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Platform shelter, in the direction of Ambérieu station
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Route de la Gare 01700 Beynost Ain France | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 180 m | ||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SNCF | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lyon-Geneva railway | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.966 km | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 June 1856 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 213,302 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Beynost station (French: Gare de Beynost) is a French railway station located in communeofBeynost, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 20.966 on the Lyon-Geneva railway.
As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.
The Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à Genève opened the station on 23 June 1856, along with a section of railway between Lyon and Ambérieu-en-Bugey, via Miribel.[1]
The station previously consisted of a passenger building, which has since disappeared.[2]
In 2019, the SNCF estimated that 213,302 passengers traveled through the station.[3]
Classified as a PANG (point d'accès non géré), the station is unstaffed without any passenger services. Howeverm the station is equipped with ticket vending machines.[4]
As of 2020, Beynost station is served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes line 35 trains running between Ambérieu and Lyon-Part-Dieu.[5]
45°50′02″N 5°00′25″E / 45.8339°N 5.0070°E / 45.8339; 5.0070
