The Gare de Tricot is a railway station located in the commune of Tricot

Tricot, Oise

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

 in the 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, northern France. The station is situated at 105.293 km of the Ormoy-Villiers–Boves railway (km 0 is the Gare du Nord

Gare du Nord

Paris Nord is one of the six large terminus railway stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris, France. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including Paris Métro and RER...

 in Paris), between Estrées-Saint-Denis

Gare d'Estrées-Saint-Denis

The Gare d’Estrées-Saint-Denis is a railway station in the commune of Estrées-Saint-Denis, Oise department, France. The station is served by TER Picardie trains .-History:...

 and Montdidier

Gare de Montdidier

The Gare de Montdidier is a railway station located in the commune of Montdidier in the Somme department, France.-The station:...

. Its elevation is 101 m above sea level. It 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 from 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...

 to 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:*...

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History

The Ormoy-Villiers–Boves railway, on which the station is situated, was an important freight line on which coal was transported from the mines in the North to Paris. This use has declined, part of the line has been abandoned, and the formerly double track

Double track

A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...

railway was reduced to a single track in the 1980s.

An abandoned storage yard and the former junction (abandoned in the 1960s) to the sugar factory are reminders of the industrial past of Tricot (textiles and sugar).