Meaux station

Meaux station (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
General information
LocationPlace de la Gare
77100 Meaux
Seine-et-Marne
France
Elevation52 m
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Other information
Station code87116103
History
Opened5 July 1849
Passengers
20189,583,987
Services
Preceding station Transilien Transilien Following station
Esbly
towards Paris-Est
Line P Terminus
Paris-Est
Terminus
Trilport

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

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

48°57′29″N 2°52′25″E


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