Heritage route
Train à Vapeur des Cévennes
Anduze → Saint-Jean-du-Gard · France
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Steam between Anduze and Saint-Jean-du-Gard: across the Gardon on four viaducts, past the giant bamboo of Prafrance — 40 open-window minutes in the Cévennes.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 39 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Train à Vapeur des Cévennes?
The Train à Vapeur des Cévennes runs 14 km from Anduze to Saint-Jean-du-Gard.
How long does the Train à Vapeur des Cévennes take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 40 min for the 14 km. That is an average of 21 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.
Who runs the Train à Vapeur des Cévennes?
CITEV, with steam 140 C + open coaches.
How old is the Train à Vapeur des Cévennes?
The line has been in service since 1909. 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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