Creil–Jeumont railway

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Creil–Jeumont railway
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner RFF
LocaleFrance (Hauts-de-France)
Termini
Service
System SNCF
Operator(s) SNCF
History
Opened1847-1855
Technical
Line length187 km (116 mi)
Number of tracks Double track [1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz [2]
Route map

Contents

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Line from Paris - Nord
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from Persan-Beaumont
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from Beauvais
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50.3
Creil
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51.0
to Lille
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52.9
Villers-Saint-Paul
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55.6
Rieux-Angicourt
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61.9
Pont-Sainte-Maxence
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68.7
Chevrières
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71.3
Longueil-Sainte-Marie
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to Ormoy-Villers
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74.6
Le Meux-La Croix-Saint-Ouen
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78.2
Jaux
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83.2
from Montdidier
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83.6
Compiègne
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to Vic-sur-Aisne
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87.1
Choisy-au-Bac
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90.1
Longueil-Annel
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91.8
Thourotte
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96.8
Ribécourt
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100.8
Ourscamps
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107.0
Noyon
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115.3
Appilly
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123.3
Chauny
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to Saint-Gobain
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126.1
Viry-Noureuil
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from Laon
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130.9
Tergnier
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135.4
Mennessis
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to Amiens
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140.9
Montescourt
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to Origny-Sainte-Benoite
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153.0
Saint-Quentin
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170.1
Fresnoy-le-Grand
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174.5
Bohain
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180.4
Busigny
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to Cambrai
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189.7
Le Cateau
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196.5
Ors
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201.4
Landrecies
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207.0
Hachette
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from Charleville-Mézières
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214.2
to Valenciennes
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215.6
Aulnoye-Aymeries
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223.9
Hautmont
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from Bavay
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226.3
Sous-le-Bois
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Line to Mons (B)
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227.3
Louvroil
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228.4
Maubeuge
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to Cousolre
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231.7
Les Bons-Pères
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234.3
Recquignies
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237.8
Jeumont
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239.6
29.3
border France/Belgium
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Line to Charleroi (B)

The railway from Creil to Jeumont is an important French 187-kilometre long railway line, that connects Creil, a northern suburb of Paris, to Jeumont on the Belgian border. It was opened in several stages between 1847 and 1855. [3] The opening of the LGV Nord high speed line from Paris to Lille in 1993 has decreased its importance for passenger traffic.

Route

The Creil–Jeumont railway begins near the Gare de Creil, where it branches off the Paris–Lille railway. It follows the river Oise upstream on its right bank, in generally northeastern direction. It passes through Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Compiègne, Noyon and Chauny until it turns north at Tergnier, leaving the Oise valley. It reaches the river Somme at Saint-Quentin and continues northeast. It passes through Busigny, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, and reaches the river Sambre at Ors. It follows the Sambre downstream through Aulnoye-Aymeries and the industrial town Maubeuge until it reaches its terminus Jeumont. The railway continues to Erquelinnes and Charleroi in Belgium.

Main stations

The main stations on the Creil–Jeumont railway are:

History

The railway was built by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord. The first section that was opened in 1847 led from Creil, on the Paris–Lille railway, to Compiègne. The line was extended to Chauny in 1849, and to Saint-Quentin in 1850. Finally in 1855 the section from Saint-Quentin to Jeumont was opened. [3] Being connected to the Belgian railway network at Hautmont (towards Mons, Brussels and Amsterdam) and at Jeumont (towards Charleroi, Liège and Cologne), the railway was very important for international traffic. Since the opening of the LGV Nord high speed line between Paris and Lille in 1993, most long-distance and all international passenger traffic has shifted away from the classical Creil–Jeumont line. It remains an important railway for freight traffic and regional passenger traffic.

Services

An Intercites train in Tergnier station Gare de Tergnier - Intercites - BB 16051.JPG
An Intercités train in Tergnier station

The Creil–Jeumont railway is used by the following passenger services:

Freight trains also run along sections of the line.

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References

  1. "RFF - Network map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
  2. "RFF - Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.