Laon station
French railway station
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Laon is a railway station serving the town of Laon,[1] Aisne department, northern France. It was built in 1857 by Chemins de Fer du Nord. The station is served by regional trains to Paris, Amiens, Aulnoye-Aymeries and Reims.[2][3]
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| Location | Place des droits de l'Homme 02000 Laon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49.57061667°N 3.624211111°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Reims–Laon railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87296012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Chemins de Fer du Nord operates the station at the opening of the line section in Laon on September 1, 1853. It opens the section of Villers-Cotterets in Laon on June 2, 1862.[4]
In 2016, according to SNCF estimates, the station's annual attendance is 777,328 passengers, after 805,082 travelers in 2015 and 842,067 travelers in 2014[5]
A parking for vehicles is arranged around the station.[6]
- The station in the 1920s
The station around 1920.
The station around 1925.
The station around 1928.
