Mézériat station (French: Gare de Mézériat) is a railway station located in the commune of Mézériat, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 21.476 on the Mâcon—Ambérieu railway, between the stations of Vonnas and Polliat.[1]
Mézériat   | |||||||||||
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 Historic passenger building with the entrance to the SNCF station to the left. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Place de la Gare 01660 Mézériat Ain France | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 197 m | ||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SNCF | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mâcon—Ambérieu railway | ||||||||||
| Distance | 21.476 km | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Station website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 6 June 1857 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 41,775 | ||||||||||
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As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.
History
editMézériat station was put into service on 6 June 1857 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à la Méditerranée (LM), along with the opening of 34 km of railway from Bourg-en-Bresse along the left bank of the Saône river. Due to delays in the construction of a viaduct to cross the river, a boat service was organized to transport passengers across the water, with an additional journey time of 30 minutes. The completion of the viaduct, permitted the continuation of the line after 20 July 1857.[2]
In 1911, Mézériat station became part of the railway network operated by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM). The station was originally equipped to receive and expedite private dispatches, but was soon opened to complete freight services, with the exclusion of horses in stable wagons and automobiles.[3]
During the course of 2012, the station underwent renovations as part of a region-wide program to improve the quality of railway stations.
In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 41,775 passengers traveled through the station.[4]
Railway history
editThe old passenger building, no longer used by the SNCF, was bought and renovated by the commune in 2014. The total cost of the project was 205,843 euros, with funding support from the Departmental Council.[5]
Services
editPassenger services
editClassified as a PANG (point d'accès non géré), the station is unstaffed and equipped with automatic ticket dispensers.[6]
Passage between the two platforms is possible via the nearby road-overpass.
Train services
editAs of 2020, the station is served by the following services:
- Regional services (TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 30) Mâcon ... Bourge-en-Bresse ... Ambérieu.[7]
Intermodality
editIn addition to a parking lot for passengers, the station is equipped with secure bicycle storage facilities.[6] The station is also served by TER buses between Mâcon and Bourg-en-Bresse.
- Station installations.
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Platform shelter. -
View of the station and platforms. -
To the right of the road overpass. -
TER Bus Stop.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Douté, Reinhard (2011), Profils de lignes du réseau ferré français, Paris: Éd. La Vie du Rail, p. 166, ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1, OCLC 828217650, retrieved 2021-02-10
- ^ Palau, François; Palau, Maguy (1998). Le rail en France : le Second Empire. Tome 1, 1852-1857. Paris: F. et M. Palau. p. 181. ISBN 2-9509421-1-3. OCLC 40636076.
- ^ Nomenclature des gares stations et haltes : Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée. Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée. 1911. p. 30.
- ^ "Fréquentation en gares - Mézériat". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Budget : Compte administratif principal : résultat 2014". www.mezeriat.fr. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ a b "TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Mézériat". TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Ligne 30 Mâcon - Bourg-en-Bresse - Ambérieu valable jusqu'au 10 juillet" (PDF). TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.