Ligne ferroviaire Granville-Sourdeval

La ligne ferroviaire Granville-Sourdeval est une ancienne liaison par fer de la Manche reliant Sourdeval à Granville, en passant par Avranches.

Cette ligne à voie métrique, longue de 71 km est en service de 1908 à 1935.

Le train qui l'emprunte est surnommé le « Petit train de la côte ».

Histoire

Percement de la tranchée de Pignon- Butor à Carolles

Comme d'autres lignes ferroviaires dans la Manche, elle est déclarée d'utilité publique le 23 juillet 1904

Elle est ouverte le 29 août 1908.

La ligne ferme le 1^er janvier 1935.

Gares et haltes

Cinq gares sont prévues dans les chefs-lieux de canton, auxquelles il faut ajouter une douzaine de stations intermédiaires et vingt-deux haltes. Il s'agit de :

Granville-port, Granville-ouest, Donville-triage, Granville-Mallouet, Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, Jullouville, Carolles-Plage, Carolles, Champeaux, Saint-Jean-le-Thomas, Dragey, Genêts, Bacilly, Vains-Saint-Léonard, Vains, Marcey-les-Grèves, Avranches-ouest, Avranches-État, Ponts-sous-Avranches, Tirepied, Vernix, Le Petit-Celland, Brécey, Cuves, Le Mesnil-Gilbert, Chérencé-le-Roussel, Perriers-Brouains, Sourdeval

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Ouvrages d'art

• Viaduc ferroviaire à Carolles, enjambant le Crapeux dans la vallée des peintres.
• Pont en ciment armé à Marcey-les-Grèves, enjambant la Sée. Remplacé par une passerelle piétonne dans les années 2000.

Galerie d'images

• 

  À Granville

• 

  Gare de Saint-Pair

• 

  Gare de Carolles

• 

  Pont et gare Avranches-ouest

• 

  Pont sur la Sée

• 

  Gare de Brécey

• 

  Gare de Cuves

• 

  Gare de Sourdeval

Article connexe

• Le train dans la Manche

Liens externes

• Journal télévisé de France 3 Basse-Normandie du 13 septembre 2008, édition 12h00
• Souvenirs de Carolles : La ligne de chemin de fer
• Tracé de la ligne Granville-Sourdeval, chez Archéologie ferroviaire