History
The line opened in 3 sections between 1891 and 1898 as follows:
- Bayonne - Cambo-les-Bains on 19 January 1891
- Cambo-les-Bains - Ossès on 20 August 1892
- Ossès - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on 11 December 1898
Between 1930 and 1931 the line was electrified to 1.5 kV DC, however in May 2010 the line was de-electrified to reduce the costs of renewing the electrical equipment.
As of 2014 no trains run south from Cambo-les-Bains and a rail replacement bus service is used from this station onwards to SJPP. The rails are rusty and there are weeds growing up between the crossties. The line hugs a river valley and in places is only 20 feet above the Nive river. At one point, where the line crosses the river on a truss bridge, the ballast has been washed away over a distance of about 30 feet and the rail and crossties are suspended in mid-air. There is a collection of driftwood at this point; evidence of flood damage (probably at this location: 43.256303, -1.320315).
The line was reopened on November 22, 2015.
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