Courseulles, was a railway station at the end of the CF Caen-Mer

Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Caen à la Mer

The Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Caen à la Mer, was an early French railway company.-History:The railway first arrived to Caen on 18 November 1855, this was the line from Paris to Cherbourg...

, terminus of trains from Caen

Gare de Caen Saint-Martin

Saint Martin, was the main station on the CF Caen-Mer and the terminus of the line for trains from Courseulles and Luc-sur-Mer.The station and line opened on 30 June 1875, with a spur linking it to the CF de l'Ouest opened on 12 September 1877...

 and Luc-sur-Mer

Gare de Luc-sur-Mer

Luc-sur-Mer, was a railway station at on the Caen à la Mer railway and opened on 30 June 1875. In July 1876, the line was extended from Luc to Courseulles-sur-Mer...

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The station and extension of the line opened in July 1876 and doubling of the track with the addition of a third rail for 0.60m trains (Chemins de Fer du Calvados) in 1900. The station closed in 1952.

The station was situated Place du 6 Juin (current name) next to the Hôtel de Paris and the fishing harbour on the Seulles. the standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 railway ended whilst the line continued to Bayeux

Bayeux

Bayeux is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England.-Administration:Bayeux is a sub-prefecture of Calvados...

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