Gare de Beauvais is a railway station located in Beauvais

Beauvais

Beauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...

 in the Oise

Oise

Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 department, France. TER Picardie

TER Picardie

TER Picardie is the regional rail network serving the Picardy region of France. It is based at the Gare d'Amiens in the town of Amiens.- Rail :- Road :- Multiple units:* SNCF Class Z 26500* SNCF Class X 4630* SNCF Class X 72500...

 trains connect the station to Le Tréport-Mers

Gare du Tréport-Mers

The Gare du Tréport-Mers is a railway station located in the commune of Le Tréport in the Seine-Maritime department, France. It is only a few metres from Mers-les-Bains, which is in the Somme department.-Railway service:...

, Creil

Gare de Creil

Gare de Creil is the railway station serving the northern French city of Creil. It is an important railway junction, situated on the Paris–Lille railway and the branch lines to Saint-Quentin, Beauvais and Pontoise....

 and Paris-Nord

Gare du Nord

Paris Nord is one of the six large terminus railway stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris, France. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including Paris Métro and RER...

. The Neo-medieval

Gothic Revival architecture

The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...

 station building was constructed by Compagnie du Nord in brick and concrete in 1860. The line to Paris is electrified with an alternating current running 25 kV-50 Hz. Other lines run with diesel

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...

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History

A station was opened at Beauvais in 1857, when the line Beauvais - Creil was opened. At the time, it took three and a half hours to reach Paris via Creil. The direct line from Paris to Beauvais and further to Le Tréport was opened in 1877. Until 1939

1939 in rail transport

- January events :* January – Electro-Motive Corporation introduces the SW1.- February events :* February – Electro-Motive Corporation introduces the NW2.- March events :* March 8 – Edward Engel succeeds Samuel T...

, Beauvais was also connected by rail with Gournay-Ferrières

Gournay-en-Bray

Gournay-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A town of farming and light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, some east of Rouen, at the junction of the N31, the D930 and the D915 roads...

, Gisors

Gisors

Gisors is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located northwest from the center of Paris.Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 12,669 inhabitants...

, Clermont

Clermont, Oise

Clermont is a small city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-Main sights:* Church St Samson containing numerous Painting from the seventeenth century...

, Saint-Just-en-Chaussée

Saint-Just-en-Chaussée

Saint-Just-en-Chaussée is a town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-History:Its name refers to Saint Justus of Beauvais, who is said to have been martyred at this spot.-Notable people:...

 and Amiens

Gare d'Amiens

Gare d'Amiens is the main station for the Northern French city of Amiens.The station opened on 15 March 1847 when the line to Abbeville opened to passengers. The station building was subsequently replaced by the present structure following the allied bombardment and was built in 1955 by Auguste...

 (via the Beauvais-Amiens railway).