SNCF railway station | |
The travellers building and the entrance of the station
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Location | 25 avenue de la Gare, 67120 Molsheim |
Coordinates | 48°32′14″N 7°30′00″E / 48.53722°N 7.50000°ECoordinates: 48°32′14″N 7°30′00″E / 48.53722°N 7.50000°E |
Owned by | SNCF |
Line(s) |
Strasbourg–Saint-Dié railway, Sélestat–Saverne railway |
Tracks | 3 + service tracks |
Construction | |
Parking | yes |
Bicycle facilities | yes |
Other information | |
Website | Gare de Molsheim |
History | |
Opened | September 28th, 1864 |
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 Alsace network, it is only served by regional express trains.
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. 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.
The Molsheim train station is put in operation on September 28, 1864 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.
The former station is destroyed in 1993.
As of 2014, the Molsheim station is a travellers station of regional interest belonging the category B, its frequentation being superior 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.