The Gare d’Estrées-Saint-Denis (Estrées-Saint-Denis station) is a railway station in the commune of Estrées-Saint-Denis

Estrées-Saint-Denis

Estrées-Saint-Denis is a town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...

, Oise

Oise

Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 department, France. The station is served by TER Picardie

TER Picardie

TER Picardie is the regional rail network serving the Picardy region of France. It is based at the Gare d'Amiens in the town of Amiens.- Rail :- Road :- Multiple units:* SNCF Class Z 26500* SNCF Class X 4630* SNCF Class X 72500...

 trains (Amiens

Gare d'Amiens

Gare d'Amiens is the main station for the Northern French city of Amiens.The station opened on 15 March 1847 when the line to Abbeville opened to passengers. The station building was subsequently replaced by the present structure following the allied bombardment and was built in 1955 by Auguste...

 - Compiègne

Gare de Compiègne

Gare de Compiègne is a railway station serving the town Compiègne, Oise department, northern France. It is situated on the Creil–Jeumont railway.-Services:-References:*...

 line).

History

Estrées-Saint-Denis was previously a local railway centre, with connections to Clermont-de-l'Oise

Gare de Clermont-de-l'Oise

The Gare de Clermont-de-l'Oise is a railway station located in the town of Clermont in the Oise department in northern France.-The station:It is served by TER Picardie trains on line 22 ....

 and to Ormoy-Villers. In 1899, there were 26 passenger trains a day in 5 directions: Compiègne, Verberie

Verberie

Verberie is a village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.It lies southwest of Compiègne on the main road to Senlis and Paris. The railway station is on the line from Compiegne to Crépy-en-Valois. It has an average income of €20,442...

, Saint-Just-en-Chaussée

Gare de Saint-Just-en-Chaussée

Gare de Saint-Just-en-Chaussée is a railway station serving the town Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, Oise department, northern France. It is situated on the Paris–Lille railway.-Services:-References:*...

, Amiens and Clermont. The station had 80,000 passengers and 90,000 tonnes of goods traffic annually.

The station was also the point of departure for the metre gauge

Metre gauge

Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...

 secondary line operated by the Estrées-Saint-Denis - Froissy

Froissy

Froissy is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....

 - Crèvecœur-le-Grand

Crèvecœur-le-Grand

Crèvecœur-le-Grand is a town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...

 railway company, which linked the three towns via Saint-Just-en-Chaussée. Passenger traffic from Estrées-Saint-Denis on this line ended in 1948.

The station was completely renovated in summer 2008 to simplify the layout of the tracks and to make it accessible to the handicapped.

See also

• List of SNCF stations in Picardy