Amifontaine station explained

Amifontaine
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location:fr
Type:SNCF railway station
Address:02190 Amifontaine
Borough:Aisne
Country:France
Coordinates:49.4847°N 3.9106°W
Elevation:74 m
Owned:SNCF
Operator:SNCF
Lines:Reims-Laon railway
Distance:27.949km
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Opened:between 1861 and 1868
Passengers:15,470
Pass Year:2018
Mapframe:yes
Symbol2:ter
Symbol Location2:fr

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]

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

History

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.

See also

References

  1. https://mmt.vsct.fr/sites/default/files/swt/CGRE/2022-02/Carte%20Grand%20Est%20-%20septembre%202020%20A3_tcm75-154926_tcm75-213386%20%282%29.pdf Le réseau TER Fluo
  2. Web site: Fréquentation en gares. ressources.data.sncf.com. fr. 2020-05-21.
  3. Book: Joanne, Adolphe. Atlas historique et statistique des chemins de fer français. 1859. L. Hachette. 36. fr.
  4. Book: Palau. François. Le rail en France: 1852-1857. Palau. Maguy. 1998. F. et M. Palau. 200. fr.
  5. Book: Joanne. Adolphe. Guide du voyageur en France. Richard). Jean-Marie-Vincent Audin (pseud. Vincent). Audin (M, Jean Marie. 1861. Hachette. 77. fr.
  6. Book: Joanne, Adolphe. Itinéraire général de la France: Vosges et Ardennes. 1868. L. Hachette. 671. fr.