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When the Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes opened the 52 km Reims-Laon railway in 1857,[3] the railway halt in Amifontaine had yet to be established.[4] The station was still absent from the line in 1861.[5] However, by 1868, the French writer Adolphe Joanne indicated the station was in operation in his book Itinéraire général de la France : Vosges et Ardennes.[6] At the time the station served a population of 437 in Amifontaine only on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Le réseau TER Fluo, TER Grand Est, accessed 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Fréquentation en gares". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. ^ Joanne, Adolphe (1859). Atlas historique et statistique des chemins de fer français (in French). L. Hachette. p. 36.
  4. ^ Palau, François; Palau, Maguy (1998). Le rail en France: 1852-1857 (in French). F. et M. Palau. p. 200.
  5. ^ Joanne, Adolphe; Richard), Jean-Marie-Vincent Audin (pseud; Vincent), Audin (M , Jean Marie (1861). Guide du voyageur en France (in French). Hachette. p. 77.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Joanne, Adolphe (1868). Itinéraire général de la France: Vosges et Ardennes (in French). L. Hachette. p. 671.