France (Bourgogne Franche Comté) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Obscure services

Raccordement de Laroche-Migennes: Poste 5 (station south side) - Poste 4 (main line)

[fiche Dijon - Laroche - Auxerre (TER directs et omnibus)] (ERA-E 31B1, not shown; ERA-R 71A2 not shown; S+W 50D4) FR24/351

Used by through trains between Auxerre-St Gervais and Dijon Ville, between Laroche-Migennes (station south side, voie K, where the trains reverse) and St Florentin-Vergigny. The east end connection with the former PLM main line at Poste 4 is a grade-separated junction, with separate pair (up) and impair (down) raccordements.

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From Laroche Migennes: 05:57 SSuX, 15:59 SSuX, 17:57 SX

From St Florentin-Vergigny: 07:49 SSuX, 09:49 SO, 22:07 SX

Raccordement de Perrigny (Dijon): Bifurcation Raccordement Belfort - Perrigny Bifurcation km 318 Chagny lines

[ERT379] (ERA-E 31C2 not shown; ERA-R 71C1; S+W 66C4) FR24/352

A 2013 high level link south of Dijon between the Dole and Beaune lines, forming part of the non-LGV link between LGVs Rhin-Rhône and Sud-Est. It avoids conflicts with the ground level routes through the yards and is used by through TGVs between Besançon Franche-Comté TGV and Lyon if not calling at Dijon Ville.

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		TGV9580	Frankfurt am Main Hbf - 17:58 Besançon Franche-Comté TGV - Aix-en-Provence
D		TGV9583	Aix-en-Provence - 11:06 Chalon-sur-Saône - Frankfurt am Main Hbf

Note than any TGV services calling at Lons-le-Saunier do not use this route, nor do those between Nancy and Lyon via Marne la Vallée-Chessy.

Meursault (Bifurcation km 363,0) – Santenay-les-Bains (Chagny ex-Poste 4) via Chagny ex-Poste 3bis and Raccordement Nevers

[ERT 373, fiche Dijon-Autun-Etang-Nevers] (ERA-E 31C2; ERA-R 75C5; S+W 78A2-78B2) FR24/353

Used by trains between Dijon and Nevers via the Montchanin branch. Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.

Chagny - Montchanin services are bus replaced until 16 February 2024.

Rully (Chagny (Poste 1)) – Chagny (west side platforms)

[ERT 373, fiche Montchanin-Chalon] (ERA-E 31C2, not shown; ERA-R 75C5 not shown; S+W 78B2, not shown) FR24/354

Used by through trains between Chalon sur Saône and the Montchanin branch, which call at Chagny in the west side platforms 4 or 5 (track A, B or C). Click on the thumbnail for a full size map.

Chagny - Montchanin services are bus replaced until 16 February 2024.

Lines used on an occasional basis for engineering work diversions

Raccordement de Saincaize (Nevers avoiding line): La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois – Saincaize

(ERA-E 31C1; ERA-R 75A5; S+W 76B2) FR24/361

There are no regular services over this west to south curve but it is used for diversions when the line north of Nevers is blocked. Look for trains taking about 20 minutes longer than usual between Paris and Moulins sur Allier and calling at Saincaize instead of Nevers.