Château-Thierry: station history
Served by: Transilien P.
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A station in the Aisne, opened in 1849 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg, which became the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est in 1852. It is at kilometre point 94.488 of the Noisy-le-Sec to Strasbourg-Ville line, at an altitude of 63 metres, and is served by Transilien line P and TER Grand Est. The main building, type 7 with two wings of seven bays, was built in 1860. In 1863, the commune boundaries were changed: the building and platforms passed to the commune of Château-Thierry, which explains the station's name.
Anecdote
It was the starting point of the Château-Thierry to Oulchy-Breny line, opened in 1885, with a second station near the Chesneaux district, closed to passengers in 1938. A secondary metre-gauge line to Mareuil-sur-Ourcq, opened in 1910, closed in 1946. The station was electrified in 1961, and is still open to freight. At the inauguration, the Compagnie de l'Est offered four daily trains to Paris and three to the provinces, with a journey of about three hours.
Around Château-Thierry
- Château médiéval de Château-Thierry, 80 m away — The ruins of the fortress that dominates the town and the Marne.
- Monument américain de la côte 204, 5000 m away — An American memorial of 1930 recalling the 1918 fighting near Château-Thierry.