Molsheim station
{{Short description|French railway station}}
{{Infobox station
| name= Gare de Molsheim {{rail-interchange|fr|rail}}
| type= SNCF railway station
| image= TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim BatVoyageurs.JPG
| image_caption = The travellers building and the entrance of the station
| address= 25 avenue de la Gare, 67120 Molsheim
| coordinates= {{coord|48|32|14|N|7|30|00|E|type:railwaystation_region:FR-67_dim:25_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| line= Strasbourg–Saint-Dié railway,
Sélestat–Saverne railway
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| tracks= 3 + service tracks
| parking= yes
| bicycle= yes
| baggage_check=
| opened= 28 September 1864
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| code = {{Uic8}}
| owned= SNCF
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| services= {{Adjacent stations
|system21=TER Grand Est
|line21=A07|left21=Entzheim-Aéroport|right21=Dorlisheim
|line22=A08|left22=Entzheim-Aéroport|right22=Mutzig
|line23=A34|right23=Dachstein}}
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| web= [https://m.ter.sncf.com/grand-est/se-deplacer/gares/molsheim-87214577 Gare de Molsheim]
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Gare de Molsheim is a French railway station located on the Strasbourg—Saint-Dié and Sélestat–Saverne railways. It is located within the commune of Molsheim, in the Bas-Rhin department, in northeastern France.
It is put in operation by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (Eastern Railways Company). It is a travellers station of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF). Belonging to the TER Grand Est network, it is only served by regional express trains.
Location
Established at an altitude of 177 meters, the former bifurcation station of Molsheim is located at the kilometric point 18.920 of the Strasbourg—Saint-Dié railway, between the stations of Dachstein and of Mutzig.{{in lang|fr}} Reinhard Douté, Les 400 profils de lignes voyageurs du réseau français : lignes 001 à 600, vol. 1, La Vie du Rail, 2011, 238 p. ({{ISBN|978-2-918758-34-1}}), « (110) Strasbourg - St-Dié », p. 63 It is also located at the kilometric point 33.461 of the Sélestat—Saverne railway, between the stations of Dorlisheim (still opened) and of Avolsheim (closed). The railway has been downgraded and left between the stations of Molsheim and Saverne.{{in lang|fr}} Reinhard Douté, Les 400 profils de lignes voyageurs du réseau français : lignes 001 à 600, vol. 1, La Vie du Rail, 2011, 238 p. ({{ISBN|978-2-918758-34-1}}), « (111) Selestat - Molsheim - Saverne », p. 64
History
Molsheim station began operations on 28 September 1864{{in lang|fr}} Christophe Lachenal : [http://christophe.lachenal.free.fr/francais/infos/gare_france/fr_gare_obernai.htm Gare SNCF d'Obernai : Historique] by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (Eastern Railways Company), when the latter began the operation of the vicinal line n°1 bis from Strasbourg to Barr.{{in lang|fr}} Jacques Baquol, « Chemins de fer vicinaux », dans L'Alsace ancienne et moderne ou dictionnaire du Haut et du Bas-Rhin, 1865 [https://books.google.com/books?id=__EUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA373 p. 373]
The former station was destroyed in 1993.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.trainmolsheim.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=4 La ligne Molsheim–Saverne]
As of 2014, the Molsheim station is a travellers station of regional interest belonging the category B, its usage being greater or equal to 100 000 travellers per year from 2010 to 2011). It includes three platforms (one on each side of the tracks and one in the middle), two shelters and an underpass.{{in lang|fr}} SNCF, {{cite web |url= http://www.rff.fr/fr/drr_telechargement/2014/annexe9-1 |title= Document de référence des gares de voyageurs révisé pour l'horaire de service 2014 : Version 6 au 9 mars 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Travellers service
=Reception=
Being a SNCF station, it comprises a travellers buildings, which includes counters opened every day. The station is stuffed with automatic machines allowing travellers to purchase tickets. Special layouts, equipments and services are available for disabled people.{{in lang|fr}} [https://m.ter.sncf.com/grand-est/se-deplacer/gares/molsheim-87214577 Gare de Molsheim], TER, SNCF An underpass allows the crossing of the tracks and the passing from one platform to another.
=Servicing=
Being a travellers station of the TER Grand Est network, the Molsheim station is served by regional express trains of the following liaisons:[https://www.ter.sncf.com/grand-est/se-deplacer/fiches-horaires TER Grand Est], Fiches horaires.[https://mmt.vsct.fr/sites/default/files/swt/CGRE/2022-02/Carte%20Grand%20Est%20-%20septembre%202020%20A3_tcm75-154926_tcm75-213386%20%282%29.pdf Le réseau TER Fluo], TER Grand Est, accessed 28 April 2022.
- Strasbourg – Molsheim – Barr – Sélestat (line A 07)
- Strasbourg – Saales – Saint-Dié-des-Vosges – Épinal (line A 08)
- Strasbourg – Entzheim-Aéroport – Molsheim (line A 18)
=Other means of transport=
A parking for bicycles and several parkings for cars are fitted out around the station.
=Merchandise=
The Molsheim station is opened to freight services.{{in lang|fr}} [http://fret.sncf.com/gare/act-detail/pays-FR/214577-gare.html Site fret SNCF : la gare de Molsheim]
Pictures
File:TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim Gare VersStrasbourg2.JPG|The tracks and the platforms at the station.
File:TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim Infogare2.JPG|Information sign at the station.
File:TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim versStDié3.JPG|A TER at the station.
File:TERAlsace LigneStDié Molsheim versStrasbourg.JPG|A platform and the underpass.
References
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External links
{{sister project links|b=no|n=no|v=no|wikt=no|q=no|s=no|author=no|commons=Category:Gare de Molsheim|d=y}}
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://m.ter.sncf.com/grand-est/se-deplacer/gares/molsheim-87214577 Gare de Molsheim], TER Grand Est, SNCF
- {{GaresConnexions website}}
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