Gare de Montérolier-Buchy
Encyclopedia
The Gare de Montérolier-Buchy (Montérolier-Buchy station) is a railway station located in the commune of Montérolier
in the Seine-Maritime
department, France
and near Buchy
. The station is a stop on the Amiens–Rouen railway
, and is the terminus a line to Motteville
. It was also the terminus of the branch line to Saint-Saëns
, which has been closed and removed.
). Numerous sidings lie to the south of the station.
The station is served by TER
Haute-Normandie and TER Picardie
trains from Rouen to Amiens and Lille. In summer it is also served by TER Haute-Normandie trains linking Rouen to Le Tréport-Mers
.
, because it controlled a junction
and the Amiens - Rouen line was of great importance to the German Army.
A plaque placed on the station forecourt commemorates the existence there from April to June 1945 of a reception station for deportees, prisoners and returning French obligatory workers
being repatriated from Nazi Germany
.
Montérolier
Montérolier is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D24 and the D38 roads...
in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
department, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and near Buchy
Buchy, Seine-Maritime
Buchy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.The inhabitants of the town of Buchy are "Buchois, Buchoises."-Geography:...
. The station is a stop on the Amiens–Rouen railway
Amiens–Rouen railway
The railway from Amiens to Rouen is a French 114-kilometre long railway line, that connects Amiens to Rouen. It was opened in 1867. The line was electrified on 27 August 1984 at 25 kW 50Hz , and was equipped with the restrained permissivity automatic blocking system, which since the 1990s has...
, and is the terminus a line to Motteville
Motteville
Motteville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D20, D89, D53 and the D336 roads...
. It was also the terminus of the branch line to Saint-Saëns
Saint-Saëns, Seine-Maritime
Saint-Saëns is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small town of farming and associated light industry situated by the banks of the Varenne River in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D929, D12, D99...
, which has been closed and removed.
The station
Montérolier-Buchy is now an unmanned station. It has two platforms on either side of two passenger tracks, between which there is a metal footbridge (not handicap-accessibleAccessibility
Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity...
). Numerous sidings lie to the south of the station.
The station is served by TER
Ter
Ter is a prefix or suffix designating the third instance of a thing, thus following bis and preceding quater.Ter can also refer to:* River Ter, in Essex;* Ter , the debut album of American rock band Sweet Water...
Haute-Normandie and 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 from Rouen to Amiens and Lille. In summer it is also served by TER Haute-Normandie trains linking Rouen to Le Tréport-Mers
Gare du Tréport-Mers
The Gare du Tréport-Mers is a railway station located in the commune of Le Tréport in the Seine-Maritime department, France. It is only a few metres from Mers-les-Bains, which is in the Somme department.-Railway service:...
.
Connections
Montérolier-Buchy is the terminus for two branch lines:- To Saint-Saëns: a 10.2 km shuttle local lineVoie ferrée d'intérêt localIn France, a is a secondary railway constructed by a local administrative division, serving sparsely-populated rural areas...
closed in 1953 and since dismantled. - To Motteville (freight only)
History
The station was heavily bombed during the Second World WarWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, because it controlled a junction
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
and the Amiens - Rouen line was of great importance to the German Army.
A plaque placed on the station forecourt commemorates the existence there from April to June 1945 of a reception station for deportees, prisoners and returning French obligatory workers
Service du travail obligatoire
The Service du travail obligatoire was the forced enlistment and deportation of hundreds of thousands of French workers to Nazi Germany in order to work as forced labour for the German war effort during World War II....
being repatriated from Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
.