Chemins de fer de l'Est
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The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (CF de l'Est), often referred to simply as the Est company, was an early French
railway company. The company was formed in 1853 by fusion from Compagnie de Paris à Strasbourg, operating the Paris-Strasbourg line, and Compagnie du chemin de fer de Montereau à Troyes. In 1854 company absorbed Compagnie de Strasbourg à Bale and in 1863 the railway network of Ardennes.
In 1938 it became part of the majority state-owned Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français
(SNCF).
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
railway company. The company was formed in 1853 by fusion from Compagnie de Paris à Strasbourg, operating the Paris-Strasbourg line, and Compagnie du chemin de fer de Montereau à Troyes. In 1854 company absorbed Compagnie de Strasbourg à Bale and in 1863 the railway network of Ardennes.
In 1938 it became part of the majority state-owned Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
(SNCF).