Molsheim station
Preceding station | TER Grand Est | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Entzheim-Aéroport towards Strasbourg | A07 | Dorlisheim towards Sélestat | ||
A08 | Mutzig towards Épinal | |||
Terminus | A34 | Dachstein towards Strasbourg |
Gare de Molsheim is a French railway station located on the Strasbourg—Saint-Dié and Sélestat–Saverne railways. It is located within the commune of Molsheim, in the Bas-Rhin department, in northeastern France.
It is put in operation by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (Eastern Railways Company). It is a travellers station of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF). Belonging to the TER Grand Est network, it is only served by regional express trains.
Location
Established at an altitude of 177 meters, the former bifurcation station of Molsheim is located at the kilometric point 18.920 of the Strasbourg—Saint-Dié railway, between the stations of Dachstein and of Mutzig.[1] It is also located at the kilometric point 33.461 of the Sélestat—Saverne railway, between the stations of Dorlisheim (still opened) and of Avolsheim (closed). The railway has been downgraded and left between the stations of Molsheim and Saverne.[2]
History
Molsheim station began operations on 28 September 1864[3] by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (Eastern Railways Company), when the latter began the operation of the vicinal line n°1 bis from Strasbourg to Barr.[4]
The former station was destroyed in 1993.[5]
As of 2014, the Molsheim station is a travellers station of regional interest belonging the category B, its usage being greater or equal to 100 000 travellers per year from 2010 to 2011). It includes three platforms (one on each side of the tracks and one in the middle), two shelters and an underpass.[6]
Travellers service
Reception
Being a SNCF station, it comprises a travellers buildings, which includes counters opened every day. The station is stuffed with automatic machines allowing travellers to purchase tickets. Special layouts, equipments and services are available for disabled people.[7] An underpass allows the crossing of the tracks and the passing from one platform to another.[6]
Servicing
Being a travellers station of the TER Grand Est network, the Molsheim station is served by regional express trains of the following liaisons:[8][9]
- Strasbourg – Molsheim – Barr – Sélestat (line A 07)
- Strasbourg – Saales – Saint-Dié-des-Vosges – Épinal (line A 08)
- Strasbourg – Entzheim-Aéroport – Molsheim (line A 18)
Other means of transport
A parking for bicycles and several parkings for cars are fitted out around the station.
Merchandise
The Molsheim station is opened to freight services.[10]
Pictures
- The tracks and the platforms at the station.
- Information sign at the station.
- A TER at the station.
- A platform and the underpass.
References
- ^ (in French) Reinhard Douté, Les 400 profils de lignes voyageurs du réseau français : lignes 001 à 600, vol. 1, La Vie du Rail, 2011, 238 p. (ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1), « (110) Strasbourg - St-Dié », p. 63
- ^ (in French) Reinhard Douté, Les 400 profils de lignes voyageurs du réseau français : lignes 001 à 600, vol. 1, La Vie du Rail, 2011, 238 p. (ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1), « (111) Selestat - Molsheim - Saverne », p. 64
- ^ (in French) Christophe Lachenal : Gare SNCF d'Obernai : Historique
- ^ (in French) Jacques Baquol, « Chemins de fer vicinaux », dans L'Alsace ancienne et moderne ou dictionnaire du Haut et du Bas-Rhin, 1865 p. 373
- ^ (in French) La ligne Molsheim–Saverne
- ^ a b (in French) SNCF, "Document de référence des gares de voyageurs révisé pour l'horaire de service 2014 : Version 6 au 9 mars 2014".[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in French) Gare de Molsheim, TER, SNCF
- ^ TER Grand Est, Fiches horaires.
- ^ Le réseau TER Fluo, TER Grand Est, accessed 28 April 2022.
- ^ (in French) Site fret SNCF : la gare de Molsheim
External links
Media from Commons
Data from Wikidata
- (in French) Gare de Molsheim, TER Grand Est, SNCF
- Molsheim station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)