Châlons-en-Champagne – Reims railway line

Châlons-en-Champagne – Reims
Sentry box at Sillery and Battlefield, 1918
Route number (SNCF) :	81,000
Route length:	56.6 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	Châlons - Saint-Hilaire 25 kV, 50 Hz  ~
Maximum slope :	12  ‰
Dual track :	Yes
Legend Railway Paris – Strasbourg from Strasbourg 169.7 Châlons-en-Champagne 83 m Dépôt de Châlons Triage de Chalons Paris-Strasbourg railway n. Paris-Est 173.0 Marne Canal latéral à la Marne (Marne Lateral Canal) 179.9 La-Veuve 112 m N 44 A 4 186.1 Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple 123 m 186.2 Railway line Saint-Hilaire – Hagondange to Hagondange 186.4 LGV Est européenne to Paris-Est Vesle (70 m) 190.6 Bouy 113 m Camp de Mourmelon 196.1 Mourmelon-le-Petit 107 m 201.7 Sept-Saulx 98 m 205.6 Val-de-Vesle (formerly Wez-Thuizy) 95 m 209.2 Prunay 91 m 212.2 Sillery 89 m 216.0 Reims-St-Léonard 218.4 A 34 222.1 Reims-Cérès 95 m Railway Soissons – Givet from / n. Givet Railway Reims – Laon from / n. Laon 226.3 Reims 84 m Railway line Épernay – Reims to Épernay Railway Soissons – Givet to Soissons

The Châlons-en-Champagne – Reims railway is a double-track , 56.6 km long railway line in Grand Est , France. The kilometering was done from the Paris-Est train station . From the train station in Châlons-en-Champagne, it connects the Paris – Strasbourg line with the northern arrondissement capital of Reims .

history

On July 3, 1857, the concession was granted by the Minister of Public Works to build a rail link between Châlons and the Châlons military camp. This military camp on 14,000  hectares had been completely rebuilt. Due to its high military importance, the 25 km long route could already be put into operation on October 14th of the same year in the presence of the emperor. In order to be able to adhere to the agreed construction time, all engineering structures were initially made of wood. The route was operated by the young railway company Chemin de fer de l'Est .

The extension to Reims was inaugurated on August 15, 1863. There were no major differences in altitude to be overcome, but there were numerous streams and roads that required culverts and level crossings. Since almost all dams had to be built up for the route due to the soft subsoil, the railroad crossings of the roads required the construction of ramps. Overall, this section of the route cost CHF 2.5 million .

The route is equipped with an automatic traffic light block control (BAL) for train protection. In 2007, the line between Châlons-en-Champagne and Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple was electrified.

Web links

Commons : Châlons-en-Champagne – Reims railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} François et Maguy Palau: 2.46 Châlons-Mourmelon: 14 octobre 1857 , in: Le rail en France: le second Empire , part 1 (1852-1857), Paris 1998, ISBN 978-2950942111 , (French)