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Gare de La Faloise

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Owned by
  
RFF/SNCF

Tracks
  
2

Platforms in use
  
2

Line(s)
  
Paris–Lille railway

Opened
  
1846

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Location
  
rue de la Gare La Faloise

The Gare de La Faloise (La Faloise station) is a railway station located in the commune of La Faloise in the Somme department, France. It is served by TER Picardie trains from Paris-Nord to Amiens. Its elevation is 85 m.

It was first opened on 20 June 1846, when the Paris-Amiens section of the Paris–Lille railway was opened.

The monument

The monument located on the platform facing Paris commemorates the fatal accident that occurred on 20 September 1910. Three employees of the Compagnie du Nord, Jean Hein, Adolphe Cras and Alcide Foy, were killed as they were hit by a fast train.

References

Gare de La Faloise Wikipedia