Wild abandoned railway in centre of Paris

**DSY011** · #1 25th October 2013, 20:05

The wild abandoned railway in the centre of Paris

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24655733

For 32km (almost 20 miles) the tracks of Petite Ceinture snake through bustling Paris, isolated and largely unseen from street level in deep trenches, long tunnels, and bridges.

johnmoly · #2 25th October 2013, 20:23

Good find, interesting film. Thanks for posting.

boilersuit · #3 25th October 2013, 22:11

I came across a portion of this railway while exploring north of Montmartre earlier this year. I thought it was weird that a station was being used as a garden and a stretch of railway as a footpath, but was unable to find out what was going on. Now I know!

locojoe · #4 25th October 2013, 22:32

Interesting link Syd thanks for sending.

jayar · #5 26th October 2013, 07:22

A pity it can't be reopened, seems a pity to have most of the infrastructure there but it being disused.

wyvern · #6 26th October 2013, 10:17

Interesting description in Wikipedia

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