Châlons-en-Champagne station ( French: ''Gare de Châlons-en-Champagne'') is a

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serving the commune of

Châlons-en-Champagne Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims. Formerly called Châlons ...

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department, eastern

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. It is situated at

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(KP) 172.214 on the Paris–Strasbourg railway. The station is served by regional trains towards

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, Nancy and Chaumont.Le réseau TER Fluo
TER Grand Est, accessed 28 April 2022.

History

The railway section between Épernay and Châlons was inaugurated on 6 November 1849 by General Louis Eugène Cavaignac. The link between Châlons and Paris would turn into daily service four days later. The Paris–Strasbourg railway was subsequently inaugurated by Napoléon III on 17 July 1852. In 2018, the

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estimated that the annual circulation through the station consisted of 717,835 passengers.

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* Railway stations in Marne (department) Railway stations in France opened in 1849 {{Champagne-railstation-stub

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