Poix-Terron station

Poix-Terron
Poix-Terron
General information
Location	Rue de la Gare; 08430 Poix-Terron ; Ardennes ; France
Coordinates	49°39′00″N4°38′12″E / 49.6500°N 4.6366°E
Elevation	178 m
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
Architectural style	original building: Type C "Est" *new building: Chemins de fer de l'Est "Reconstruction" style;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	15 September 1858
Closed	Late 20th century
Rebuilt	2011
Electrified	yes
Original company	Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes
Passengers
	89 351 (in 2019)
Services
Location

Last updated November 14, 2023

Poix-Terron station (French: Gare de Poix-Terron) is a French railway station on the Soissons to Givet rail line, located near the downtown area of the commune of Poix-Terron, in the Ardennes department, Grand Est.

Geographical Location

Located at an altitude of 178 meters, Poix-Terron station is located at Kilometric point (PK) 126.2 of the Soissons-Givet rail line, between the currently operating stations of Amagne – Lucquy and Mohon.

The two-track rail line has two platforms at the station.

History

The station was commissioned September 15, 1858 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes, when it opened the Rethel to Charleville section of the Soissons-Givet railway line.^[1]

The first station at the site (destroyed during World War I) was a Type C station building for the Chemins de fer de l'Est. It was replaced by a medium-sized "Reconstruction" type station,^[2] built in 1920.^[3] It has a wing with five bays, operating as a ticket office, a waiting room, and a storage room for luggage.^[3]

At the end of the 20th century the station became a simple passenger stop before being completely closed to passenger and freight traffic.

In 2009, with the opening of an Apprenticeship Training Center (CFA Centre de formation d'apprentissage), a plan was made to re-open the passenger station, for service to the Training Center.^[4] Construction started in Spring 2011, with an overall cost of 3.44 million Euros, expenses shared between the State, the Region, the Departement, the Commune, the Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises, the RFF and the SNCF.^[5]

A redesign of the old passenger stop included the creation an underground passage, construction of two platforms (120 meters long and 55 cm high) for accessibility purposes with the newer generation of TER trains, a locked, secure bicycle shelter and a parking lot. The facilities were designed using an "eco-sustainable" approach, consisting of wooden shelters with a green roof, low-energy lighting and a photovoltaic glass canopy.^[5]

The new station opened on August 29, 2011. The official opening was celebrated October 1, 2011, with the presence of representatives from all levels of government that were involved in project financing. For the ceremony, an Autorail grande capacité (AGC) painted in the colours of the commune was brought in and a local railway history display was shown at the station and at other locations in the commune.^[5]

Reports indicate that in 2012, a year after opening, the station is used by a thousand people each week. These include apprentice students as planned, but also the residents of the town and the surrounding area. The train service offers 14 daily stops at the station.^[6]

Usage statistics

According to estimates from the SNCF, the annual passenger numbers at the station are shown in the table below.^[7]

	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Number of passengers	89,351	79,069	77,877	70,173	62,413

Passenger services

Facilities

An unstaffed SNCF passenger stop, featuring a two-track, open access design with passenger shelters and a ticket vending machine. A point of sale for TER tickets is open every day in a florist's shop at No.36 on the main street of Poix-Terron.^[8]

An underground walkway allows passengers to cross the tracks and allows passage from one platform to the other.

Train Services

Poix-Terron is served by regional trains from the TER Grand Est network, with destinations being Reims, Charleville-Mézières and Sedan.^[9]

Parking facilities

The station includes a bicycle stand and parking lot.^[8]

Railway Heritage

Unused for rail service, the old passenger building was refurbished (with a restoration of the facades) by the SNCF, after the opening of the new passenger stop.^[6]

The former station building was a particular type built by the Chemins de fer de l'Est to replace those lost during World War I, according to a standard plan from before the war (first seen in 1903). Other stations using the design were built (until the beginning of the 1930s) on new lines or to replace station buildings that had become too cramped.

Three standard types using this design have been built, one for large stations, one for medium-sized stations and one for halts and small stations; the building at Poix-Terron corresponds to the second type, larger than the simple passenger stop but with a small accommodation area for the station master.

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References

↑ François et Maguy Palau, « 3.25 Rethel-Charleville : 15 septembre 1858 », in Le Rail en France, Le Second Empire, tome 2, 1858–1863, édition Palau, Paris, 2001 ISBN 2-950-94212-1, page 48
↑ Jean-Paul Foltet (July 2013). "Installations – À l'Est, les BV adoptent le style asymétrique". Ferrovissime (in French). 62: 60–63.
1 2 "Poix-Terron (Ardennes) : Cartes postales d'hier et photos d'aujourd'hui – Cartes postales anciennes sur CPArama". www.cparama.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-01-11.
↑ "Poix-Terron / Chemin de fer Nouvelle halte : l'argent est trouvée". L'Union (in French). November 4, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
1 2 3 "Inauguration de la nouvelle halte ferroviaire de Poix-Terron" (PDF) (Press release) (in French). RFF. 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
1 2 "4 Réouverture de la gare : un an après" (PDF) (Press release) (in French). Poix-Terron: Commune de Poix-Terron. 2012. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
↑ "Fréquentation en gares". SNCF Open Data (in French). SNCF. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
1 2 "Halte ferroviaire de Poix-Terron". SNCF (in French). 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
↑ Le réseau TER Fluo, TER Grand Est, accessed 10 May 2022.

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[1] François et Maguy Palau, « 3.25 Rethel-Charleville : 15 septembre 1858 », in Le Rail en France, Le Second Empire, tome 2, 1858–1863, édition Palau, Paris, 2001 ISBN 2-950-94212-1, page 48

[:FERROVISSIME1-2] Jean-Paul Foltet (July 2013). "Installations – À l'Est, les BV adoptent le style asymétrique". Ferrovissime (in French). 62: 60–63.

[:0-3] 1 2 "Poix-Terron (Ardennes) : Cartes postales d'hier et photos d'aujourd'hui – Cartes postales anciennes sur CPArama". www.cparama.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-01-11.

[4] "Poix-Terron / Chemin de fer Nouvelle halte : l'argent est trouvée". L'Union (in French). November 4, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

[rff-5] 1 2 3 "Inauguration de la nouvelle halte ferroviaire de Poix-Terron" (PDF) (Press release) (in French). RFF. 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-07.

[info-6] 1 2 "4 Réouverture de la gare : un an après" (PDF) (Press release) (in French). Poix-Terron: Commune de Poix-Terron. 2012. Retrieved 2022-05-07.

[7] "Fréquentation en gares". SNCF Open Data (in French). SNCF. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

[sncf-8] 1 2 "Halte ferroviaire de Poix-Terron". SNCF (in French). 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[plan-9] Le réseau TER Fluo, TER Grand Est, accessed 10 May 2022.

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