Laon station

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]

Laon
Entrance to the station
General information
LocationPlace des droits de l'Homme
02000 Laon
Coordinates49.57061667°N 3.624211111°E / 49.57061667; 3.624211111
Owned bySNCF
Line(s)Reims-Laon railway
Other information
Station code87296012
Services
Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station
Soissons
towards Paris-Nord
 Krono
K15
 Terminus
Clacy-Mons
towards Crépy-en-Valois
 Proxi
P15
Crépy-Couvron
towards Amiens
 Proxi
P20
Barenton-Bugny
towards Aulnoye-Aymeries
 Proxi
P64
Preceding station TER Grand Est Following station
Terminus C10 Coucy-lès-Eppes
towards Reims

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]

  • The station in the 1920s
  • The station around 1920.
    The station around 1920.
  • The station around 1925.
    The station around 1925.
  • The station around 1928.
    The station around 1928.

References
  1. Panique en gare de Laon avant la grève des cheminots Courrier Picard
  2. "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. "Fiche Horaire C 10" (PDF). TER Grand Est. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. Gare SNCF de Laon: History
  5. Fréquentation en gares – Laon SNCF Open Data. 25 May 2018.
  6. Laon Guide
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