Ligne ferroviaire Coutances-Lessay
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La ligne ferroviaire Coutances-Lessay est une ancienne liaison par chemin de fer de la Manche, reliant Coutances à Lessay.
Le train qui l'emprunte est aussi surnommé le « Tue-Vaques » (tue-vaches en français) parce qu'il lui arrive de percuter des vaches en divagation.
Histoire
Cette ligne à voie métrique dessert des villages proches de la côte. Elle est en service de 1909 à 1937.
À Coutances, elle est en correspondance avec les lignes Coutances-Sottevast et Caen-Rennes vers Saint-Lô ou Avranches.
À Lessay, elle est en correspondance avec la ligne Coutances-Sottevast.
La ligne est déclassée par décret du ministre des travaux publics le 17 juillet 1937, le conseil départemental vend la gare de Blainville à la commune le 28 octobre 1939 [1].
Le petit train est remplacé à partir de 1937 par les premiers autobus (les Satos). La Compagnie des chemins de fer normands vend tout le matériel avec les voies ferrées et les gares [2].
Stations
Tracé
Entre Coutances et le pont de la Roque, elle longe le chemin de halage de la Soulles.
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Bibliographie
- Michel Harouy, Un petit train de la Manche: Granville, Coutances, Lessay, Sainte-Mère-Église, Montebourg, 1907-1932, éd. Cheminements, 2006.
- Michel Delafosse, « Le Trans-miellais express. (Histoire succincte de la ligne ferroviaire côtière Coutances-Lessay) », Viridovix, n° 25, 2007.
Notes et références
- ↑ Rapports et délibérations, département de la Manche, conseil général, 1er janvier 1939.
- ↑ Panneau d'information à Créances.