Gare de La Faloise

Gare de La Faloise
Location rue de la Gare
La Faloise
Coordinates 49°41′47″N 2°20′55″E / 49.69639°N 2.34861°E / 49.69639; 2.34861Coordinates: 49°41′47″N 2°20′55″E / 49.69639°N 2.34861°E / 49.69639; 2.34861
Owned by RFF/SNCF
Line(s) Paris–Lille railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
History
Opened 1846
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Amiens
TER Picardie 22
toward Paris-Nord

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 Picardie trains from Paris-Nord to Amiens. Its elevation is 85 m.

It was first opened on June 20, 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 September 20, 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.

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References

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