Marnay sur Seine station

[kirtleypete]

This tiny halt was on the Est railway line between Noisy le Sec and Troyes, part of the Paris Est to Mulhouse route. It opened between 1856 and 1858, but Marnay sur Seine did not contribute much traffic; it was just a halt with no sidings or goods yard. The appeal is in it's location.

 

Alongside the railway runs the Canal de Derivation de Bernieres which by passes a very bendy section of the Seine. This was the scene is about 1900...

 

 

Today it doesn't look all that different. 

 

 

Turn a little to look across the canal, and there is the station.

 

 

I don't have a closure date but it must have been a considerable time ago, but everything has been left in place.

 

These postcards show the station in use:

 

 

 

The station today remains largely complete, even retaining the platform..

 

 

 

 

 

The road bridge has been rebuilt, however.

 

 

Peter

 

 

[Gordonwis]

 

The road bridge has been rebuilt, however.

 

 

Peter

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, this is for electrification.

[SNCF stephen]

Interesting about how the road bridge has been rebuilt with railings instead of solid parapets. I would have thought if it was being electrified they would be solid. 

[kirtleypete]

It's not electrified at the moment and the bridge looks to have been there a fair time - are there plans to put the wires up in the future?

 

 

Peter

Edited June 27, 2017 by kirtleypete

[Gordonwis]

The French (wey hey!) are not hung up on solid parapets as the elf n safety guys in the UK - hooray!

 

I get fed up with the photos I can't take in the UK when I can get good shots from Bridges elsewhere in Europe!

 

Recent electrification (including LGV overbridges) tends to include wire fencing but at least you can see something, eg near Caffiers:

 

50°51'23.9"N 1°47'45.9"E Edited June 28, 2017 by Gordonwis