Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Grande Banlieue
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Compagnie des chemins de fer de Grande Banlieue or CGB, was a railway company in the Eastern suburban region of Paris
, France
, in the former département of Seine-et-Oise
.
Despite efforts by the company, many of its lines never became profitable. It is the mass use of the automobile that gave the final blow to the CGB, buses took the passengers away from the lines onto irregular and non-direct bus lines. The tramway to Les Halles
in Paris closed but the rails remained, plans were to run the trains from Pontoise via Poissy to Paris but residents close to Place de l'Étoile
were against it, complaining about the noise of trains at night. Trains ran until 1933.
In 1912 was built a railway line from Pontoise
to Poissy. This line linked all the towns and villages along the River Oise
to Andrésy
and Poissy. The Chemins de fer du Département de Seine-et-Oise wished to link the lines from Paris with a circular line following the river, for technical and economic reasons, the line was built following the meandering
river to prevent the building of tunnels and large viaducts. The line was always regarded as a tramway
as some portions of the line ran on roads. The journey from Pontoise to Poissy took 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Passenger traffic was never the line's forte so the company tried to generate freight traffic to Paris. Vegetable farmers (maraîchers) transported their stock to Les Halles
in Paris
by connecting services.
Car and lorry transported killed the non-profitable line and it closed during 1929.
, linking important towns through valleys.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in the former département of Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise was a département of France encompassing the western, northern, and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris. Its préfecture was Versailles and its official number was 78. Seine-et-Oise was abolished in 1968....
.
Despite efforts by the company, many of its lines never became profitable. It is the mass use of the automobile that gave the final blow to the CGB, buses took the passengers away from the lines onto irregular and non-direct bus lines. The tramway to Les Halles
Les Halles
Les Halles is an area of Paris, France, located in the 1er arrondissement, just south of the fashionable rue Montorgueil. It is named for the large central wholesale marketplace, which was demolished in 1971, to be replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the Forum des Halles...
in Paris closed but the rails remained, plans were to run the trains from Pontoise via Poissy to Paris but residents close to Place de l'Étoile
Place de l'Étoile
The Place Charles de Gaulle, , historically known as the Place de l'Étoile , is a large road junction in Paris, France, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues including the Champs-Élysées which continues to the east. It was renamed in 1970 following the death of General and President Charles...
were against it, complaining about the noise of trains at night. Trains ran until 1933.
Le tacot Pontoise-Poissy
Gare de Pontoise
Pontoise is the train station serving the city of Pontoise and the surrounding suburbs. The station is a large building situated on Place Charles de Gaulle itself at the bottom end of Rue Thiers...
to Poissy. This line linked all the towns and villages along the River Oise
Oise River
The River Oise is a right tributary of the River Seine, flowing for 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut, south of the town Chimay. It crosses the border with France after about 20 km. It flows into the Seine in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris...
to Andrésy
Andrésy
Andrésy is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Andrésy is twinned with: Międzyrzecz, Poland-References:*...
and Poissy. The Chemins de fer du Département de Seine-et-Oise wished to link the lines from Paris with a circular line following the river, for technical and economic reasons, the line was built following the meandering
Meander
A meander in general is a bend in a sinuous watercourse. A meander is formed when the moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. A stream of any volume may assume a meandering course, alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a bend and depositing them on the...
river to prevent the building of tunnels and large viaducts. The line was always regarded as a tramway
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
as some portions of the line ran on roads. The journey from Pontoise to Poissy took 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Passenger traffic was never the line's forte so the company tried to generate freight traffic to Paris. Vegetable farmers (maraîchers) transported their stock to Les Halles
Les Halles
Les Halles is an area of Paris, France, located in the 1er arrondissement, just south of the fashionable rue Montorgueil. It is named for the large central wholesale marketplace, which was demolished in 1971, to be replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the Forum des Halles...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
by connecting services.
Car and lorry transported killed the non-profitable line and it closed during 1929.
Line openings
| Opened | Section | Length (km) | Closed |
| Versailles Versailles Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre... - Magny-en-Vexin Magny-en-Vexin Magny-en-Vexin is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-References:** -External links:* * *... / Pontoise Pontoise Pontoise is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise.-Administration:... |
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| 1913 | Versailles Versailles Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre... - Noisy-le-Roi Noisy-le-Roi Noisy-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*... |
7 | 1938 |
| 1913 | Noisy-le-Roi Noisy-le-Roi Noisy-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*... - Bouafle Bouafle Bouafle is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.... |
31 | 1944 |
| 1912 | Bouafle Bouafle Bouafle is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.... - Les Mureaux Les Mureaux Les Mureaux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris from the center.-Transport:... |
4 | 1948 |
| 1912 | Les Mureaux Les Mureaux Les Mureaux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris from the center.-Transport:... - Meulan Meulan Meulan-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It hosted part of the sailing events for the 1900 Summer Olympics held in neighboring Paris, and would do so again twenty-four years later.-People:*Mbaye Niang footballer*Ibrahim Sacko... |
1 | 1944 |
| 1913 | Meulan Meulan Meulan-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It hosted part of the sailing events for the 1900 Summer Olympics held in neighboring Paris, and would do so again twenty-four years later.-People:*Mbaye Niang footballer*Ibrahim Sacko... - Sagy Sagy Sagy may refer to:*Sagy, Saône-et-Loire a commune in the French region of Bourgogne*Sagy, Val-d'Oise, a commune in the French region of Île-de-France... |
7 | 1947 |
| 1913 | Sagy Sagy Sagy may refer to:*Sagy, Saône-et-Loire a commune in the French region of Bourgogne*Sagy, Val-d'Oise, a commune in the French region of Île-de-France... - Magny-en-Vexin Magny-en-Vexin Magny-en-Vexin is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-References:** -External links:* * *... |
20 | 1949 |
| 1912 | Sagy Sagy Sagy may refer to:*Sagy, Saône-et-Loire a commune in the French region of Bourgogne*Sagy, Val-d'Oise, a commune in the French region of Île-de-France... - Pontoise Gare de Pontoise Pontoise is the train station serving the city of Pontoise and the surrounding suburbs. The station is a large building situated on Place Charles de Gaulle itself at the bottom end of Rue Thiers... |
15 | 1949 |
| Pontoise Pontoise Pontoise is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise.-Administration:... - Poissy Poissy Poissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy at Poissy... |
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| 1912 | Gency (Pontoise Gare de Pontoise Pontoise is the train station serving the city of Pontoise and the surrounding suburbs. The station is a large building situated on Place Charles de Gaulle itself at the bottom end of Rue Thiers... ) - Maurecourt Maurecourt Maurecourt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:**... |
7 | 1939 |
| 1912 | Maurecourt Maurecourt Maurecourt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:**... - Poissy Poissy (SNCF) Poissy is a rail station in Poissy, France, at the western edge of Paris. Although interconnected with the Paris Métro, it is actually located on the RER A line, one of the five lines of the Réseau Express Régional, or Regional Express Network. The station is also served by the SNCF , France's... |
9 | 1934 |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the centre.Inhabitants are called Saint-Germanois... - Bouafle Bouafle Bouafle is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.... |
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| 1912 | Saint-Germain-Bertaux Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the centre.Inhabitants are called Saint-Germanois... - Saint-Germain-Péreire Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the centre.Inhabitants are called Saint-Germanois... |
3 | 1937 |
| 1912 | St Germain-Péreire Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the centre.Inhabitants are called Saint-Germanois... - Bouafle Bouafle Bouafle is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.... |
16 | 1948 |
| Arpajon Arpajon Arpajon is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Seat of the canton, the commune is located south of Paris, accessible by the N20, and to in the north of Étampes... - Corbeil Corbeil - Places :* Corbeil, Ontario, Canada* Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris* The Corbeil Cathedral* Corbeil, Marne, France, a commune in north-eastern France... |
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| 1911 | Arpajon Arpajon Arpajon is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Seat of the canton, the commune is located south of Paris, accessible by the N20, and to in the north of Étampes... - Etampes-Jeu-de-Paume Étampes Étampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southwest from the center of Paris . Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department.... |
30 | 1948 |
| 1912 | Etampes-Jeu-de-Paume Étampes Étampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southwest from the center of Paris . Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department.... - Maisse Maisse Maisse is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Inhabitants of Maisse are known as Maissois.-References:** -External links:* * *... |
21 | 1949 |
| 1912 | Maisse Maisse Maisse is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Inhabitants of Maisse are known as Maissois.-References:** -External links:* * *... - Milly Milly Milly is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France... |
7 | 1953 |
| 1912 | Milly Milly Milly is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France... - Corbeil Corbeil - Places :* Corbeil, Ontario, Canada* Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris* The Corbeil Cathedral* Corbeil, Marne, France, a commune in north-eastern France... |
26 | 1949 |
| 1912 | Etampes-Jeu-de-Paume Étampes Étampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southwest from the center of Paris . Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department.... - Saint-Martin Étampes Étampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southwest from the center of Paris . Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department.... |
2 | 1914 |
| 1921 | Bouville Bouville Bouville is the name of three communes in France:* Bouville, Eure-et-Loir* Bouville, Seine-Maritime* Bouville, Essonne... - La Ferté-Alais La Ferté-Alais La Ferté-Alais is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is south of Paris.Its airfield , hosts a world-famous air show for vintage World War I and WWII aircraft and a museum of such aircraft.... |
9 | 1948 |
Network
Most of the CGBs lines connected with main lines owned by Chemins de Fer de l'OuestChemins de Fer de l'Ouest
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest , often referred to simply as L'Ouest or Ouest, was an early French railway company.- Birth of the company :...
, linking important towns through valleys.