Line Nançois-Tronville - Neufchâteau

The line 24 ³ (classification the SNCF), in the past line 20 (classification Is), of Nançois - Tronville with Neufchâteau with Pagny-on-Meuse, serves the valley of the Ornain and connects Bar-le-Duc to Neufchâteau.

A connection existed around Gondrecourt-the-Castle: the connection of Gondrecourt n°1 allowing to go from Joinville (line 24⁵) to Neufchâteau (line 24 ³) and reciprocally, avoiding graining in station of Gondrecourt-the-Castle differently necessary. This connection with double track was a length of 2059m.

Another connection existed around Gondrecourt-the-Castle: the connection of Gondrecourt n°2 allowing to go from Nançois-Tronville (line 24 ³) to Sorcy (line 24⁵) and reciprocally, avoiding graining in station of Gondrecourt-the-Castle differently necessary. This connection with double track was a length of??? Mr.

A flyover existed around Neufchâteau: the connection of Neufchâteau allowing to go from Gondrecourt-the-Castle (line 24 ³) to Toul (line 15) or Mirecourt (line 24) and reciprocally without shearing the convoys moving of Bologna (line 24) or Merrey (line 15) towards Pagny-on-Meuse (line 24⁷) or Toul (line 15) and reciprocally. This flyover with double track was a length of 1996m and passed under the ways of the lines 15 and 24 to the south of Neufchâteau.

Chronology

December 10th, 1869: Concession of the line of local interest of Nançois-Tronville with Gondrecourt-the-Castle with Mr. Delloye-Tiberghien; exploitation by the Company of the Railroads of the East.
November 6th, 1872: Declaration of public utility of the line of Nançois-Tronville with Gondrecourt-the-Castle.
October 15th, 1875: Opening to the service goods of Nançois-Tronville - Gondrecourt-the-Castle.
November 15th, 1875: Opening to the service travellers of Nançois-Tronville - Gondrecourt-the-Castle.
December 31st, 1875: Declaration of public utility of the line of Gondrecourt-the-Castle with Neufchâteau.
August 23rd, 1880: Section Gondrecourt-the-Castle - Neufchâteau leased with the Company of the Railroads of the East.
September 11th, 1880: Startup of Gondrecourt-the-Castle - Neufchâteau.
June 20th, 1881: The Nançois-Tronville section - Gondrecourt-the-Castle is declared of general interest.
June 11th, 1883: Concession of the whole line Nançois-Tronville - Neufchâteau with the Company of the Railroads of the East (Is).
1887: Setting with double track of the Nançois-Tronville section - Gondrecourt-the-Castle.
January 1938: Is just the National company of the railroads French.
March 3rd, 1969: End of the service travellers on all the line and of the service goods between Sionne-Midrevaux and Large-Avranville.
July 5th, 1971: End of the service goods between Neufchâteau and Sionne-Midrevaux and Large-Avranville and Dainville.
January 14th, 1972: Downgrading of the section Neufchâteau - Sionne-Midrevaux.
July 26th, 1973: Downgrading of the Large-Avranville section - Dainville.
December 16th, 1973: End of the service goods between Gondrecourt-the-Castle and Dainville.
February 18th, 1976: Downgrading of the section Gondrecourt-the-Castle - Dainville.

History

Complements

The north of the line, between Nançois-Tronville and Gondrecourt-the-Castle, is exploited under the mode of the single track with restricted traffic (VUTR), primarily for the transport of cereals.

See too

Liste of the railway lines of France
Numérotation of the railway lines of the area Is (France)

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