Heritage route
Chemin de fer de La Mure
La Mure → Monteynard · France
Reopened in 2021, this cliffside metre-gauge line hangs on ledges and viaducts high above the turquoise Monteynard reservoir in the Isère.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 13140539 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Chemin de fer de La Mure?
The Chemin de fer de La Mure runs 15 km from La Mure to Monteynard.
How long does the Chemin de fer de La Mure take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 15 km. That is an average of 10 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Chemin de fer de La Mure?
Edeis, with restored electric heritage railcars.
How old is the Chemin de fer de La Mure?
The line has been in service since 1888. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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