Meaux station
Meaux (French: Gare de Meaux) is a railway station serving Meaux, Seine-et-Marne department, northern France. It is on the Paris–Strasbourg railway, and offers connections to Paris-Est, Château-Thierry and La Ferté-Milon.
Meaux | |
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| Location | Place de la Gare 77100 Meaux Seine-et-Marne France |
| Elevation | 52 m |
| Owned by | SNCF |
| Operated by | SNCF |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 July 1849 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2018) | 9,583,987 |
The rail line connecting Paris to Meaux was established in 1849. The nowadays SNCF train station, still in use, was built in 1890.[1]
Train services
Train services go:
Towards Paris Gare de l'Est: 2 to 4 trains per hour
Towards Château-Thierry 1 or 2 trains per hour
Towards La Ferté-Milon 1 or 2 trains per hour
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
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Esbly toward Paris-Est | Transilien  | Terminus | ||
Terminus | Transilien | Trilport |
Bus services
Alongside the Meaux train station there is also the main bus station in the city, with more than 30 bus lines serving the whole eastern metropolitan area of the Paris agglomeration.
Future
In the future, Meaux will be the terminus for RER E, which now is Chelles. This gives Meaux a direct connection towards downtown Paris, via the Magenta and the Haussmann – Saint-Lazare stations. Services are projected to begin in 2018.
References
- Ligne de chemin de fer (1849) and Gare de chemin de fer (1890) Archived 31 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Source: Meaux official website.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de Meaux. |
- Meaux station at Transilien, the official website of SNCF (in French)