Arches – Saint-Dié railway line

Arches-Saint-Dié
Former Corcieux-Vanémont station, looking towards Épinal, 2010.
Route number (SNCF) :	062 000
Course book route (SNCF) :	18th
Route length:	48.9 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope :	14  ‰
Dual track :	formerly yes
Legend Épinal – Bussang railway from Épinal 0.0 Arches 350 m 2.4 Railway line Épinal – Bussang to Bussang 3.1 Moselle (78 m) 3.6 Jarménil 365 m 7.9 Docelles-Cheniménil 377 m 10.3 Vologne (5 m) 11.9 Deycimont 400 m 13.8 Lépanges 405 m 17th Laval (Vosges) 436 m 19.0 Tunnel de Bruyères (146 and 142 m) 19.3 Bruyères (Vosges) 463 m 19.9 Railway Mont-sur-Meurthe – Bruyères to Mont-sur-Meurthe 23.3 Laveline-devant-Bruyères 446 m 23.4 Laveline-devant-Bruyères – Gérardmer n. Gérardmer railway line 25.6 La Chapelle 450 m 28.2 Biffontaine 465 m 31.9 La Houssière 487 m 32.3 Neuné (10 m) 33.9 Corcieux-Vanémont 500 m 34.7 Vanémont tunnel 1 (143 m) 35.5 Vanémont Tunnel 2 (160 m) Saint-Léonard – Fraize railway from Fraize 40.8 Saint-Léonard (Vosges) 417 m 43.3 Saulcy 392 m Strasbourg – Saint-Dié railway line from Strasbourg 48.9 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 343 m Railway line Lunéville – Saint-Dié to Lunéville

The Arches – Saint-Dié railway is a French railway that connects the two most important cities within the Vosges department . The former double-track line was never electrified. In 2019 it will not be used in passenger transport.

history

Saint-Léonard train station, 2014

The concession to build and operate the southwestern part of the line to Laveline was granted for 99 years to the Société anonyme du chemin de fer de la Vologne , which only operated this line and a few years later (before 1873) to the Compagnie des chemins de fer des Vosges (CCFV) passed. In 1867, the line was declared public by decree (Déclaration d'utilité publique, DUP). After taking over the company, CCFV continued to build the northeastern part from Laveline.

The first section was opened by January 20, 1870, a further section to La Chapelle by July 11, 1874 and the connection to the existing Lunéville – Saint-Dié line on October 7, 1876 .

On October 3, 1881, the CCFV with its entire portfolio was transferred to Chemin de fer de l'Est for 10.6 million francs , which took over the line as line 18 in its portfolio .

Since the 2018/19 winter timetable came into force, passenger traffic has been suspended until further notice due to a dilapidated superstructure . In the end, certain sections could only be driven at 10 km / h. The connection is maintained by buses. Previously, 5–6 pairs of trains ran on weekdays and 1–2 pairs of trains on weekends. Almost half of the passengers were young subscribers under the age of 26.

Infrastructure

Numerous engineering structures were necessary for the construction of this route.

• Tunnel de Bruyères (km 19.0) with two tubes 146.4 m and 143 m in length
• Tunnel de Vanémont 1 (km 34.7) 162 m
• Tunnel de Vanémont 2 (km 35.5) platform 1 open; Track 2 160 m

Web links

Commons : Arches – Saint-Dié railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Datasheet Tunnel Vanémont N 2 on Inventaire des Tunnels Ferroviaires de France

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Carnet de profile plans de gare, 1962 , route map of the SNCF , sheet 85
2. ↑ Décret qui déclare d'utilité publique l'établissement d'un Chemin de fer d'intérêt local de Laveline à Saint-Dié, avec embranchements par Gérardmer et sur Fraize . Bulletin des lois de la République française, Imprimerie nationale des lois, Paris 1873, pages 1099–1100
3. ^ A. Cribier: Epinal Saint The Des Vosges une ligne menacée . Le Ferrovipathe (French)