🇫🇷 Chaumont

Major

France

La gare de Chaumont dessert la préfecture du département de la Haute-Marne, en région Grand Est, une ville perchée sur le plateau de Champagne, réputée pour son impressionnante architecture médiévale et son festival international de l'affiche. La gare est située sur la ligne ferroviaire Paris-Est–Mulhouse–Bâle, offrant à Chaumont un accès aux trains grandes lignes sur cet important axe est–ouest, ainsi qu'aux services régionaux TER vers Langres, Troyes et Dijon. L'histoire militaire de la ville et son remarquable viaduc — l'un des plus grands de France — confèrent à Chaumont une présence historique remarquable au regard de sa modeste population.

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Faits essentiels

Pays	🇫🇷 France
Type	Major
Coordonnées	48,10976, 5,1346
Fuseau horaire	Europe/Paris
Correspondances	778
Code UIC	8714200

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Foire aux questions

Chaumont station is about a 10-minute walk from the old town on the hilltop. Walk south and uphill to reach the Place du General de Gaulle and the historic centre with its views over the Suize and Marne valleys.

TGV services connect Chaumont to Paris Est in about 2.5 hours on the Paris-Basel conventional line. TER Grand Est trains run to Troyes, Langres, and Dijon. The station sits at a junction of several regional lines.

Luggage storage at Chaumont is limited. The station has a ticket office and a waiting room. The old town is walkable but involves some uphill climbing from the station.

Chaumont is famous for its annual International Poster Festival, the oldest of its kind. The 19th-century railway viaduct spanning the valley is an impressive sight. The old town has a Romanesque-Gothic basilica and the donjon tower with panoramic views.

The Chaumont Viaduct, completed in 1857, spans the Suize valley at a height of 52 metres with 50 arches. It was one of the largest railway bridges of its era and remains a striking feature of the landscape. The viaduct carries the Paris-Basel railway line through the town.

Opérateurs

OBB

National · Austria

Renfe

National · Spain

SNCF

National · France

DB

National · Germany

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