Châlons-en-Champagne – Reims railway line
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Sentry box at Sillery and Battlefield, 1918
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Route number (SNCF) : | 81,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route length: | 56.6 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power system : | Châlons - Saint-Hilaire 25 kV, 50 Hz ~ |
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Maximum slope : | 12 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dual track : | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ 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)