Blainville-Damelevières – Lure railway line

Blainville-Damelevières-Lure
Lure station around 1900
Route number (SNCF) :	042 000
Course book route (SNCF) :	16 (Est)
Route length:	125.7 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	Blainville – Épinal: 25 kV 50 Hz  ~
Dual track :	Blainville-Aillevillers
Legend Paris – Strasbourg railway from Paris-Est 375.5 0.0 Blainville-Damelevières 218 m Railway line Paris – Strasbourg to Strasbourg 0.7 Meurthe (117 m) 7.5 Einvaux 287m 13.3 Euron (15m) Bayon – Neuves-Maisons railway from Neuves-Maisons 15.0 Bayon 267 m Meurthe-et-Moselle / Vosges border 25.3 Charmes (Vosges) 291 m 28.0 Junction Langley railway line Charmes – Rambervillers to Ramberv. 28.5 D32 28.6 Moselle (129 m) 29.4 Adjacent railroad tracks 30.2 Vincey 280 m 30.5 Canal de l'Est (28 m) 34.9 Avière (24 m) 35.9 Châtel-sur-Moselle-Nomexy 290 m 40.1 Igney 306 m 43.3 Thaon 321 m 44.2 N 57 47.8 Canal de l'Est (14 m) Neufchâteau – Épinal railway from / to Neufchâteau 51.0 Epinal 340m 53.8 Char-d'Argent (83 m) 54.7 Junction from St. Laurent railway line Épinal – Bussang to Remiremont 61.6 Dounoux 416 m 62.0 D 434 66.9 Cône (145 m) 69.5 Xertigny 430 m 73.7 La Chapelle-aux-Bois 428 m 80.2 Bains-les-Bains 404m 83.3 D 164 85.8 Lorraine ( Vosges ) / Franche-Comté ( Haute-Saône ) border 89.9 D 64 93.6 Semouse (32 m) 93.7 D57bis Aillevillers – Plombières-les-Bains line to Plombières 94.2 Aillevillers 282 m Railway line Aillevillers – Port-d'Atelier-Amance to Port-d'Atelier 96.8 Corbenay 274 m Corbenay – Faymont to Faymont railway line 98.4 Combeauté (17 m) 101.9 D 64 102.7 Fontaine-lès-Luxeuil 296 m 103.1 D 964 104.6 Fontaine tunnel (276 m) 108.4 Luxeuil-les-Bains 295 m 108.4 D 6 109.6 Breuchin 111.6 N 57 116.7 Citers-Quers 281 m 117.2 Lantern 124.7 N 19 125.5 409.8 Paris – Mulhouse railway line from Paris-Est Montbozon – Lure railway from Montbozon 410.4 Reigne 411.0 Lure 293 m Paris – Mulhouse line to Mulhouse-Ville

The Blainville-Damelevières-Lure railway is a north-south French railway line. Since 1878 it has connected the two main routes Paris – Strasbourg and Paris – Mulhouse . About two thirds of the way they cross the border between Lorraine ( Vosges ) and Franche-Comté ( Haute-Saône ). Compared to the early days, when the main line was expanded to consist of two tracks and international trains and various through cars for water trains ran there, its importance has declined significantly since the 1970s. Today there is only one track south of Aillevillers train station .

history

This route construction is one of the earliest railway lines in France. The concession was granted on August 17, 1853 to the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg , which was taken over by the Chemin de fer de l'Est six months later . Regardless of this, the alignment and commissioning took place quickly, as the terrain was largely flat and there were hardly any obstacles to overcome. The first 51-kilometer stage to Épinal was handed over to its destination on June 24, 1857. The second, 34-kilometer line to Aillevillers across the department border was completed on September 24, 1863, where a connection to Nancy could be completed at the same time via the Aillevillers – Port-d'Atelier-Amance railway . The last 30 kilometers to Lure can be understood as closing the gap to shorten the way to Mulhouse, which finally took place on April 25, 1878.

With the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine in 1870/71, this last section became particularly important because it enabled a short connection to Belfort and Switzerland to be established.

The route was only electrified on May 23, 2005, in order to enable the peripheral stations of Épinal and Remiremont to make occasional TGV trips. The opening of the LGV Rhin-Rhône has revitalized the railway infrastructure in this region and new planning efforts have contributed to the improvement of the route. The time horizon is until 2022.

Individual evidence

1. ^ D'une liaison nationale à un ax interrégional: l'exemple de la liaison Lorraine-Franche-Comté (line Nancy-Belfort) . Jean-Louis Mignot Université, Nancy (French)
2. ↑ SNCF: Nancy-Lyon en 2 h 38, d'ici 2020–2022 . L'Alsace, October 6, 2009 (French)

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