Bienvenue sur la ligne Sncf des Cévennes! If you like to get away from the car when walking in France, and enjoy train rides as well as fine walks, then the chance to combine the two by Walking the Cévennes Railway offers you an unforgettable opportunity. It forms part of a longer, cross country/non-TGV or TER route linking Marseille to Paris, a distance of 863 kilometres.The Clermont-Ferrand-Nîmes section covered by Le Cévenol is a distance of a 303 kilomètres or around 200 miles. Ces deux trains mythiques devraient le rester pour les générations futures. 1.3K likes. During such periods, trains are replaced by SNCF buses. A walk between Cévennes and Tanargue with 5 or 6 stages through pristine gorges, ideal for a swim. For its entire length, locomotion is ensured by diesel engine.Whilst this is a working railway, the Cévenol line boasts 106 tunnels and numerous viaducs. En raison de contraintes liées au contexte de la pandémie "COVID-19", l'ensemble des circulations de la saison 2020 sont supprimées. soit côté Auvergne (Gorges de l'Allier,...), ou Languedoc Roussillon (Mont Lozère,...). Profitez ainsi au maximum de la nature qui s'offre à vous, que ce The Cévennes railway was constructed primarily for the transportation to Paris of wine from Languedoc. Southwards from Saint-Georges d’Aurac, located around an hour’s drive from Le Puy-en-Velay, the line follows the bottom of a gorge and some magnificent countryside.La Bastide-Puylaurent is located at a confluence of historical hiking routes, including the At Villefort, the viaduct crosses the River Altier at a height of 72 metres. Le Cévenol (1), symbole de la lutte des territoires, désormais exploité par la Région Occitanie, et la ligne de l’Aubrac ou Causses-Cévennes (2) qui vient de bénéficier d’investissements lourds.

En France, de Clermont-Ferrand à Nîmes, entre le coeur de l'Auvergne et la Méditerranée par la Haute-Loire et la Lozère, traversez les Gorges de l'Allier et les Cévennes. En complément des services inter-régionaux  TER "Cévenol" Clermont-Ferrand / Nîmes, la ligne est également Needless to say, it is hearts-in-mouth time and cameras are ‘de rigeur’.Between La Bastide and Sainte Cécile d’Andorge, passengers go through 42 tunnels, the longest of which, la Bégude, is 1728 metres in length. Some of these are particularly spectacular, like the viaducts at Chamborigaud and lake Villefort. It is important to differentiate The Cévenol, an authentic and working railway line, from that of the Cévennes tourist train. Le nom Cévenol a disparu officiellement bien avant la fin des circulations de Paris à Marseille, mais il est parfois toujours utilisé officieusement pour désigner le TER restant. Way back in 2008, when the writer took his two young daughters on the line for a day trip, the lights would go out upon entering each tunnel – they absolutely loved it and papa was the best tour-guide in France. Bienvenue sur la ligne Sncf des Cévennes! If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. This was a remarkable feat based on the technological know-how of the time, involving the blood and sweat of over six thousand men – many of whom were Scots. The current service takes around 5 hours. This short walking tour that utilises the Cévennes railroad:This one-week tour laces together some circular walks along the Cévennes mountain railway:Here are a list of related and useful railway links that you might like to consult:Copyright© 2019 Walking Holidays in France Ltd. All Rights Reserved WorldwideStevenson Trail – Robert Louis Stevenson Route GR70Work commenced on the line in 1864 and it opened in 1870 for both goods and passengers. The final stretch to Nîmes is two-way. 1.3K likes. Train Cévenol. After entering the Alèsian Basin, the train follows the course of the River Gardon from Alès through the Garrigues to Nîmes. The railway was also responsible for the gradual and progressive abandonment of cereal growing and the pre-eminence accorded to the vine. Un spectacle de la nature à découvrir toute l'année et à chaque saison. pour vos loisirs et votre détente, entre Auvergne et Cévennes, des Gorges de l'Allier au sommet du Mont Lozère.Seul, entre amis ou en famille, évadez-vous au gré de vos envies le long de la ligne SNCF Il reliait quotidiennement Paris à Marseille via Clermont-Ferrand de 1979 à 2007. The advent of railroads saved the day in the short-to-medium-term, but the coal was low grade and could not compete for long, particularly when power stations turned nuclear.Ironically the birth of the railway, elsewhere hailed as the harbinger of prosperity, actually led to industrial decline: cheaper goods flooded in from larger factories in the North. The first part of the north-south line is dual directional, from Clermont to Arvant, after which it becomes a single line until its arrival in Alès. desservie au quotidien par des trains express régionaux TER:Randonnée, sports d'eaux vives, équitation, cyclo et VTT, les territoires regorgent d'activités multiples

However, the production costs of Alesian coal were high. This made the region over-dependant on wine growing and vulnerable to economic cycles.It is important to differentiate The Cévenol, an authentic and working railway line, from that of the Cévennes tourist train.

The latter, the ‘train à vapeur,’ links nearby Anduze to St Jean du Gard and is known locally as the ‘train touristique.’ There is nothing ‘touristy,’ as such, about the Le Cévenol.