Gare de Rouen Orléans
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Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, northern 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...
, built by the CF d'Orléans à Rouen
Compagnie du Chemin de Fer d'Orléans à Rouen
The Compagnie du Chemin de Fer d'Orléans à Rouen was a French railway company. The company was created in 1872 by M. Ridder, and subsequently absorbed by the Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest in 1891....
. The station was situated along the quais of the River Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
to the south of city's centre.
The station opened on 7 January 1883 when the line from Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
to Rouen opened to service. The station building was replaced by a new construction built by Juste Lisch
Juste Lisch
Jean Juste Gustave Lisch was a French architect.A native of Alençon, Lisch studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and was pupil of Léon Vaudoyer and Henri Labrouste. His architectural career was geared towards civic work: stations, public buildings, churches, and restoration of monuments.Juste...
. It was destroyed in 1944 by the Allied
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...
bombardments and was not reopened to passenger traffic. The goods yard of the same name which replaced the station was moved to the West.
The Archive Tower
Archives department of Seine-Maritime
The Archives of Seine-Maritime is an archival repository in the department of Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France.- History :The law of the 5th brumaire an V imposed the gathering of archives in the capital city of each department and stands as the birth act of the Department archives in France...
of 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...
general council, built in 1965, now stands on the site of the former station.
See also
- Gare de Rouen MartinvilleGare de Rouen MartinvilleRouen Martainville or Gare du Nord was a large station serving the city of Rouen, in Normandy, northern France. The station was situated to the East of the city's centre....
- Gare de Rouen Rue VerteGare de Rouen Rue VerteRouen-Rive-Droite is a large station serving the city of Rouen, in northern France. The station is on Rue Verte in the north of the city. Services are mainly intercity but many services are local...
- Gare de Rouen Saint-SeverGare de Rouen Saint-SeverRouen Saint-Sever was a large station serving the city of Rouen, Normandy, northern France. The station was situated along the quais of the River Seine to the east of city's centre....