Somain-Péruwelz Railway

Somain-Péruwelz Railway
Overview
Status	Defunct
Locale	France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
Termini	Somain; Péruwelz
Operation
Opened	1838
Closed	1983
Owner	Compagnie des mines d'Anzin (until 1946); Charbonnages de France thereafter
Technical
Line length	40 km (25 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Somain to Péruwelz railway was one of the first railways in France. It opened in October 1838, linking Abscon in the department du Nord with Saint Waast-la-Haut. It was gradually extended, and by 1874 it linked Somain in France with Péruwelz in Belgium. At its peak, the line had a length of 25 miles.

History

The line was opened in sections:

21 October 1838: Abscon - Saint-Waast-la-Haut
January 1842: Saint-Waast - Anzin Mines
20 June 1848: Somain - Abscon
23 May 1873: Vieux-Condé - Péruwelz
1 June 1874: Anzin - Vieux-Condé

The line was closed to passengers in 1963. The section between Péruwelz and Vieux Condé was dismantled in 1975, and freight traffic ended on the remainder of the line on 17 November 1986. Part of the former route of the railway is now being used for the Valenciennes Tramway.

Saint Waast station on the Valenciennes tramway.

Route

The line served the following stations: Gare de Somain; Abscon, km 4; Escaudain, km 7; Denain, km 10; Hérin, km 15; Saint-Waast (Valenciennes), km 18; Anzin, km 19; Le Moulin, km 21; Bruay, km 23; Thiers la Grange, km 25; Escautpont-Mines, km 27; Fresnes, km 28; Condé, km 30; Vieux-Condé, km 32; Frontière passage, km 37; Péruwelz, km 40.

Map of the route

Gallery

Gare de Somain circa 1900
Gare d'Abscon
Gare de Denain-mines circa 1905
Gare d'Hérin circa 1900
Gare de Saint-Waast circa 1950
Gare d'Anzin circa 1900
Halte de la Bleuse Borne (Le Moulin)
Gare de Bruay in 1938
Gare de Fresnes in 2009
Gare de Condé/Escaut circa 1950
Gare de Vieux-Condé circa 1906
Gare de Péruwelz in 2009

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References

"FACS: Histoire des chemins de fer secondaires". Archived from the original on 18 January 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

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