Roscoff-Morlaix

[Kreissignal]

As Brexit has resulted in an increase in ferry traffic between Ireland and northern France, I wonder if there is any chance of the Roscoff-Morlaix line being reinstated?

 

[cactustwirly]

As Brexit has resulted in an increase in ferry traffic between Ireland and northern France, I wonder if there is any chance of the Roscoff-Morlaix line being reinstated?

Why? Most of the ferries into Roscoff will be carrying freight.

 

[Gloster]

For that matter, I think that the station is far enough from the ferry to be off-putting. With a slow train and a change at Morlaix, a taxi to the main line would often better, or at least a taxi-driver will assure you so.

 

[Alfonso]

As Brexit has resulted in an increase in ferry traffic between Ireland and northern France, I wonder if there is any chance of the Roscoff-Morlaix line being reinstated?

There was a thread about this a while ago. I think the gist was that it would cost a fortune to repair the line after a landslide(?) And there's no chance of this happening for such an unimportant line where the bus does the job nearly as well, and much more flexibly

 

[Puppetfinger]

When did it stop operating? I was last there in 2019 and thought I saw evidence of running over the line but could well be wrong.

 

[Gloster]

According to the French Wikipedia, the line was blocked due to a washout at Saint-Seve [grave accent on first e], just north of Morlaix, on 3 June 2018.