Laon station explained

Laon
Native Name Lang:fr
Address:Place des droits de l'Homme
02000 Laon
Coordinates:49.5706°N 3.6242°W
Owned:SNCF
Line:Reims-Laon railway

Laon is a railway station serving the town Laon.,[1] Aisne department, northern France. It was built in 1857 by Chemins de Fer du Nord. The station is served by regional trains to Paris, Amiens, Aulnoye-Aymeries and Reims.[2] [3]

History

Chemins de Fer du Nord operates the station at the opening of the line section in Laon on September 1, 1853. It opens the section of Villers-Cotterets in Laon on June 2, 1862.[4]

In 2016, according to SNCF estimates, the station's annual attendance is 777,328 passengers, after 805,082 travelers in 2015 and 842,067 travelers in 2014[5]

A parking for vehicles is arranged around the station.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.courrier-picard.fr/100785/article/2018-04-01/panique-en-gare-de-laon-avant-la-greve-des-cheminots Panique en gare de Laon avant la grève des cheminots
  2. Web site: Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France. www.ter.sncf.com. fr. 20 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Fiche Horaire C 10. TER Grand Est. 20 April 2022.
  4. http://christophe.lachenal.free.fr/francais/infos/gare_france/fr_gare_laon.htm Gare SNCF de Laon: History
  5. https://ressources.data.sncf.com/explore/dataset/frequentation-gares/?q=296012 Fréquentation en gares – Laon
  6. https://www.ter.sncf.com/hauts-de-france/gares/87296012/Laon/pratique Laon Guide