Haute-Picardie TGV
SNCF
The station entrance
General information
Location	Ablaincourt-Pressoir Somme,Picardy  France
Coordinates	49°51′33″N2°49′54″E / 49.85917°N 2.83167°E /49.85917; 2.83167
Elevation	83 m
Owned by	SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	LGV Nord
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Train operators	TGV
Other information
Station code	87313882
History
Opened	3 July 1994 (1994-07-03)
Passengers
2016	324 016
Location Haute-Picardie TGV Location within France

Haute-Picardie TGV station (French:Gare de TGV Haute-Picardie) is arailway station on theLGV Nord-Europe betweenLille andParis. Geographically, it is located about 10 km (6 mi) west ofPéronne, between the towns ofSaint Quentin andAmiens, in the heart of theBattle of the Somme territory.

When built, it was criticised by the press for being too far from any of the neighbouring towns to be useful. It was located near atrunk road rather than a connecting railway line: it was often nicknamedla gare des betteraves, or 'sugar beet station', as it is surrounded bysugar beet fields, as it was the case for some rail stations in the countryside at the beginning of the twentieth century, when those vegetables were still transported almost exclusively by train to the nearest sugar refinery.

Today, the station is connected with the two local main cities, namelyAmiens to the west andSaint Quentin to the east, by theA29 motorway – it takes around 30 minutes to reach either city and a bus shuttle service operates four times per day.^[1]

The annual number of passengers varies from 360,000 to 400,000.

As a very small TGV station, from the point of view of watching the trains the platform is only a few metres from the main running lines, where trains pass by at 300 km/h (190 mph), and there is a good view of the lines in both directions. At most stations onhigh-speed lines there is some form of barrier preventing this close up viewing from the platform. Since 2013, passengers are not allowed onto the platforms until the arrival of the next stopping train, in order to avoid any risk of being hit by flyingtrack ballast.

There is a business park close to the station.

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