Somain-Péruwelz Railway

Somain-Péruwelz Railway
Overview
Status Defunct
Locale France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
Termini Somain
Péruwelz
Operation
Opened 1838
Closed 1983
Owner Compagnie des mines d'Anzin (until 1946)
Charbonnages de France thereafter
Technical
Line length 40 km (25 mi)
No. of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Somain to Péruwelz railway was one of the first railways in France. It opened in October 1838, linking Abscon in the department du Nord with Saint Waast-la-Haut. It was gradually extended, and by 1874 it linked Somain in France with Péruwelz in Belgium. At its peak, the line had a length of 25 miles.

History

The line was opened in sections:

The line was closed to passengers in 1963. The section between Péruwelz and Vieux Condé was dismantled in 1975, and freight traffic ended on the remainder of the line on the 17th November 1986. Part of the former route of the railway is now being used for the Valenciennes Tramway.

Saint Waast station on the Valenciennes tramway.

Route

The line served the following stations: Gare de Somain; Abscon, km 4; Escaudain, km 7; Denain, km 10; Hérin, km 15; Saint-Waast (Valenciennes), km 18; Anzin, km 19; Le Moulin, km 21; Bruay, km 23; Thiers la Grange, km 25; Escautpont-Mines, km 27; Fresnes, km 28; Condé, km 30; Vieux-Condé, km 32; Frontière passage, km 37; Péruwelz, km 40.

Map of the route

Gallery

References

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