Chaugey – Lons-le-Saunier railway line

Chaugey – Lons-le-Saunier railway line
Lons-le-Saunier station, 2019
Route number (SNCF) :	868,000
Route length:	60.8 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope :	10  ‰
Dual track :	formerly yes
Legend Dijon-Ville – Saint-Amour railway from Dijon Gray – Saint-Jean-de-Losne railway line by Gray 345.0 Saint-Jean-de-Losne 184 m 345.5 Saone (182 m) 346.3 Raie de Pontreux (61 m) 346.6 Chaugey 183 m 347.0 Railway line Dijon-Ville-Saint-Amour to Bourg-en-Bresse ~ 350.0 A 36 350.3 Franxault ~ 351.7 Côte-d'Or / Jura department 355.1 Saint-Aubin ~ 359.1 D 673 (formerly N 73 ) 359.3 Chemin-Peseux 361.3 Les Jousserots ~ 362.3 Doubs (148 m) ~ 362.9 D 469 (formerly N 468 ) ~ 364.6 Orain (52 m) ~ 366.4 Chagny – Dole-Ville railway from Dole ~ 366.6 D 469 (formerly N 468 ) 366.8 Chaussin ~ 367.0 Chagny – Dole-Ville railway to Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse 373.6 Pleurs 377.7 Sergenaux-Les Deux-Fays 381.9 Chaumergy 388.0 Commenailles 393.6 Bletterans ~ 393.9 Seille ~ 397.1 D 470 (formerly N 470 ) 397.4 Ruffey ~ 398.6 A 39 (railway line destroyed) ~ 402.6 D 678 (formerly N 78 ) 403.0 Courlans Viaduc de Courlans ( Vallière ; 338 m) ~ 404.0 N 1083 (formerly N 83 ) Railway line Saint-Germain-du-Plain-Lons-le-Saunier v. Louhans ~ 404.1 Mouchard – Bourg-en-Bresse railway from Bourg-en-Bresse 407.3 441.7 Lons-le-Saunier 267 m Champagnole – Lons-le-Saunier railway to Champagnole Railway Mouchard – Bourg-en-Bresse to Mouchard

The Chaugey – Lons-le-Saunier railway is a single-track , non-electrified, approximately 60 km long railway line in France, which is now largely closed. Only goods traffic takes place on the remaining northern part.

history

The concession for this route was granted to the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) on July 20, 1891 . A corresponding contract was signed with the Ministry of Public Work and Transport on that day. With the nationalization of the railway companies, the line changed to SNCF in 1938 and was confirmed on February 2, 1893.

In Lons-le-Saunier and in Bletterans there were 50 years from 1898 to 1948 following the 68 km long, steam-powered narrow gauge - local train , by the Chemins de fer Vicinaux was operated (CFV). According to other sources, construction of the line was started but never completed. On May 4, 1926, the General Council decided to finally stop construction and to reverse all contracts.

The line was completely closed to passenger traffic on September 28, 1969. At the same time, goods traffic in the 6.8 km Chaussin - Pleure section was discontinued, one and a half years later on February 1, 1971 the subsequent 20 km to Bletterans and in 1994 the remaining part to Lons-le-Saunier for the construction of the A 39 for no bridge was planned, as a restart of the railway line was ruled out. Even if the state-owned company Réseau ferré de France (RFF) reversed its decision to close it on November 18, 2004, the realignment of the motorway meant that the railway line was cut up. In contrast to other parts of the route, this section has not yet been de-dedicated.

Development of the route sections

Route kilometers	section	Freight traffic closure	Desedication	Tracks removed	State (2011)
346,579-359,300	Chaugey-Chemin-Peseux			Freight traffic active
359,300-367,400	Chemin-Peseux - Chaussin	February 1, 1989	February 25, 1993	Date unknown	broke
367,400-373,150	Chaussin - Pleure	September 28, 1969	October 29, 1970	around 1980	broke
373,150-392,500	Pleure - Bletterans	1st February 1971	July 26, 1973	1970	broke
392,500-397,400	Bletterans - Larnaud-Ruffey	1994		Date unknown	no route
397,400-407,300	Larnaud-Ruffey - Lons-le-Saunier	1994		1st half of 2007	Footpath and bike path

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Loi qui déclare d'utilité publique, à titre d'intérêt général, le chemin de fer de Lons-le-Saunier à Saint-Jean-de-Losne et approuve une convention passée entre l'État et la Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée. Bulletin des lois de la République Française , Paris 1893, Series XII, Volume 46, No. 1541, Pages 597-598.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Ligne de Chaugey à Lons-le-Saunier . Histoire de lignes oubliées…, June 12, 2011
3. ^ Compagnie des chemins de fer Vicinaux (CFV). List des chemins de fer secondaires, Jura (39) On: FACS - Patrimoine Ferroviaire
4. ↑ Le tramway de Lons-le-Saunier à Pierre de Bresse. On: Jurafrance.info
5. ↑ Décret du 25 février 1993 portant retranchement et déclassement de sections de lignes dépendant du réseau ferré national géré par la Société nationale des chemins de fer français et du décret du 18 septembre 1992 portant retranchement et déclassement de ferré de lignes dépendant de modification géré par la Société nationale des chemins de fer français. Ministère de l'équipement, du logement et des transport. Journal Officiel de la République Française of March 5, 1993, page 2588.