Saint-Étienne–Andrézieux railway
| Saint-Étienne - Andrézieux railway | |
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An intermediate station of the line in 1836 | |
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| Type | Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1827 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 18 km (11.2 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The Saint-Étienne to Andrézieux railway (ligne de Saint-Étienne à Andrézieux) was the first public railway in France and continental Europe, granted by order of King Louis XVIII to Louis-Antoine Beaunier in 1823.
Eighteen kilometers long and opened on 30 June 1827 to transport coal from the Forez mines to the river Loire, it marked the beginning of the expansion of the railway in France.