Beynost station (French: Gare de Beynost) is a French railway station located in commune of Beynost, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 20.966 on the Lyon-Geneva railway.

Beynost
SNCF TER
Platform shelter, in the direction of Ambérieu station
General information
LocationRoute de la Gare
01700 Beynost
Ain
France
Elevation180 m
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Lyon-Geneva railway
Distance20.966 km
Platforms2
Tracks2
History
Opened23 June 1856
Passengers
2019213,302
Services
Preceding station TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Following station
Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost 35 Montluel
towards Chambéry

As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.

History

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The Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à Genève opened the station on 23 June 1856, along with a section of railway between Lyon and Ambérieu-en-Bugey, via Miribel.[1]

The station previously consisted of a passenger building, which has since disappeared.[2]

In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 213,302 passengers traveled through the station.[3]

Services

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Passenger services

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Classified as a PANG (point d'accès non géré), the station is unstaffed without any passenger services. Howeverm the station is equipped with ticket vending machines.[4]

Train services

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As of 2020, Beynost station is served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 35 trains running between Ambérieu and Lyon-Part-Dieu.[5]

Intermodality

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References

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  1. ^ "LYON – PART DIEU". christophe.lachenal.free.fr. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "BEYNOST, Ain, photos anciennes et photographies d'époque en noir et blanc". www.en-noir-et-blanc.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Fréquentation en gares". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Beynost". www.ter.sncf.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "35 - (Chambéry)*Culoz*Ambérieu*Lyon" (PDF).

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