Gare de Chaulnes
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The Gare de Chaulnes is a railway station located in the commune of Chaulnes
Chaulnes
Chaulnes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Demography:-Culture:Chaulnes is noted for its cultural events, especially the heavy metal music festival "Killer Fest"...

 in the Somme department, France. The station is served by TER Picardie
TER Picardie
TER Picardie is the regional rail network serving the Picardy region of France. It is based at the Gare d'Amiens in the town of Amiens.- Rail :- Road :- Multiple units:* SNCF Class Z 26500* SNCF Class X 4630* SNCF Class X 72500...

 trains from Amiens
Gare d'Amiens
Gare d'Amiens is the main station for the Northern French city of Amiens.The station opened on 15 March 1847 when the line to Abbeville opened to passengers. The station building was subsequently replaced by the present structure following the allied bombardment and was built in 1955 by Auguste...

 to Reims
Gare de Reims
Gare de Reims is the main railway station in the city of Reims, Marne department, northern France. Services are provided by the SNCF under its branded TER Champagne Ardenne and TER Picardie networks to Châlons-en-Champagne, Dijon, Épernay, Paris and Strasbourg , Charleville-Mézières, Laon, Amiens...

 and to Saint-Quentin
Gare de Saint-Quentin
Gare de Saint-Quentin is a railway station serving the town Saint-Quentin, Aisne department, northern France. It is situated on the Creil–Jeumont railway.-Services:-References:*...

. Its elevation is 94 m.

History

Formerly, the station was also connected to a railway line from Paris-Nord
Gare du Nord
Paris Nord is one of the six large terminus railway stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris, France. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including Paris Métro and RER...

 to Cambrai
Gare de Cambrai
Gare de Cambrai is a railway station serving the town Cambrai, Nord department, northern France.-Services:-References:*...

 via Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Gare de Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Gare de Saint-Just-en-Chaussée is a railway station serving the town Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, Oise department, northern France. It is situated on the Paris–Lille railway.-Services:-References:*...

, Montdidier
Montdidier, Somme
Montdidier is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Montdidier is situated on the D935 road, some 30 km southeast of Amiens, in the region known as the ‘Santerre’.-Population:-History:...

, Chaulnes and Roisel
Roisel
Roisel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Roisel is situated northwest of Saint Quentin, on the D6 road, with the small river ‘La Cologne’ flowing through the commune.-Population:...

. The sections between Saint-Just-en-Chaussée and Roye
Roye, Somme
Roye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Roye is situated at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-History:...

, and between Péronne
Péronne, Somme
Péronne is a commune of the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is close to where the Battles of the Somme took place during World War I...

 and Épehy
Épehy
Épehy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Épehy is situated in the northeast of the department, on the D24 and D58 roads some north-northwest of Saint Quentin.-Population:-External links:* * * *...

have been dismantled, and the line has been partly replaced by bus services to Montdidier and Roisel.
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