Somain-Péruwelz Railway
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{{Infobox rail line
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|image = Le petit train Somain-Péruwelz.JPG
|name = Somain-Péruwelz Railway
|status = Defunct
|locale = France (Hauts-de-France)
|start = Somain
|end = Péruwelz
|stations =
|open = 1838
|close = 1983
|owner = Compagnie des mines d'Anzin (until 1946)
Charbonnages de France thereafter
|linelength = {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|tracklength =
|tracks = Single track
|gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}
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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:
- 21 October 1838: Abscon - Saint-Waast-la-Haut
- January 1842: Saint-Waast - Anzin Mines
- 20 June 1848: Somain - Abscon
- 23 May 1873: Vieux-Condé - Péruwelz
- 1 June 1874: Anzin - Vieux-Condé
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 17 November 1986. Part of the former route of the railway is now being used for 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.
Gallery
Image:La gare de Somain.jpg|Gare de Somain circa 1900
Image:La gare d' Abscon-.JPG|Gare d'Abscon
Image:Denain - la gare des mines en 1905.jpg|Gare de Denain-mines circa 1905
Image:La gare d' Hérin-.jpg|Gare d'Hérin circa 1900
Image:La gare de Saint-Waast.JPG|Gare de Saint-Waast circa 1950
Image:La_gare_d'Anzin.jpg|Gare d'Anzin circa 1900
Image:Anzin - l'arrêt de la Bleuse-Borne (Le Moulin).jpg|Halte de la Bleuse Borne (Le Moulin)
Image:La gare de Bruay-sur-Escaut en 1938.jpg|Gare de Bruay in 1938
Image:Gare de Fresnes.JPG|Gare de Fresnes in 2009
Image:Condé-Escaut - la gare vers 1950.jpg|Gare de Condé/Escaut circa 1950
Image:La gare de Vieux-Condé en 1906.jpg|Gare de Vieux-Condé circa 1906
Image:Gare de Péruwelz.JPG |Gare de Péruwelz in 2009
References
- {{cite web|url=http://www.trains-fr.org/facs/lig59.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000118202643/http://trains-fr.org/facs/lig59.htm|archive-date=18 January 2000|url-status=dead|title=FACS: Histoire des chemins de fer secondaires|accessdate=2014-05-27|df=dmy-all}}
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