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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
This document acts as an archive for [[France - General Information#Recent and Future Changes|Recent and Future Changes]] prior to 2012. | This document acts as an archive for [[France - General Information#Recent and Future Changes|Recent and Future Changes]] prior to 2012. | ||
==Line closures== | |||
===Services which have been withdrawn permanently=== | |||
* Sarreguemines - Bitche (December 2011: "suspended" but finance for remedial engineering work was later refused by the government so passenger service is effectively definitively withdrawn) | |||
* Avallon - Autun (December 2011) | |||
* the north-western arc of the Paris <i>Grande Ceinture</i> used by short-lived through TGV services between Normandy and eastern France (December 2010, although part will be followed - on dedicated trackbed - by ''Tram 11 Express'' tram-train from 2017) | |||
* Saincaize west curve (<i>Raccordement de Saincaize</i>)(December 2009) | |||
* Valençay - Luçay-le-Mâle (October 2009) | |||
* the northern section of the Paris <i>Grande Ceinture</i> used as a through link by 'classic' (<i>Flandres-Riviera</i>) trains between the <i>Nord</i> and <i>PLM</i> main lines (June 2009) | |||
* Montluçon - Eygurande-Merlines (March 2008) | |||
* Volvic - Lapeyrouse (December 2007) | |||
In the "tourist/heritage" sector: | |||
* ''Train Touristique d'Ardèche Méridionale'' (Saint-Jean-le-Centenier - Voguë; 14 km) closed after the 2011 season, because of track renewal costs (part has since become a ''vélo-rail'' route) | |||
* ''Train Touristique de la Mine'' (Petite-Rosselle - Freyming-Merlebach) seems to have closed after the 2010 season | |||
Revision as of 13:17, 23 March 2017
Introduction
This document acts as an archive for Recent and Future Changes prior to 2012.
Line closures
Services which have been withdrawn permanently
- Sarreguemines - Bitche (December 2011: "suspended" but finance for remedial engineering work was later refused by the government so passenger service is effectively definitively withdrawn)
- Avallon - Autun (December 2011)
- the north-western arc of the Paris Grande Ceinture used by short-lived through TGV services between Normandy and eastern France (December 2010, although part will be followed - on dedicated trackbed - by Tram 11 Express tram-train from 2017)
- Saincaize west curve (Raccordement de Saincaize)(December 2009)
- Valençay - Luçay-le-Mâle (October 2009)
- the northern section of the Paris Grande Ceinture used as a through link by 'classic' (Flandres-Riviera) trains between the Nord and PLM main lines (June 2009)
- Montluçon - Eygurande-Merlines (March 2008)
- Volvic - Lapeyrouse (December 2007)
In the "tourist/heritage" sector:
- Train Touristique d'Ardèche Méridionale (Saint-Jean-le-Centenier - Voguë; 14 km) closed after the 2011 season, because of track renewal costs (part has since become a vélo-rail route)
- Train Touristique de la Mine (Petite-Rosselle - Freyming-Merlebach) seems to have closed after the 2010 season
