Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway

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Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway
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Montigny station in 2007
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner RFF
LocaleFrance (Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Normandy)
Termini Saint-Denis station
Dieppe station
Service
System SNCF
Operator(s) SNCF
History
Opened1846-1873
Technical
Line length161 km (100 mi)
Number of tracks Double track (Saint-Denis–Serqueux) [1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz (Saint-Denis–Gisors) [2]
Route map
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Line from Paris-Nord
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6.1 Saint-Denis
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6.5 Line to Lille
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9.0 Épinay-Villetaneuse
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9.2 Line to Beauvais
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10.4 La Barre-Ormesson
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11.4 Enghien-les-Bains
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12.6 Champ de courses d'Enghien stationChamp de courses d'Enghien]]
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14.2 Ermont–Eaubonne
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to Paris-St-Lazare
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to Valmondois
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15.4 Cernay
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17.2 Franconville – Le Plessis-Bouchard
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20.3 Montigny–Beauchamp
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23.8 Pierrelaye
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26.3 Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône-Liesse
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from Achères
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to Creil
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28.6 Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
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from Achères
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29.0River Oise
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29.4 Pontoise
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31.9 Osny
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34.9 Boissy-l'Aillerie
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36.5 Montgeroult-Courcelles
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39.8 Us
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43.1 Santeuil-Le Perchay
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47.6 Chars
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52.4 Lavilletertre
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54.8 Liancourt-Saint-Pierre
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60.5 Chaumont-en-Vexin
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65.7 Trie-Château
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from Étrépagny
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68.4 Gisors
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72.0 Éragny-Bazincourt
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76.7 Sérifontaine
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80.8 Amécourt-Talmontier
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85.5 Neufmarché
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93.5 Gournay-Ferrières
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100.6 Gancourt-Saint-Étienne
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106.3 Haussez
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108.6 Saumont-la-Poterie
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115.9 Forges-les-Eaux
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Line from Rouen
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118.4 Serqueux
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Line to Amiens
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133.5 Neufchâtel-en-Bray
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161.4 Arques-la-Bataille
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from Penly Nuclear Power Plant
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to Port of Dieppe
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from Rouen
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167.7 Dieppe

The railway from Saint-Denis to Dieppe is a French 161-kilometre long railway line, that connected Paris to Dieppe on the English Channel coast. It was opened in several stages between 1846 and 1873. The part between Gisors and Serqueux was closed from 2009 to 2013, and the part between Serqueux and Arques-la-Bataille has been demolished.

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Route

The Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway begins in the northern suburbs of Paris, near the Saint-Denis station, where it branches off the railway from Paris to Lille. It runs in generally northwestern direction, passing through Pontoise, Gisors, Gournay-en-Bray and Serqueux, where it crosses the Amiens–Rouen railway. The now demolished section beyond Serqueux passed through Neufchâtel-en-Bray, and followed the river Béthune downstream until it reached its terminus Dieppe station.

Main stations

The main stations on the Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway are:

Services

The Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway is used by the following passenger services:

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References

  1. "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
  2. "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).