RETOUR DU TRAIN EN ARDÈCHE, UN RÊVE IMPOSSIBLE ?

🚆 Why has the Ardèche been without a train for over 50 years?! Today, we delve into one of the greatest French railway mysteries: why is the Ardèche, an entire department, still without a passenger station? 🔍 Despite its rich history of railway infrastructure and undeniable tourist appeal, the Ardèche is the only department in France without a single active passenger station. Yet, trains do run there... but they never stop! 😱 00:00 Introduction 01:00 A little background 02:54 In fact, there are trains in the Ardèche 04:00 An isolated department 06:47 The history of the Ardèche rail network 11:30 The last train in 1973 12:54 Why is the reopening of the trains taking so long? 1:35 PM A glimmer of hope 4:38 PM Reopening of Le Teil Station? 5:50 PM Organizing an event for the Rhône straight line 🔥 Don't miss this captivating railway investigation! You can also listen to this podcast on your favorite audio platform: https://smartlink.ausha.co/je-toffre-... And also as an article: https://www.hourrail.voyage/fr/blog/p... And if you enjoy historical and current affairs analyses of the world of trains and sustainable transportation, subscribe to HOURRAIL! 🌱 To help the people of Ardèche bring the train back to the department, don't hesitate to contact elected officials in the Rhône-Alpes region. 📸 A big thank you to: Juliette Beck (@chuchugue) for the photos of the train stations in Ardèche To @france3aura, @france3paca, and @france3occitanie for their excellent reports and the images we were able to reuse to illustrate this analysis To the CUTPSA association for the information and documents To the renowned historian and journalist Clive Lamming for his invaluable help through his work: "Ardèche: Where has your railway gone?" on Train Consultant Clive Lamming To the YouTuber and avid train enthusiast from the @aiguillages channel To Maxime Baude, @LeCaillouAuxHiboux for the images! Editor-in-Chief & Writing: Lisa Abitbol Documentation — Lisa Abitbol Director of Photography — Alexis Calvignac Editing — Lisa Abitbol & Alexis Calvignac Motion Design — Alexis Calvignac Thumbnail — Théophile Giffard