Troyes – Brienne-le-Château railway line

Troyes – Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Chateau station, 2011
Route number (SNCF) :	012 000
Route length:	41.9 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope :	8  ‰
Dual track :	formerly yes
Legend Paris – Mulhouse railway line from Paris-Est 166.2 Troyes 113 m ~ 169.7 St. Julien ~ 170 Junction St-Julien railway line Saint-Julien – Saint-Florentin-Vergigny to St-Fl-V. u. Railway Saint-Julien – Gray to Gray ~ 170.1 Paris – Mulhouse line to Mulhouse 170.8 His (58 m) 171.3 Canal des Flotteurs (14 m) ~ 173.2 Adjacent railroad tracks ~ 175.7 A 26 176.7 Thennelières 120 m 186.3 Rouilly-Géraudot 119 m 191.5 Piney 116 m 196.4 Brévonnes 116 m Ruisseau de La Valette (192 m) 201.9 Mathaux 133 m Jessains – Sorcy railway from Jessains 208.1 Brienne-le-Château 124 m Railway line Jessains – Sorcy to Sorcy

The Troyes – Brienne-le-Château railway is a single-track , non-electrified railway line in France . It went into operation in 1886. Passenger traffic was stopped as early as 1950. It is still an important link between the two main roads in Troyes on the Paris – Mulhouse line and in Vitry-le-François on the Paris – Strasbourg line . The mileage will continue on this route from Paris-Est.

history

This railway line was designed and built together with other lines to the north and east as route 26 from the Chemin de fer de l'Est . According to the Frecyinet Plan, the basis for the construction was the law of July 17, 1879 for the construction of 181 railway lines ( Loi qui classe 181 lignes de Chemins de fer dans le réseau des Chemins de fer d'interêt général ).

The construction of this almost 42 kilometer long route was uncomplicated and without major engineering structures. The route number 267 opened as early as the winter timetable in 1886. On February 2, 1881, it was declared public. Soon after the Second World War, this line was one of the first to be unprofitable for passenger traffic and was closed after 64 years of operation.

In 2005, the infrastructure operator at the time, Réseau ferré de France, also closed the route east of Thennelières for freight traffic, but reopened the route five years later in December 2010 after an investment of around 400,000 euros, as this gap was mainly for grain and rapeseed transports was considered important. The route is owned by SNCF and maintained by SNCF Réseau . In the winter of 2018/19, further renovation work was carried out, such as changing sleepers and replacing level crossings.

In addition to the main Paris – Mulhouse line , the Troyes – Brienne-le-Château line is the only remaining continuous line of the former seven-way railway junction of Troyes.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bulletin des lois de la République française . Paris, July 1879, pages 6-12
2. ↑ Loi qui Declare dutilité publique létablissement de la première section du Chemin de fer de Saint-Florentin à Vitry-le-François, Comprise entre Saint-Florentin et Brienne-le-Château. République Française, No. 10.274 of February 2, 1881
3. ↑ La dépêche de Réseau Ferré de France en Champagne-Ardenne. Réseau ferré de France , May 11, 2011, accessed on February 17, 2019 (French): “Des trains de fret circulent à nouveau (...) entre Thennelières et Brienne-le-Château. Depuis la mi-avril (2011), deux trains transportent chaque semaine du colza vers l'usine Saipol de Nogent sur Seine. Interrompue depuis 2005, the circulation ferroviaire sur cette partie de la ligne Troyes-Vitry a été rendue possible grâce aux aménagements réalisés par RFF pour un montant de 400,000 €. (...) route pour le transport des marchandises des industriels du département, notamment dans le domaine des graines et des céréales. " 
4. ↑ ^{a b} La ligne ferroviaire de Brienne-le-Château rénovée. L'Est-Éclair , October 8, 2018, accessed February 17, 2019 (French).