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Asfeld-Montcornet railway

Coordinates: 49°28′07″N 4°06′42″E / 49.46848°N 4.11163°E / 49.46848; 4.11163 (Rue du Gare, Asfeld)
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Asfeld–Montcornet
Dizy-le-Gros train station
Technical
Line length44 km (27 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Route map

km
0
Asfeld
Juzancourt(fr)
Saint-Germainmont
Le Thour
Nizy-le-Comte
Saint-Quentin-le-Petit
Sévigny/Waleppe
Dizy-le-Gros
Le Thuel
from Wasigny
Renneville/Berlise
Noircourt
Montloué
from Liart
44
Montcornet[1]
to Laon

The Asfeld-Montcornet railway was a 44 kilometres (27 miles) long, metre gauge railway in northeastern France, commissioned in 1909 and operated until 1957.[1]

Route of the line

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22 km of the line ran in the département of Ardennes and 22 km in the département of Aisne.[2]

History

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The Asfeld-Montcornet metre-gauge railway was built by the Chemins de fer départementaux des Ardennes in 1909 and operated until 1957.[1] During the harvest season in the summer of 1914, eight regular trains ran daily on the Asfeld-Montcornet line for the transport of sugar beet.[3] The line was used for the transport of sugar beet.[3]

Stations

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References

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49°28′07″N 4°06′42″E / 49.46848°N 4.11163°E / 49.46848; 4.11163 (Rue du Gare, Asfeld)