Ham (Somme) station

Ham
The provisional station around 1920
General information
Location	Place de la Gare Ham 80440
Coordinates	49°44′23″N3°4′11″E / 49.73972°N 3.06972°E / 49.73972; 3.06972
Owned by	RFF/SNCF
Line(s)	Amiens–Laon railway
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	87313494
Services
Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station Amiens Terminus Krono K20 Saint-Quentin Terminus Nesle (Somme) towards Amiens Proxi P20 Flavy-le-Martel towards Laon
Other services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Terminus   Albert–Ham line Metre gauge   Canisy Terminus   Ham–Noyon line Metre gauge   Muille-Villette
Location

Ham is a railway station located in the commune of Muille-Villette near Ham in the Somme department, France. The station is served by TER Hauts-de-France trains from Amiens to Laon and to Saint-Quentin. ^[1]

History

Formerly, the station was also connected with secondary metre gauge rail lines:

• to Noyon via Bussy and Guiscard
• to Albert via Péronne
• to Saint-Quentin

Ham was in the combat area during the Battle of the Somme in World War I and suffered heavy damages. The station was destroyed, and a provisional station was built.

See also

• List of SNCF stations in Hauts-de-France

References

1. "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2022.