Beynost station explained

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.

History

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]

Services

Passenger services

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]

Train services

As of 2020, Beynost station is served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 35 trains running between Ambérieu and Lyon-Part-Dieu.[5]

Intermodality

References

  1. Web site: LYON – PART DIEU. 2020-12-20. christophe.lachenal.free.fr.
  2. Web site: BEYNOST, Ain, photos anciennes et photographies d'époque en noir et blanc.. 2020-12-20. www.en-noir-et-blanc.com.
  3. Web site: Fréquentation en gares. 2020-12-20. ressources.data.sncf.com. fr.
  4. Web site: TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Beynost. 2020-12-20. www.ter.sncf.com.
  5. Web site: 35 - (Chambéry)*Culoz*Ambérieu*Lyon.

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