The railway from Paris-Est to Mulhouse-Ville is a 491-kilometre long
railway
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line, that connects
Paris
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to
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Mìlhüsa'' ; , meaning "Mill (grinding), mill house") is a France, French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the Fran ...
via
Troyes
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Belfort
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Belfort is from Paris and from Basel. The residents of the city ...
,
France
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. The railway was opened in several stages between 1848 and 1858.
Route
The Paris–Mulhouse railway leaves the
Gare de l'Est
The Gare de l'Est (; English: "Station of the East" or "East station"), officially Paris Est, is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. It is located in the 10th arrondissement, not far southeast from the Ga ...
Nogent-sur-Marne
Nogent-sur-Marne () is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Nogent-sur-Marne is a ''Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''Depar ...
, and turns southeast. Near Gouaix it reaches the river
Seine
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, and follows this river upstream, until
Nogent-sur-Seine
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Populati ...
on its right bank, then on its left bank, roughly southeastward. At
Troyes
Troyes () is a Communes of France, commune and the capital of the Departments of France, department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within ...
it crosses the Seine again, and turns east.
It enters the
Aube
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valley near Jessains, and continues upstream along
Bar-sur-Aube
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Surrounded by hills and ...
. It leaves the Aube and enters the upper Marne valley at Chaumont. It passes
Langres
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History
As the capital ...
Dijon
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. It reaches the river
Saône
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at
Jussey
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Vesoul
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Belfort
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Belfort is from Paris and from Basel. The residents of the city ...
Altkirch
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The town is traditionally regarded as the capital of Sundgau.
Etymology
The name of the commune means ''old c ...
. Here it turns northeast and enters its terminus
Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Mìlhüsa'' ; , meaning "Mill (grinding), mill house") is a France, French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the Fran ...
.
Main stations
The main stations on the Paris–Mulhouse railway are:
*
Gare de l'Est
The Gare de l'Est (; English: "Station of the East" or "East station"), officially Paris Est, is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. It is located in the 10th arrondissement, not far southeast from the Ga ...
The construction and exploitation of a railway from Paris to Mulhouse was conceded to the newly formed
Chemins de fer de l'Est
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in 1853. The first section that was opened in 1848 led from Flamboin-Gouaix to
Troyes
Troyes () is a Communes of France, commune and the capital of the Departments of France, department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within ...
, and was part of a railway from
Montereau-Fault-Yonne
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to Troyes. The section from Paris to Noisy-le-Sec was opened in 1849, as a part of the Paris–Strasbourg railway. In 1856 a line from Noisy-le-Sec to
Nogent-sur-Marne
Nogent-sur-Marne () is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Nogent-sur-Marne is a ''Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''Depar ...
was built. The sections between Nogent-sur-Marne and Flamboin-Gouaix, between Troyes and
Langres
Langres () is a commune in France, commune in northeastern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Haute-Marne, in the Regions of France, region of Grand Est.
History
As the capital ...
, and between Dannemarie and Mulhouse were opened in 1857. Finally in 1858 the section between Langres and Dannemarie was opened.
Services
The Paris–Mulhouse railway is used by the following passenger services:
*
TGV
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Transilien
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Transilien Line H, H, Transilie ...
regional services on the section between Paris and Longueville
*
RER E
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