Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple – Hagondange railway line
| Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange | |
|---|---|
 House platform and 2nd track in St.-Hilaire station.
Behind the Châlons – Reims tracks. South facing. | |
| Route number (SNCF) : | 85,000 |
| Route length: | 176 km |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Power system : | Conflans-Jarny-Hagondange: 25 kV, 50 Hz ~ |
| Maximum slope : | 15 ‰ |
| Minimum radius : | 300 m |
| Top speed: | 60-90 km / h |
| Dual track : | Conflans-Jarny-Hagondange |
The Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway is a double-track , almost 180 km long railway line in Grand Est , France. The kilometers were set from Paris-Est train station via Châlons-en-Champagne . After 52 km, the limit of is department Marne to the Meuse crossed, that is from the region Champagne-Ardenne to the region Lorraine .
history
The planning of the Paris – Strasbourg railway line did not satisfy the residents of the two departmental capitals, Reims and Metz , as they were not taken into account. The prefect of Reims and the mayor of Metz favored a route for the route that would continue with the Forbacher Bahn and then over the existing Mannheim – Saarbrücken line . They wrote: "The railway must first serve those who do not have the Rhine-Marne Canal ." The Metz Chamber of Commerce also endorsed the route Paris-Metz via Compiègne, Reims, Sainte-Menehould, Verdun and Amanvillers, while in Alsace could not get used to the fast connection to Germany.
Although the law of August 2, 1844 also approved the construction of two branch lines, these meant considerably longer travel times. This planning increased the route from Metz to Paris from a possible 344 to 411 kilometers. Reasons to connect the two cities so early to the newly developing railway network were given for Reims in its relative size with 39,000 inhabitants and its importance as a trading center. From here land transport routes led further north into the Ardennes and via the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne, which is currently under construction, to Bar-le-Duc and other waterways. For the connection of Metz, the importance as the fourth most important fortified city in France was emphasized.
The railway company Chemin de fer de l'Est , founded in 1853 and already operating the Paris – Strasbourg line, acquired the concession for this line on May 1, 1863, initially for 45 years. Chemin de fer de l'Est was very interested in expanding to the north and joined forces with the Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes on January 1, 1863 , thus acquiring important routes between Reims and Thionville .
The opening of the first section from Saint-Hilaire to Sainte-Menehould took place on July 23, 1867, Verdun was reached on April 14, 1870, Conflans-Jarny on June 7, 1873. With the Peace of Frankfurt on May 10, 1871, it was German -French border moved to Jœuf and Metz was no longer accessible for the French railway administration. Nonetheless, the railway line was completed between 1879 and 1925. The entire route was initially designed as a single track, but a second track was planned from the start. As early as March 10, 1880, the Saint-Hilaire – Verdun section had been expanded to two tracks. After the First World War, the rest followed. Between 1972 and 1975 the second track was gradually abandoned and partially dismantled. Many sections are still equipped with the second track without this being used. On the same train, intermediate stations between Saint-Hilaire and Conflans-Jarny were closed to passenger traffic. On December 15, 2013, passenger traffic between Saint-Hilaire and Verdun was suspended.
The electrification between Conflans-Jarny and Hagondange took place in 1956.
Route
The construction of this route was not very demanding, as only slight gradients had to be overcome. There are three tunnels in total. The 1190 m long twin tunnel Tavannes as well as both the 250 m long Tunnel d'Homécourt and Tunnel de Montois la Montagne . In the summer of 1916, during fighting, there was a serious explosion at the west portal of the Tavannes Tunnel, which left many people dead. In the course of the abandonment of a track, one tube of the twin tunnel was abandoned, the other tube was expanded and upgraded for possible overhead lines.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b André Schontz: Évolution d'un projet de desserte ferroviaire entre Paris et Strasbourg. In: Mémoires de l'Académie nationale de Metz , Académie nationale de Metz, 1998, ISSN 1149-0349 , pp. 61-74
- ↑ Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden : The French Railways: Statistical-historical presentation of their formation, their relationship to the state authority, as well as their administrative and operational facilities. Mittler 1846, page 306
- ↑ Lucien Gallois: La ligne de Lérouville à Metz. In: Annales de Géographie , t. 40, No. 227, 1931. Pages 573-576
- ^ Revue La Vie du rail , No. 2059, Sept. 1986, page 41
- ↑ Revue Chemins de Fer éditée par l'AFAC , No. 2147 1988/6, page 263