Merrey – Hymont-Mattaincourt railway line

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Merrey-Hymont-Mattaincourt
The route branches off to the right in Merrey, facing northeast
The route branches off to the right in Merrey, facing northeast
Route number (SNCF) : 035 000
Route length: 58.15 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope : 10  ‰
Top speed: 100 km / h
Dual track : Yes
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 Culmont-Chalindrey – Toul railway from Culmont - Chalindrey
Station, station
 30.4 Merrey 359m
   
 Railway line Culmont-Chalindrey-Toul to Toul
   
 33 Colombey-lès-Choiseul 346 m
Bridge over watercourse (medium)
 33.7 Flambart (58m)
   
 ~ 34.5 Haute-Marne / Vosges department
   
 ~ 36.6 Connection "Aeroport Cap Vosges Damblain"
   
 36.9 Damblain 367 m
   
 42.1 Rozières-sur-Mouzon 331 m
   
 47.9 Lamarche (Vosges) 340 m
Bridge over watercourse (medium)
 48.1 Petit Mouzon (14m)
   
 53.6 Martigny-les-Bains 369 m
Station without passenger traffic
 63.3 Contrexéville 347m
   
 66.3 Connection to Nestlé Waters
Station without passenger traffic
 68.9 Vittel 341m
Bridge over watercourse (medium)
 68.9 Petit-Vair (32m)
   
 73.1 Haréville-sous-Montfort 376 m
   
 77.2 Remoncourt 345 m
   
 81.3 Rozerotte 306 m
   
 83.3 Bazoilles-Devant-Hymont 291 m
   
 Neufchâteau – Épinal to Épinal railway line
Bridge over watercourse (medium)
 87.7 Pillar
   
 87.8 Neufchâteau – Épinal railway from Épinal
Station without passenger traffic
 88.3 Hymont - Mattaincourt 276m
Route - straight ahead
 Railway line Neufchâteau – Épinal to Neufchâteau

The railway Merrey-Hymont-Mattaincourt is a two-track , non-electrified main line in the region Grand Est in France . It was opened to traffic in 1881. At the time of bathrooms trains ( Trains d'eaux ) wrong over this distance express trains with 1st and 2.- class - Pullman , the coaches directly from Paris , sometimes even from Clermont-Ferrand and Strasbourg led.

history

On July 31, 1879, the Ministry of Public Works allowed construction to begin. Almost two years later, on March 1, 1881, the route, which did not require any special engineering structures, was opened. The railway company Compagnie des Chemins de fer de l'Est (EST) initially received the provisional and on October 3, 1881 the final operating license. On June 11, 1883, the line was leased to EST for 99 years; with the passing of a corresponding law, this contract was subsequently approved on November 20 of that year. With the nationalization of most of the French railway companies in 1938, this line also became the property of the SNCF .

The reception building of the station Vittel from 1882 was replaced from 1926 to 1928 by a new building. The new building, built in the style of modernism , including its original interior furnishings, was listed as a historical monument in 1990 .

Due to the poor condition of the line, passenger train traffic was temporarily suspended in December 2016. Since April 2019, travel has been taking place again between Merrey and Vittel. Only in this section is train protection ensured using the Block automatique lumineux (BAL) block system and the train radio GSM-Rail . The trains run between Paris and Vittel from the beginning of April to the beginning of November on Fridays, Sundays and public holidays.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry no. PA00107332 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Le train des Eaux de retour dans les stations thermales at vosgesmatin.fr from April 6, 2019, accessed on January 27, 2020
  3. ↑ Paris-Vittel en direct les week-ends at cdn.ter.sncf.com, accessed on January 27, 2020