Paris–Mulhouse railway
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The railway from Paris to Mulhouse is an important French
491-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris
to the eastern city Mulhouse
via Troyes
, Chaumont
and Belfort
. The railway was opened in several stages between 1848 and 1858.
in Paris in eastern direction. At Noisy-le-Sec
, where the Paris–Strasbourg railway
branches off, it turns south. It crosses the river Marne at Nogent-sur-Marne
, and turns southeast. Near Gouaix
it reaches the river Seine
, and follows this river upstream, until Nogent-sur-Seine
on its right bank, then on its left bank, roughly southeastward. At Troyes
it crosses the Seine again, and turns east.
It enters the Aube valley near Jessains
, and continues upstream along Bar-sur-Aube
. It leaves the Aube and enters the upper Marne valley at Chaumont
. It passes Langres
and the railway junction Culmont-Chalindrey
, where it crosses the line Nancy–Dijon
. It reaches the river Saône
at Jussey
, and follows it downstream until Port-sur-Saône
, where it turns southeast to reach Vesoul
. It turns east, passing Lure
, Belfort
, Dannemarie
and Altkirch
. Here it turns northeast and enters its terminus Mulhouse
.
in 1853. The first section that was opened in 1848 led from Flamboin-Gouaix
to Troyes
, and was part of a railway from Montereau-Fault-Yonne
to Troyes. The section from Paris to Noisy-le-Sec
was opened in 1849, as a part of the Paris–Strasbourg railway
. In 1856 a line from Noisy-le-Sec to Nogent-sur-Marne
was built. The sections between Nogent-sur-Marne and Flamboin-Gouaix, between Troyes and Langres
, and between Dannemarie
and Mulhouse were opened in 1857. Finally in 1858 the section between Langres and Dannemarie was opened.
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...
491-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to the eastern city Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
via Troyes
Troyes
Troyes is a commune and the capital of the Aube department in north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about southeast of Paris. Many half-timbered houses survive in the old town...
, Chaumont
Chaumont, Haute-Marne
Chaumont is a commune of France, and the capital of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a of 24,039.The city stands on the Marne River and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m tall and 600 m long viaduct built in 1856.- History :Historically the...
and Belfort
Belfort
Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...
. The railway was opened in several stages between 1848 and 1858.
Route
The Paris–Mulhouse leaves the Gare de l'EstGare de l'Est
is one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris. It is in the 10th arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann...
in Paris in eastern direction. At Noisy-le-Sec
Noisy-le-Sec
Noisy-le-Sec is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Heraldry:-Transport:Noisy-le-Sec is served by Noisy-le-Sec station on Paris RER line E.-Personalities:*Hassoun Camara,footballer...
, where the Paris–Strasbourg railway
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The railway from Paris to Strasbourg is an important French 493-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the eastern city Strasbourg via Châlons-en-Champagne and Nancy. Officially, the line does not start at the Gare de l'Est in Paris: the first 9 km until Noisy-le-Sec are shared with...
branches off, it turns south. It crosses the river Marne at Nogent-sur-Marne
Nogent-sur-Marne
Nogent-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Nogent-sur-Marne is a sous-préfecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne.-History:...
, and turns southeast. Near Gouaix
Gouaix
Gouaix is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
it reaches the river Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
, and follows this river upstream, until Nogent-sur-Seine
Nogent-sur-Seine
Nogent-sur-Seine is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.-Population:-Personalities:Camille Claudel lived in Nogent-sur-Seine with her family from 1876 to 1879....
on its right bank, then on its left bank, roughly southeastward. At Troyes
Troyes
Troyes is a commune and the capital of the Aube department in north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about southeast of Paris. Many half-timbered houses survive in the old town...
it crosses the Seine again, and turns east.
It enters the Aube valley near Jessains
Jessains
Jessains is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.-Population:...
, and continues upstream along Bar-sur-Aube
Bar-sur-Aube
Bar-sur-Aube is a commune of France in the Aube department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.-Population:The inhabitants of the commune are called Baralbains.-Culture:*Market every Saturday morning in the halls...
. It leaves the Aube and enters the upper Marne valley at Chaumont
Chaumont, Haute-Marne
Chaumont is a commune of France, and the capital of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a of 24,039.The city stands on the Marne River and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m tall and 600 m long viaduct built in 1856.- History :Historically the...
. It passes Langres
Langres
Langres is a commune in north-eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne département in the Champagne-Ardenne region.-History:As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, then Lingones, and now Langres.The town is built on a limestone...
and the railway junction Culmont-Chalindrey
Gare de Culmont-Chalindrey
Gare de Culmont-Chalindrey is a railway station serving the small towns Culmont and Chalindrey, Haute-Marne department, eastern France. It is an important railway junction, situated on the Paris–Mulhouse railway, the Is-sur-Tille–Culmont-Chalindrey railway and the Culmont-Chalindrey–Toul railway...
, where it crosses the line Nancy–Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
. It reaches the river Saône
Saône
The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....
at Jussey
Jussey
Jussey is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, and follows it downstream until Port-sur-Saône
Port-sur-Saône
Port-sur-Saône is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Twin towns:Port-sur-Saône is twinned with: Brest in Belarus-References:*Notes...
, where it turns southeast to reach Vesoul
Vesoul
Vesoul is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.The town is the capital of the department, its inhabitants are known in French as Vésuliens.-Notable people:...
. It turns east, passing Lure
Lure, Haute-Saône
Lure is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.The Abbey of Lure was situated here. In the seventh century, Clothaire II recognised the virtues of Saint Deicolus and considerably enriched the Abbey of Lure, also granting Deicolus the manor, woods,...
, Belfort
Belfort
Belfort is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France and is the prefecture of the department. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap or Burgundian Gate .-...
, Dannemarie
Dannemarie
Dannemarie is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Dannemarie, Doubs, in the Doubs department* Dannemarie, Haut-Rhin, in the Haut-Rhin department* Dannemarie, Yvelines, in the Yvelines department...
and Altkirch
Altkirch
-See also:* Château d'Altkirch - destroyed castle in the town.* Communes of the Haut-Rhin department-References:* -External links :* * * * * * * *...
. Here it turns northeast and enters its terminus Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
.
Main stations
The main stations on the Paris–Mulhouse railway are:- Gare de l'EstGare de l'Estis one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris. It is in the 10th arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann...
, Paris - Gare de TroyesGare de TroyesGare de Troyes is a railway station serving the town Troyes, Aube department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Mulhouse railway.-Services:-References:*...
- Gare de Culmont-ChalindreyGare de Culmont-ChalindreyGare de Culmont-Chalindrey is a railway station serving the small towns Culmont and Chalindrey, Haute-Marne department, eastern France. It is an important railway junction, situated on the Paris–Mulhouse railway, the Is-sur-Tille–Culmont-Chalindrey railway and the Culmont-Chalindrey–Toul railway...
- Gare de BelfortGare de BelfortGare de Belfort is the railway station serving the town Belfort, Territoire de Belfort department, eastern France. It is situated on the Paris–Mulhouse railway.-Services:Belfort was an interchange station for trains to Delle and on to Switzerland....
- Gare de MulhouseGare de MulhouseThe Gare de Mulhouse, also known as Gare de Mulhouse-Ville or locally as Gare Centrale, is the main railway station in the city of Mulhouse, Alsace, France...
History
The construction and exploitation of a railway from Paris to Mulhouse was conceded to the newly formed Chemins de fer de l'EstChemins de fer de l'Est
The Compagnie des chemins de fer 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 1853. The first section that was opened in 1848 led from Flamboin-Gouaix
Gouaix
Gouaix is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
to Troyes
Troyes
Troyes is a commune and the capital of the Aube department in north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about southeast of Paris. Many half-timbered houses survive in the old town...
, and was part of a railway from Montereau-Fault-Yonne
Montereau-Fault-Yonne
Montereau-Fault-Yonne, or simply Montereau, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Name:...
to Troyes. The section from Paris to Noisy-le-Sec
Noisy-le-Sec
Noisy-le-Sec is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Heraldry:-Transport:Noisy-le-Sec is served by Noisy-le-Sec station on Paris RER line E.-Personalities:*Hassoun Camara,footballer...
was opened in 1849, as a part of the Paris–Strasbourg railway
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The railway from Paris to Strasbourg is an important French 493-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the eastern city Strasbourg via Châlons-en-Champagne and Nancy. Officially, the line does not start at the Gare de l'Est in Paris: the first 9 km until Noisy-le-Sec are shared with...
. In 1856 a line from Noisy-le-Sec to Nogent-sur-Marne
Nogent-sur-Marne
Nogent-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Nogent-sur-Marne is a sous-préfecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne.-History:...
was built. The sections between Nogent-sur-Marne and Flamboin-Gouaix, between Troyes and Langres
Langres
Langres is a commune in north-eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne département in the Champagne-Ardenne region.-History:As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, then Lingones, and now Langres.The town is built on a limestone...
, and between Dannemarie
Dannemarie, Haut-Rhin
Dannemarie is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is the principal town in the canton of the same name and the seat of the Communauté de communes de la Porte d'Alsace.-Geography:...
and Mulhouse were opened in 1857. Finally in 1858 the section between Langres and Dannemarie was opened.
Services
The Paris–Mulhouse railway is used by the following passenger services:- TGVTGVThe TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....
on the section from Paris to Noisy-le-Sec - IntercitésIntercitésIntercités is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote medium-distance passenger rail services in France. SNCF established the Intercités system in January 2006 as an upgrade of the former Corail network...
Paris–Mulhouse - TER Champagne-Ardenne, TER Franche-Comté and TER AlsaceTER AlsaceTER Alsace is the regional rail network serving the région of Alsace, eastern France.- Rail:-Road:* Cernay - Sewen* Colmar - Turckheim - Munster - Metzeral* Colmar - Volgelsheim* Haguenau - Niederbronn - Bitche...
regional services on the whole line - TransilienTransilienThe Transilien is the brand name for suburban railway services of the SNCF-owned railway network operating within the Île-de-France région...
regional services on the section between Paris and LonguevilleLongueville, Seine-et-MarneLongueville is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *... - RER ERER EThe RER E is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France. The line runs from the western terminus Haussmann St-Lazare to the eastern terminuses Chelles-Gournay and Tournan...
Paris rapid transit on the section between Paris and Gretz-ArmainvilliersGretz-ArmainvilliersGretz-Armainvilliers is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...