Gisors: station history
Served by: Transilien J.
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A station in the Eure, formerly Gisors-Embranchement, served by Transilien line J. It is a former junction station, the origin of the Gisors-Embranchement to Pont-de-l'Arche line, partly declassified. When the Pontoise to Dieppe line arrived, it took two and a half hours by stopping train to reach Paris. The line serving the rural south-western tip of the Oise crosses three regions: Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France and Normandy.
Anecdote
The Gisors - Serqueux TER service was suspended for safety reasons, the track being in poor condition for lack of maintenance, then renewal works allowed trains to resume, except on weekends and public holidays. Electrification to Serqueux followed, with a public inquiry in 2014, and the service was suspended again from 2017 to 2021 for those works. Freight trains pass through the station to serve the hinterland of the port of Le Havre and relieve the Paris-Saint-Lazare to Le Havre line. The station is a setting in the film « Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train », by Patrice Chéreau (1998).
Around Gisors
- Château de Gisors, 130 m away — A Norman fortress overlooking the town, with buildings from the 11th to 16th centuries.
- Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, 230 m away — A Flamboyant Gothic church with stained glass, mural painting and a transi tomb, photographed from the late 19th century.