Strasbourg – Saint-Dié railway line

Strasbourg-Saint-Dié
Route number (SNCF) :	110,000
Course book route (SNCF) :	124
Route length:	86.501 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Dual track :	Strasbourg – Rothau used to be completely double-tracked
Legend from Paris from Lauterbourg 0.0 Strasbourg to Kehl – ​​Appenweier Strasbourg freight bypass Fractions ; 23 m Freight bypass to Basel Freight bypass 3,916 Strasbourg- Roethig 5.205 Lingolsheim 6.409 Holtzheim 9.245 Entzheim-Aéroport 12.305 Duppigheim 13,860 Duttlenheim 16.355 Dachstein from Saverne 18.912 Molsheim to Sélestat 21,857 Dirty 24.728 Gresswiller 28.017 Magel (30 m) 28.105 Heiligenberg - Mollkirch 29,140 Bruche (52 m) hazel Soultbach 31,560 Urmatt 33.517 Mullerhoff Bucket cups 35.076 Muhlbach / B. - Lutzelhouse Nezenbach 37.225 Wipe 38,950 Russ - Hersbach 42.275 Rupt de Framont (18 m) 42,425 Schirmeck - La Broque 43.770 Bruche (42 m) 44,926 Rothau 45.240 Bruche (15 m) 45.275 Rothau tunnel (207 m) 48.939 Fouday Viaduct ( Bruche ) (172 m) 49.677 Fouday 50.034 Bruche (24 m) 51,437 Bruche (13 m) 52,346 Saint-Blaise-la-Roche- Poutay Climontaine 54.864 Saulxures 55,306 Bruche (14 m) 56.882 Bruche (10 m) 58,462 Bourg-Bruche 59.734 Bruche (4 m) 61.622 Hall Bas-Rhin / Vosges border 65.621 Lubine tunnel (1601 m) 67.563 Fave (23 m) 69.119 Colroy- Lubine 70.188 Lubine Viaduct (70 m) 73.025 Provenchères-sur-Fave from Sélestat 74.827 Lesseux - Frapelle 75.384 Lesseux 78.826 Raves - Ban-de-Laveline 83.118 Sainte-Marguerite - Remomeix 83,450 Meurthe (51 m) from Épinal 86.501 435.704 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to Lunéville

The Strasbourg – Saint-Dié railway is a French railway line from Strasbourg to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , which was built in the Bruche Valley after the First World War . It is located to the hall in the former region Alsace , from there on it is in the former region Lorraine . It connects the Strasbourg and Saint-Dié-des-Vosges train stations via Molsheim and Saales. The route is used by TER Alsace trains. It was originally number 18 at the time of the Chemin de Fer de l'Est .

history

chronology

Saales train station .

• 1890: The route from Rothau to Saales is opened as a tram.
• March 28, 1920: Déclaration d'utilité publique (DUP) of the Saint-Dié-des-Vosges – Strasbourg line. The Compagnie des Chemins de fer de l'Est is commissioned to build the route.
• August 20, 1923: opening of the Saint-Dié-des-Vosges– Provenchères-sur-Fave section (double-track).
• October 19, 1928: Opening of the Provenchères-sur-Fave-Strasbourg section (two-track). It is operated by the administration of the Chemins de fer d'Alsace-Lorraine .
• 1947: Dismantling of the second track between Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and Rothau.
• December 9, 1992: the Saint-Dié-des-Vosges curve was closed. This made it possible to drive past Saint-Dié.
• 1997: Integration into the TER Alsace network
• 2006: Adjustment of the offer between Strasbourg and the Breuschtal after the branch in Saint-Blaise-la-Roche- Poutay was reopened
• December 14, 2008: Entzheim-Aéroport station goes into operation . At the same time, a quarter of an hour between Strasbourg and Molsheim was introduced.

Historical elements

Close to the Saales train station .

The Rothau - Saales line , which was single-track, ran almost straight through the Vallée de la Bruche , parallel to the road. During the 1920s the line was expanded so that heavier trains can use it. The route crosses the Breusch over a bridge. This is 17 m high and has a length of 200 m. The bridge is made of concrete, but is clad with white granite from the Vosges. The bridge was damaged in 1940 while French forces withdrew. A German company repaired it.

Infrastructure

Entzheim-Aéroport station

The line from Strasbourg to Molsheim is equipped with the automatique lumineux block, and from Molsheim to Saint-Dié with the manual block . The route is not electrified.

Most trains start in Strasbourg and go to Rothau . Most of the trains that continue to end in Saales . These stations have sidings. At Saint-Dié-des-Vosges station there is only one platform for the TERs from Strasbourg.

business

Information screen in Molsheim

The route is operated by the SNCF with the TER Alsace .

The travel time from Strasbourg is:

• to the Entzheim-Aéroport train station between 7 and 13 minutes;
• to Molsheim train station between 15 and 20 minutes;
• to Rothau train station between 50 minutes and an hour;
• to Saales train station between 1 hour 20 and 1 hour 25;
• to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges train station between 1 hour 20 and 1 hour 45.

The following train stations are equipped with a real-time information system: Gresswiller , Heiligenberg - Mollkirch , Urmatt , Mullerhoff , Muhlbach-sur-Bruche - Lutzelhouse , Wisches , Russ - Hersbach , Schirmeck - La Broque , Rothau , Fouday , Saint-Blaise-la-Roche- Poutay , Bourg-Bruche and Saales . This system enables passengers to be informed in real time via screens.

The installation of this system cost € 954,000, 75% was paid for by the region and the remaining 25% by the SNCF.

vehicles

A RIO in Entzheim-Aéroport station .

X 76500 , this is the diesel variant of the Autorail à grande capacité , the largest vehicle series in the history of the SNCF , operate on the route . This multiple unit has an output of 1324 kW and a top speed of 160 km / h. The multiple units are in three parts, 57.40 m long, 2.95 m wide and can carry around 150 passengers. Push-pull trains with RIO and BB 67400 also run during rush hour .

Financing and fares

As on the entire SNCF network, the fare depends on the distance and the time at which the journey takes place.

The region has developed its own pricing system so the prices are attractive and more people use the train. Among other things, there should be an incentive to take the train to work or school; There are subscriptions for this purpose.

The SNCF is responsible for the financing, maintenance of the route and the vehicles and staff . However, the income from the fares does not cover the operating costs. The Alsace region will provide the missing money .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Région Alsace - La définition et le développement de l'offre de transport public ferroviaire en Alsace ( Memento of January 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Timetable from 08/07/2012 to 08/12/2012 (PDF; 111 kB)
3. ↑ ^{a b} Site E-alsace.net - Des écrans dynamiques d'information
4. ↑ Amirail: X 76500  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Région Alsace - Tarifications régionales spécifiques you TER Alsace

literature

• André Schontz, Arsène Felten, Marcel Gourlot: Le Chemin de fer en Lorraine . Serpenoise, Metz 1999, ISBN 2-87692-414-5 , pp. 78-81 and 263-266 .

Web links

Commons : Strasbourg – Saint-Dié railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ter-sncf.com - Alsace region