Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway

The Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway was a 71 km (44 mi) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway from Condé-sur-Vire via Granville to Avranches in the Manche department of the Normandy region, which operated from 1908 to 1935.

Granville-Avranches-Sourdeval tramway
Passage of the Tramway at Pignon Butor
Technical
Line length71 km (44.12 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Route map
km (mi)
Condé-Granville tramway from Condé-sur-Vire
0 (0)
 Granville
and shunting yard (Gare de Triage)[1][2][3]
 Saint-Pair-sur-Mer
 Jullouville
 Vallée des Peintres[4]
 Carrolles plage
 Carolles
 Champeaux
 Saint-Jean-le-Thomas
 Dragey-Tissey
 Genêts
 Le Fougeray
 Vains - Saint-Léonard
 Vains
 Marcey-les-Grèves
 Avranches-Ouest
 La Sée
Bahnstrecke Granville–Rennes
33 (20)
 Avranches-État[5]
 Pont-sous-Avranches
 Tirepied
 Vernix
 Le Petit-Celland
 Brécey
 Cuves
 Le Mesnil-Gilbert
 Chérencé-le-Roussel
 Perier-Brouains
71 (44)
 Sourdeval

History

The line opened in 1908, at a similar time as the Condé-Granville tramway and the Coutances-Lessay metre gauge railway. These lines were operated by the Société des Chemins de Fer de la Manche (CFM) until 1935.[6][7]

References
  1. Route Ferroviaire Vire Avarachain. Inventaires ferroviaires, N° IGRF 50139a.
  2. Approximate Route Granville–Condé-sur-Vire on Google Maps.
  3. Approximate route Granville–Avranches on Google Maps.
  4. Viaduct – Ancienne Voie Ferrée on OpenStreetMap.
  5. Approximate route Avranches–Sourdeval on Google Maps.
  6. En 1909: un tramway nommé Granville-Condé.
  7. Les Chemins de Fer Secondaires de France: Département de la Manche.

48.83653194917484°N 1.602469970145911°W / 48.83653194917484; -1.602469970145911 (Granville)

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