Helene Anderson
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Well, the station of, which isn't in La Mothe Saint Héray but is in the next commune, Sainte-Éanne, about two kilomtres away.
Another one stuck in the middle of nowhere, well, almost, down a lane off a larger road, all alone with one house opposite.
The station building is closed, the station, like many, is unstaffed. Two train a day in each direction between Poitiers and La Rochelle. The line was constructed in 1856 - 1857.
Remiss of me, noticed something in the bottom right corner, have to sort that out later.
La Mothe Saint Héray is one of three stations built on a stretch of single track though there is the possibility of trains to pass at La Mothe.
The odd thingis there is no footbridge or underpass, to get to the other side one has to cross the lines.
If you look you will see a post with a sign on it, similar sign are at the side of the crossing. If a train is due a stop sign lights up. Aprt from local trains and freight trains TGVs also use this line from Paris (Montparnasse) to La Rochelle.
One lonley station though there were sidings, well overgrown but I suppose in the past it would have been the thing in many small stations that items would have arrived by train and then taken on locally by horse and cart.
One thing today, contacted one of the local papers to find out a bit more about the industrial heritage here, in the département, the region.
Another one stuck in the middle of nowhere, well, almost, down a lane off a larger road, all alone with one house opposite.
The station building is closed, the station, like many, is unstaffed. Two train a day in each direction between Poitiers and La Rochelle. The line was constructed in 1856 - 1857.
Remiss of me, noticed something in the bottom right corner, have to sort that out later.
La Mothe Saint Héray is one of three stations built on a stretch of single track though there is the possibility of trains to pass at La Mothe.
The odd thingis there is no footbridge or underpass, to get to the other side one has to cross the lines.
If you look you will see a post with a sign on it, similar sign are at the side of the crossing. If a train is due a stop sign lights up. Aprt from local trains and freight trains TGVs also use this line from Paris (Montparnasse) to La Rochelle.
One lonley station though there were sidings, well overgrown but I suppose in the past it would have been the thing in many small stations that items would have arrived by train and then taken on locally by horse and cart.
One thing today, contacted one of the local papers to find out a bit more about the industrial heritage here, in the département, the region.
