La Faloise station

La Faloise is a railway station located in the commune of La Faloise in the Somme department, France. It is served by TER Hauts-de-France trains from Creil to Amiens.[1] Its elevation is 85 m.

La Faloise
General information
Locationrue de la Gare
La Faloise
Coordinates49°41′47″N 2°20′55″E
Owned byRFF/SNCF
Line(s)Paris–Lille railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station code87313239
History
Opened1846
Services
Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station
Ailly-sur-Noye
towards Amiens
Proxi
P10
Breteuil-Embranchement
towards Creil

It was first opened on 20 June 1846, when the Paris-Amiens section of the Paris–Lille railway was opened.

The monument

The monument located on the platform facing Paris commemorates the fatal accident that occurred on 20 September 1910. Three employees of the Compagnie du Nord, Jean Hein, Adolphe Cras and Alcide Foy, were killed as they were hit by a fast train.

See also

References

  1. "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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