Guignicourt station

Guignicourt station (French: Gare de Guignicourt) is a railway station located in the commune Villeneuve-sur-Aisne and in the delegated commune of Guignicourt, department of Aisne, northern France. The station is located 500 m from the city center of Guignicourt at kilometric point (KP) 21.272 on the Reims-Laon railway. It is served by TER Grand Est trains operated by the SNCF.

The station's platforms
Guignicourt
SNCF railway station
LocationPlace de la gare
Guignicourt
02190 Villeneuve-sur-Aisne
Aisne
France
Coordinates49°26′05″N 3°57′41″E
Elevation67 m
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Reims-Laon railway
Distance21.272 km
Platforms2
Tracks2 (+ service tracks)
History
Opened31 August 1857
Traffic
Passengers (2018)122,047
Services
TER Grand Est
Fret SNCF

In 2018, the SNCF estimated that 122,047 passengers travelled through the station.[1]

History

On 31 August 1857, the Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes commenced passenger operations on the 52km Reims-Laon railway, on which the station is situated.[2] Freight services commenced a couple of months later on 15 October 1857.

On 23 October 2014, during SNCF construction work near the station, deminers disposed of 342 German World War I shells.[3]

Train services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Laon
TER Grand Est C10
Aguilcourt-Variscourt
toward Reims

References
  1. "Fréquentation en gares". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. Joanne, Adolphe; Audin, Jean-Marie-Vincent (1861). Guide du voyageur en France. p. 77.
  3. "Guignicourt (02) : deux à trois tonnes d'obus près de la gare". France 3 Grand Est (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  4. "Fiche Horaire 10" (PDF). TER Grand Est.


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