Chemin de fer de la Baie de Somme

Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
Somme Bay Railway
A train on the estacade c.1910
Map of the network
Commercial operations
Built by	CF du Nord
Original gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by	Association du Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
Operated by	Association du Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
Preserved gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Commercial history
Opened	5 June 1858

Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
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km freight extns 18 Cayeux Brighton-Plage 16 Hurt WWII line to Ault 13 Lanchères-Pendé 11 Pendé-Routhiauville 7 Saint-Valery Ville 6 Saint-Valery Port Somme Canal 7.47 Le Crotoy 5.6 Saint-Valery Canal Favières Ligne de 100 Jours Morlay to Forest l'Abbaye 0 Noyelles sur Mer SNCF Abbeville - Boulogne line
Legend
Dual gauge Standard gauge Standard gauge (closed) Metre gauge Metre gauge (closed)

The Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme (Somme Bay Railway), is a preserved railway in northern France.^[1] The railway is managed by a non-profit organization, which runs from March to December between the towns of the Baie de Somme area: Le Crotoy and Cayeux-sur-Mer via Noyelles-sur-Mer and Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, on metre gauge tracks (formerly part of Société générale des chemins de fer économiques). The association was founded in 1970 and over the years it has become a major player in tourism development in the Picardy coast and is also responsible for the preservation, safeguarding and enhancement of the fleet full of cars, wagons, steam locomotives and diesel locomotives. The line is one of the closest French heritage lines to the UK, Noyelles is 73 kilometres (45 mi) from Boulogne-sur-Mer and 105 kilometres (65 mi) from Calais. A part of the line has dual gauge track, and although forming part of a group of five lines, at least a part of it has always been open to traffic.