Mourmelon-le-Petit station explained

The Mourmelon-le-Petit station is a French railway station on the line from Châlons-en-Champagne to Reims-Cérès, located in the area of the commune of Mourmelon-le-Petit, in the Marne department in the region Grand Est.

It was put into service in 1857 by the la Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est. It is a station of the French National Railway Company (SNCF), served by trains from the TER Grand Est network.

Station location

The Mourmelon-le-Petit station is located at kilometer point (PK) 196.068 of the line from Châlons-en-Champagne to Reims-Cérès, between the stations at Sept-Saulx and Bouy. Its altitude is .

History

The terminal station of the Châlons branch in Mourmelon was put into service on October 14, 1857[1] during the opening of the single-track line planned to serve Camp de Châlons, a military post.

Ridership

According to SNCF estimates, the annual ridership at the station is shown in the table below.[2]

Ridership at Mourmelon-le-Petit Train Station
|-!Year !! 2019 !! 2018 !! 2017 !! 2016 !! 2015|-!Riders| 79,829 || 72,417 || 79,372 || 72,917 || 76,858|}

Services for riders

Hospitality

SNCF[3] has a passenger building with a counter open from Monday to Friday. It is equipped with a machine for TER transport tickets.

Access

Mourmelon-le-Petit is served by TER Grand Est trains which travel between the stations Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne and between Reims and Dijon-Ville.

Connections

Parking for bicycles and vehicles are provided.

References

  1. Book: Palau . François . Palau . Maguy . 1998 . Le rail en France: 1858-1863 . fr . The Rail System in France: 1858-1863 . F. et M. Palau . 9782950942128.
  2. Web site: Fréquentation en gares, Mourmelon-le-Petit . . fr . Ridership in Train Stations, Mourmelon-le-Petit . 20 November 2020 . SNCF . 13 January 2021.
  3. Site SNCF TER Champagne-Ardenne, Informations pratiques sur les gares et arrêts : Gare de Mourmelon-Le-Petit (Practical Information about train stations and stops : Mourmelon-Le-Petit train station) lire (accessed 28 mars 2011).

See also

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