Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway

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.

Saint-Denis–Dieppe railway
Montigny station in 2007
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Normandy)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1846-1873
Technical
Line length161 km (100 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track (Saint-Denis–Serqueux)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz (Saint-Denis–Gisors)[2]
Route map

Line from Paris-Nord
6.1
Saint-Denis
6.5
Line to Lille
9.0
Épinay-Villetaneuse
9.2
Line to Beauvais
10.4
La Barre-Ormesson
11.4
Enghien-les-Bains
12.6
Champ de courses d'Enghien stationChamp de courses d'Enghien]]
RER C from Saint-Ouen
14.2
Ermont–Eaubonne
to Paris-St-Lazare
to Valmondois
15.4
Cernay
17.2
Franconville – Le Plessis-Bouchard
20.3
Montigny–Beauchamp
23.8
Pierrelaye
26.3
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône-Liesse
from Achères
to Creil
28.6
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
from Achères
29.0
River Oise
29.4
Pontoise
31.9
Osny
34.9
Boissy-l'Aillerie
36.5
Montgeroult-Courcelles
39.8
Us
43.1
Santeuil-Le Perchay
47.6
Chars
52.4
Lavilletertre
54.8
Liancourt-Saint-Pierre
60.5
Chaumont-en-Vexin
65.7
Trie-Château
from Étrépagny
68.4
Gisors
72.0
Éragny-Bazincourt
76.7
Sérifontaine
80.8
Amécourt-Talmontier
85.5
Neufmarché
93.5
Gournay-Ferrières
100.6
Gancourt-Saint-Étienne
106.3
Haussez
108.6
Saumont-la-Poterie
115.9
Forges-les-Eaux
Line from Rouen
118.4
Serqueux
Line to Amiens
133.5
Neufchâtel-en-Bray
161.4
Arques-la-Bataille
from Penly Nuclear Power Plant
to Port of Dieppe
from Rouen
167.7
Dieppe

Route

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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

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

Services

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

  • RER rapid transit between Ermont-Eaubonne and Pontoise
  • Transilien regional services from Paris to Persan-Beaumont, Pontoise, Luzarches and Gisors-Embranchement
  • TER Normandie regional services between Gisors-Embranchement and Serqueux.

References

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