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General Information

Beginning of works: 1955
Completion: 1958
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Railroad (railway) station

Location

Location: , , ,
Address: 47, place Alphonse Fiquet
Part of:
See also: Amiens Station Plaza Roof (2008)
Coordinates: 49° 53' 26" N    2° 18' 32" E
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Excerpt from Wikipedia

Amiens station (locally know as:Gare du Nord) is the main railway station for the Northern French city of Amiens.

History

The station opened on 15 March 1847 when the line to Abbeville opened to passengers. It was razed by German shelling in World War I, rebuilt but again destroyed by the Allied forces during World War II and was replaced by the present structure built in 1955 by Auguste Perret. A tower called the Tour Perret was built at the same time and is close to the station.

Amiens is both a terminus and a through station. The passenger concourse was built over the six platforms to facilitate passenger movement. Although the station front was built between adjoining buildings, the hall is as big as its Parisian counterparts.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Amiens station" and modified on June 3, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

  • Bernis, M. (1958): La nouvelle gare d'Amiens. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 34, n. 9-10 (September 1958), pp. 285-291.
  • Cartier, Claudine / de Roux, Emmanuel (2007): Patrimoine ferroviaire. Editions Scala, Paris (France), ISBN 9782866563943, pp. 80-97.
  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20015260
  • Published on:
    24/02/2005
  • Last updated on:
    23/08/2024
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