Scenic route
Givet–Charleville railway
Givet → Charleville-Mézières · France
Up the Meuse through the Ardennes from Givet, at the tip of the French salient into Belgium, by Fumay, Revin and Nouzonville to Charleville-Mézières; the line reached Givet on 28 April 1862.
- Distance
- 63 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 5 min
- Average speed
- 58 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmGivet
- 6 kmAubrives
- 10 kmVireux-Molhain
- 17 kmFépin
- 20 kmHaybes
- 23 kmFumay
Show 4 more stations
- 31 kmRevin
- 34 kmAnchamps
- 38 kmLaifour
- 42 kmDeville
- 46 kmMonthermé
- 48 kmBogny-sur-Meuse
- 52 kmJoigny-sur-Meuse
- 56 kmNouzonville
- 63 kmCharleville-Mézières
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 21129217: 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 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of TER 38808
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Givet–Charleville railway?
The Givet–Charleville railway runs 63 km from Givet to Charleville-Mézières.
How long does the Givet–Charleville railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 5 min for the 63 km. That is an average of 58 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Givet–Charleville railway?
SNCF, with TER Grand Est.
How old is the Givet–Charleville railway?
The line has been in service since 1862. 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.
More scenic routes
- Glacier Express
“The world’s slowest express”: 291 bridges, 91 tunnels and the 2,033 m Oberalp Pass at an average of 36 km/h.
Wikipedia ↗ - Bernina Express
A UNESCO World Heritage railway: 7 % grades with no rack, the Brusio spiral, and the highest rail crossing of the Alps at 2,253 m.
Wikipedia ↗ - Bergensbanen
Northern Europe’s highest main line: over the bare Hardangervidda plateau at 1,237 m, through 182 tunnels.
Wikipedia ↗ - West Highland Line
Regularly voted the world’s most scenic railway: around Rannoch Moor and over the 21-arch Glenfinnan Viaduct of film fame.
Wikipedia ↗
More train routes in France.