Beynost | |
Address: | Route de la Gare 01700 Beynost |
Borough: | Ain |
Country: | France |
Elevation: | 180 m |
Owned: | SNCF |
Operator: | SNCF |
Lines: | Lyon-Geneva railway |
Distance: | 20.966 km |
Platforms: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | 23 June 1856 |
Passengers: | 213,302 |
Pass Year: | 2019 |
Beynost station (French: Gare de Beynost) is a French railway station located in commune of Beynost, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 20.966 on the Lyon-Geneva railway.
As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.
The Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à Genève opened the station on 23 June 1856, along with a section of railway between Lyon and Ambérieu-en-Bugey, via Miribel.[1]
The station previously consisted of a passenger building, which has since disappeared.[2]
In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 213,302 passengers traveled through the station.[3]
Classified as a PANG (point d'accès non géré), the station is unstaffed without any passenger services. Howeverm the station is equipped with ticket vending machines.[4]
As of 2020, Beynost station is served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 35 trains running between Ambérieu and Lyon-Part-Dieu.[5]