Vallentigny – Vitry-le-François railway line

Vallentigny-Vitry-le-François
Vitry-le-François, left the route to Vallentigny
Route number (SNCF) :	013 000
Route length:	33.1 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Maximum slope :	5  ‰
Dual track :	formerly yes
Legend Jessains – Sorcy railway from Jessains 214.7 0.0 Vallentigny-Maizières 122 m 0.3 Railway line Jessains – Sorcy to Sorcy 4.1 Voire (34 m) 7.7 Chavanges 126 m 11.3 Chassericourt-Arrembécourt 125 m ~ 12.5 Haute-Marne / Marne border 17.6 Gigny-Brandonvillers 118 m 22.8 Arzillières-Saint-Rémy 117 m 26.0 Blaise-sous-Arzillières 105 m 29.8 +30.6 Railway line Fère-Champenoise – Vitry from / n. Fère-Champ. 32.4 Marne (100 m) Paris – Strasbourg railway from Paris-Est 33.1 204.9 Vitry-le-François 104 m Railway line Paris – Strasbourg to Strasbourg

The Vallentigny – Vitry-le-François line is a standard-gauge, now single-track , non-electrified railway line in eastern France .

It enables a short connection between Vitry-le-François in the Marne Valley in the north and the Seine valley in the south. From Vallentigny there is a connection via the Jessains – Sorcy railway to Brienne-le-Château and the Troyes – Brienne-le-Château railway to Troyes . This route was particularly important for traffic north of Troyes. Until 1964, this route was also used for military purposes. This route is almost exclusively straight and requires almost no artificial structures. The slope gradient is almost even with up to 5 ‰.

history

This route construction emerged from the so-called Frecyinet plan , in which the construction of 181 new railway lines with a total length of almost 9,000 km was planned. The route traded there under number 26 with the route Auxerre à Vitry-le François, par ou près Saint-Florentin, Troyes et Brienne.

In 1880 the route was declared public. The concession was given to the Chemin de fer de l'Est (CE), which already operated numerous railway lines in this region. It was opened on June 1, 1885.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Journal Officiel de la République Française , February 22, 1964, page 1828
2. ^ Alfred Picard : Les chemins de fer français , J. Rotschild Éditeurs, 1884, Volume 3, pages 686-687
3. ^ Bulletin des lois de la République française . Paris, July 1879, page 7