Persan-Beaumont is located on the original
Paris–Lille railway line, that was opened on 20 June 1846 by
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord (Nord Railway Company). This line passed along the Montmorency Valley (Ermont-Eaubonne), and headed towards the Northeast at
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, continuing through the
Oise valley. In 1859, a more direct line along
Chantilly was opened, bypassing Persan-Beaumont. The Chemin de fer du Nord opened the line between
Épinay and Persan-Beaumont via
Montsoult on 5 April 1877, thus creating a direct link between Paris and Beauvais, and further to Le Tréport. The present station is the third built on the site. The first, which dated to the opening of the line, was destroyed by bombing in August 1944. It was replaced in 1955 by a building that proved inadequate, which was in turn replaced by the present station when the Paris – Beauvais line was electrified.
The original station Located at the junction of several important lines: • Paris-Nord via Montsoult-Maffliers • Paris-Nord via
Valmondois • Pontoise via Valmondois • Beauvais • Creil The station was equipped with a
roundhouse from 1917 on. 35 locomotives were maintained there, including 29 for suburban service and 4 for shunting. There were numerous employees both attached to the maintenance facility and staffing trains. The steam maintenance facilities have been demolished and replaced by a carpark. Persan-Beaumont remains a satellite centre of the Paris-Nord Technicentre.
Hermes–Beaumont railway The
metre gauge line of the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Hermes à Beaumont (Hermes – Beaumont Railway Company) formerly linked Persan-Beaumont to
Hermes, Oise via
Noailles. Last operated as a
local interest line, it was partly closed in 1949, and the last section, from Persan to
Ercuis, closed in 1958. ==See also==