Gare de Caudry
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The Gare de Caudry is a railway station located in the commune of Caudry
in the Nord department, France. The station is served by TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais
and TER Picardie
trains (Reims
- Cambrai
and Lille-Flandres
- Chauny
lines).
Caudry was formerly connected by secondary lines with Saint-Quentin
via Le Catelet
, Cambrai
, Denain
via Quiévy
and Saint-Aubert and Catillon
via Le Quesnoy
. It was part of the metre gauge
system of the Chemin de Fer du Cambrésis.
Caudry
Caudry is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.-History:In the Middle Ages, as tradition will have it, Maxellende, a daughter of the lord of Caudry, was stabbed to death by one Harduin d'Amerval on 13 November 670 after turning him down. Following this Harduin became blind...
in the Nord department, France. The station is served by TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais the regional rail network serving Nord-Pas-de-Calais région, France.- Network :*Lille - Calais - Boulogne-sur-Mer *Lille - Dunkerque *Lille - Arras -Multiple units:...
and TER Picardie
TER Picardie
TER Picardie is the regional rail network serving the Picardy region of France. It is based at the Gare d'Amiens in the town of Amiens.- Rail :- Road :- Multiple units:* SNCF Class Z 26500* SNCF Class X 4630* SNCF Class X 72500...
trains (Reims
Gare de Reims
Gare de Reims is the main railway station in the city of Reims, Marne department, northern France. Services are provided by the SNCF under its branded TER Champagne Ardenne and TER Picardie networks to Châlons-en-Champagne, Dijon, Épernay, Paris and Strasbourg , Charleville-Mézières, Laon, Amiens...
- Cambrai
Gare de Cambrai
Gare de Cambrai is a railway station serving the town Cambrai, Nord department, northern France.-Services:-References:*...
and Lille-Flandres
Gare de Lille-Flandres
Lille-Flandres is the main station of the city of Lille, France. It is a terminus for SNCF Intercity and regional trains and was named Flandres in 1993 when Lille-Europe station opened....
- Chauny
Gare de Chauny
Gare de Chauny is a railway station serving the town Chauny, Aisne department, northern France. It is situated on the Creil–Jeumont railway.-Services:-References:*...
lines).
Caudry was formerly connected by secondary lines with Saint-Quentin
Gare de Saint-Quentin
Gare de Saint-Quentin is a railway station serving the town Saint-Quentin, Aisne department, northern France. It is situated on the Creil–Jeumont railway.-Services:-References:*...
via Le Catelet
Le Catelet
Le Catelet is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
, Cambrai
Cambrai
Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
, Denain
Denain
It is the largest of 39 communes which comprise the association of communes of Porte du Hainaut, with a total population of 147,989, as of 1999. Denain had a population of 20,360, on a land area of 11.52 km² .-References:* -External links:...
via Quiévy
Quiévy
-References:*...
and Saint-Aubert and Catillon
Catillon-sur-Sambre
Catillon-sur-Sambre is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.Catillon-sur-Sambre Site internet -Heraldry:-References:*...
via Le Quesnoy
Le Quesnoy
Le Quesnoy is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.Le Quesnoy's inhabitants are known as Quercitains.- Economy :The town of Le Quesnoy has somehow missed much of the Industrial Revolution. Unlike the neighboring towns of Valenciennes or Maubeuge, iron/steel works did not take hold...
. It was part of the metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
system of the Chemin de Fer du Cambrésis.
See also
- List of SNCF stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais