Attigny–Baâlons railway

The Attigny–Baâlons railway was an 18 kilometres (11 miles) long narrow gauge and metre gauge railway in the north of France, which was put into service in sections 1904 and operated until 1948.

Attigny–Baâlons
Artigny station


Baâlons station

Time table, May 1914
Technical
Line length18 km (11 mi)
Track gaugeUntil 1923: 800 mm (2 ft 7+12 in)
After 1923: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Route map

km
from Revigny to Amagne
0
Attigny
3
Charbogne/Saint-Lambert
7
Suzanne
9
Tourteron
12
Guincourt
13
Saint-Loup/Terrier
18
Baâlons

History

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The secondary railway line of the Chemins de fer départementaux des Ardennes was built with the unusual 800 mm gauge for military considerations, so that it could not be used by enemy rail vehicles in the event of an invasion. It was opened in 1904, only converted to metre gauge after the First World War around 1923, and operated until 1933.[1][2]

References

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49°29′00″N 4°34′51″E / 49.48345°N 4.58081°E / 49.48345; 4.58081 (Attigny station)