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Nouzon–Gespunsart–Corbion railway

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646: 126: 134: 658: 29: 461: 180: 230: 511: 439: 417: 351: 486: 395: 373: 326: 301: 278: 255: 205: 634: 622:, cross-border operations on the Gespunsart–Pussemange section were shut down in 1940 and did not resume in the post-war period. Due to declining traffic, the Nouzonville–Gespunsart section in France was closed in 1950 and the Pussemange–Corbion section in Belgium in 1955. 606:
at the insistence of the French military with the unusual 800 mm gauge for strategic reasons, to make it more difficult for an enemy army to use in the event of an invasion. It was put into service in 1896 and converted to metre gauge in 1903.
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railway in the north of France and south of Belgium, which was put into service in sections from 1896 with a gauge of
133: 614:(Société nationale des chemins de fer vicinaux, SNCV) built the Sugny–Corbion section in 1924, in the aftermath of 770: 146: 618:, and in the following year the Gespunsart–Sugny cross-border section was put into service. During the 240: 567: 58: 704: 8: 497: 633: 471: 28: 759: 733: 719: 619: 563: 615: 591: 216: 84: 52: 706:
Archéologie ferroviaire − Atlas des lignes de chemins de fer disparues.
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Chemins de fer départementaux des Ardennes. Nouzon–Gespunsart.
757: 141: 602:The Nouzon–Gespunsart section was built by the 594:in 1903, and operated in sections until 1955. 562:was a 26 kilometres (16 mi) cross-border 33:Station of the secondary railway at Pussemange 663:Immigration control at Corbion with trams of 130:Route of the track, 1940Streckenverlauf, 1940 786:Chemins de fer départementaux des Ardennes 686: 684: 604:Chemins de fer départementaux des Ardennes 734:49.810614957373666°N 4.865713325010855°E 681: 758: 739:49.810614957373666; 4.865713325010855 698: 13: 791:National Company of Light Railways 612:National Company of Light Railways 16:Railway line in France and Belgium 14: 802: 560:Nouzon–Gespunsart–Corbion railway 656: 644: 632: 509: 484: 460: 459: 437: 415: 393: 371: 349: 324: 299: 276: 253: 228: 203: 178: 132: 124: 27: 781:Metre gauge railways in Belgium 229: 179: 776:Metre gauge railways in France 510: 438: 416: 350: 1: 675: 485: 394: 372: 325: 300: 277: 254: 204: 7: 625: 10: 807: 766:Railway lines in Grand Est 597: 47:26 kilometres (20 mi) 518: 503: 496: 478: 468: 453: 446: 431: 424: 409: 402: 387: 380: 365: 358: 343: 336: 318: 311: 293: 288: 270: 265: 247: 237: 222: 215: 197: 187: 172: 168: 157: 111: 51: 43: 38: 26: 21: 771:800 mm gauge railways 448:Border France/Belgium 426:Border Belgium/France 360:Border France/Belgium 745:Rail/Border crossing 241:Charleville-Mézières 729: /  22:Raucourt–Vendresse 556: 555: 552: 551: 548: 547: 544: 543: 798: 753: 752: 750: 749: 748: 746: 741: 740: 735: 730: 727: 726: 725: 722: 710: 702: 696: 688: 660: 648: 636: 610:In Belgium, the 590:), converted to 589: 587: 586: 582: 579: 570: 513: 512: 488: 487: 463: 462: 441: 440: 419: 418: 397: 396: 375: 374: 353: 352: 328: 327: 303: 302: 280: 279: 257: 256: 232: 231: 207: 206: 182: 181: 155: 154: 142: 136: 128: 113: 112: 106: 104: 103: 99: 96: 87: 80: 78: 77: 73: 70: 61: 31: 19: 18: 806: 805: 801: 800: 799: 797: 796: 795: 756: 755: 744: 742: 738: 736: 732: 731: 728: 723: 720: 718: 716: 715: 713: 703: 699: 689: 682: 678: 671: 661: 652: 649: 640: 637: 628: 600: 584: 580: 577: 575: 574:2 ft  573: 568: 524: 514: 494: 489: 474: 464: 449: 442: 427: 420: 398: 376: 361: 354: 334: 329: 309: 304: 286: 281: 263: 258: 243: 233: 213: 208: 193: 183: 166: 149: 138: 137: 131: 129: 118: 101: 97: 94: 92: 91:3 ft  90: 85: 82: 75: 71: 68: 66: 65:2 ft  64: 59: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 804: 794: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 712: 711: 697: 679: 677: 674: 673: 672: 662: 655: 653: 650: 643: 641: 638: 631: 627: 624: 599: 596: 554: 553: 550: 549: 546: 545: 542: 541: 539: 537: 535: 533: 531: 529: 526: 525: 519: 517: 515: 508: 506: 504: 501: 500: 495: 492: 490: 483: 481: 479: 476: 475: 469: 467: 465: 458: 456: 454: 451: 450: 447: 445: 443: 436: 434: 432: 429: 428: 425: 423: 421: 414: 412: 410: 407: 406: 401: 399: 392: 390: 388: 385: 384: 379: 377: 370: 368: 366: 363: 362: 359: 357: 355: 348: 346: 344: 341: 340: 335: 332: 330: 323: 321: 319: 316: 315: 310: 307: 305: 298: 296: 294: 291: 290: 287: 284: 282: 275: 273: 271: 268: 267: 264: 261: 259: 252: 250: 248: 245: 244: 238: 236: 234: 227: 225: 223: 220: 219: 214: 211: 209: 202: 200: 198: 195: 194: 188: 186: 184: 177: 175: 173: 170: 169: 167: 164: 162: 160: 158: 151: 150: 145: 120: 119: 116: 109: 108: 55: 49: 48: 45: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 803: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 763: 761: 754: 751: 708: 707: 701: 694: 693: 687: 685: 680: 670: 666: 659: 654: 647: 642: 635: 630: 629: 623: 621: 617: 613: 608: 605: 595: 593: 571: 565: 561: 540: 538: 536: 534: 532: 530: 528: 527: 523: 516: 507: 505: 502: 499: 491: 482: 480: 477: 473: 466: 457: 455: 452: 444: 435: 433: 430: 422: 413: 411: 408: 405: 400: 391: 389: 386: 383: 378: 369: 367: 364: 356: 347: 345: 342: 339: 331: 322: 320: 317: 314: 306: 297: 295: 292: 283: 274: 272: 269: 260: 251: 249: 246: 242: 235: 226: 224: 221: 218: 210: 201: 199: 196: 192: 185: 176: 174: 171: 163: 161: 159: 156: 153: 152: 148: 144: 143: 140: 135: 127: 122: 121: 115: 114: 110: 88: 86:1,000 mm 62: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 714: 705: 700: 691: 620:World War II 609: 601: 564:narrow gauge 559: 557: 289:La Cachette 123: 57:Until 1903: 737: / 639:Nouzonville 616:World War I 592:metre gauge 569:800 mm 217:Nouzonville 60:800 mm 53:Track gauge 44:Line length 760:Categories 743: ( 721:49°48′38″N 709:Version 2. 676:References 651:Gespunsart 382:Pussemange 338:Gespunsart 83:From 1903 724:4°51′57″E 695:May 1914. 313:Neufmanil 266:La Forge 117:Route map 39:Technical 626:Stations 588: in 522:Paliseul 105: in 79: in 598:History 583:⁄ 498:Corbion 100:⁄ 74:⁄ 191:Dinant 147:Legend 139: 472:Sedan 470:from 404:Sugny 189:from 669:SNCV 667:and 558:The 520:to 239:to 762:: 683:^ 665:CA 493:26 165:km 747:) 585:2 581:1 578:+ 576:7 572:( 333:8 308:6 285:3 262:2 212:0 107:) 102:8 98:3 95:+ 93:3 89:( 81:) 76:2 72:1 69:+ 67:7 63:(

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Track gauge
800 mm
1,000 mm


Legend
Dinant
Nouzonville
Charleville-Mézières
Neufmanil
Gespunsart
Pussemange
Sugny
Sedan
Corbion
Paliseul
narrow gauge
800 mm
metre gauge
Chemins de fer départementaux des Ardennes
National Company of Light Railways
World War I
World War II
Nouzonville
Gespunsart
Immigration control at Corbion with trams of CA and SNCV
CA
SNCV

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