The station and transport
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IN 1863, THE PARIS-LYON-MÉDITERRANÉE COMPANY COMPLETED THE LES ARCS - CAGNES-SUR-MER SECTION.
IT IS THE PROXIMITY OF THE SITE TO THE RAILWAY THAT ENABLES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUARRY AND THE TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS.
The Les Arcs - Cagnes-sur-Mer section was completed in 3 years, requiring a large workforce. THE work carried out from Saint-Raphaël to Cannes required the employment of stonemasons for the construction of viaducts and bridges, and miners to dig the trenches and tunnels.
The connection with the large section track of the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée company exists in 1883. Sidings are made by branches over a length of 500 meters, at this very location.
The Dramont district will have to wait until 1965 for a railway stop is established, after the disappearance of the private station of the Quarry Company.
Rail transport was reserved for ballast and porphyry blocks. The railway could cover the Mediterranean coast and the interior of the territory. A wagon could contain a load of 10 tons.
The Les Arcs - Cagnes-sur-Mer section was completed in 3 years, requiring a large workforce. THE work carried out from Saint-Raphaël to Cannes required the employment of stonemasons for the construction of viaducts and bridges, and miners to dig the trenches and tunnels.
The connection with the large section track of the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée company exists in 1883. Sidings are made by branches over a length of 500 meters, at this very location.
The Dramont district will have to wait until 1965 for a railway stop is established, after the disappearance of the private station of the Quarry Company.
Rail transport was reserved for ballast and porphyry blocks. The railway could cover the Mediterranean coast and the interior of the territory. A wagon could contain a load of 10 tons.
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