Gare de Senlis, Historical railway station in Senlis, France.
Gare de Senlis is a former railway station in Senlis, Oise, built in 1922 by architect Gustave Umbdenstock after the first station burned in 1914. The pale brick building with cream stone trim has a symmetrical facade, a steep pitched roof with a rounded gable, and a tall dark spire rising from a clock tower. A sign reading "SENLIS" sits below a shield-shaped crest above the arched entrance.
A first station building opened in 1861 but was destroyed during the First World War. The architect Gustave Umbdenstock designed the current building, which was completed in 1922.
The word "SENLIS" on the facade sign still names the town the station served. Since 9 July 2007 the former passenger hall has housed a maison de l'emploi, and the forecourt now works as a bus station, so the address remains a transport hub even without trains.
The building is easy to spot from the street and the bus terminal on site makes it simple to arrive by public transport from Paris or nearby towns. A visit pairs well with a walk through the historic center of Senlis, which is close by.
Passenger trains stopped running here in 1950, yet the building was not listed as a historical monument until 2001, long after rail activity had ended. This means the protection came for the architecture itself, not for any active use.
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