Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway

The railway from Épinay-Villetaneuse to Le Tréport-Mers is a French 173-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to Le Tréport on the English Channel coast. It was opened in several stages between 1872 and 1877.

Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway
Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Normandy)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1872-1877
Technical
Line length173 km (107 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track (Épinay–Milly-sur-Thérain)
Single track (Milly-sur-Thérain–Le Tréport)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz (Épinay–Beauvais)[2]
Route map

Line from Paris-Nord
9.0
Épinay–Villetaneuse
Line to Pontoise
11.5
Deuil-Montmagny
13.1
Groslay
14.7
Sarcelles-Saint-Brice
17.8
Écouen-Ézanville
20.1
Domont
22.0
Bouffémont-Moisselles
24.4
Montsoult–Maffliers
to Luzarches
31.6
Presles-Courcelles
33.9
Nointel-Mours
35.1
River Oise
from Pontoise
36.5
Persan–Beaumont
to Creil
40.9
Chambly
45.2
Bornel—Belle-Église
48.6
Esches
52.9
Méru
59.6
Laboissière-Le Déluge
66.8
Saint-Sulpice-Auteuil
74.7
Villers-sur-Thère
from Creil
78.6
Beauvais
to Gournay-en-Bray
88.4
Herchies
91.2
Milly-sur-Thérain
94.2
Saint-Omer-en-Chaussée
to Crèvecœur-le-Grand
100.1
Marseille-en-Beauvaisis
111.8
Grandvilliers
119.7
Feuquières-Broquiers
Line from Rouen
125.8
Abancourt
Line to Amiens
136.1
Aumale
158.5
Blangy-sur-Bresle
166.4
Longroy-Gamaches
178.5
Eu-la Mouillette
from Abbeville
179.4
Eu
182.5
Le Tréport-Mers

Route edit

The Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway begins near the Épinay-Villetaneuse station, where it branches off the railway from Paris to Pontoise. It winds in generally northern direction to the Montsoult-Maffliers station, where the line to Luzarches branches off. It crosses the river Oise in Persan, and continues in northwestern direction towards Beauvais. It passes through Abancourt. From Aumale it follows the river Bresle downstream until it reaches its terminus Le Tréport-Mers station, near the beach resort towns Le Tréport and Mers-les-Bains.

Main stations edit

The main stations on the Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway are:

Services edit

The Épinay-Villetaneuse–Le Tréport-Mers railway is used by the following passenger services:

References edit

  1. ^ "RFF - Network map" (PDF).
  2. ^ "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).

External links edit

49°29′50″N 1°59′21″E / 49.4973°N 1.9892°E / 49.4973; 1.9892