page_title: Chemin de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord
section_title: Branches
hierarchical_section_title: Chemin de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord / Lines / Branches
caption_attribution_description: Passage du train sur le Pont du Guildo (Chemins de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord)
context_page_description: The Chemin de fer des Côtes-du-Nord, the Côtes-d'Armor today, was a 1,000 mm, metre gauge, railway in Côtes-du-Nord, France, although there were a few kilometres of line in Finistère and Ille-et-Vilaine. The first lines opened in 1905 and final closure was in 1956. The lines were a voie ferrée d'intérêt local system with a total extent of 457 kilometres.
  The system was constructed in two stages, the initial lines built between 1905 and 1907, and the extensions during and after the First World War which were opened between 1916 and 1926. These lines would make the CdN slightly bigger than the Réseau Breton.
  The first closures were in 1937, but the Second World War gave the CdN a stay of execution, and parts of the system remained open until 1956.
context_section_description: The 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi) line between St. Alban and Lamballe opened on 11 July 1922 and closed on 31 December 1948. Lamballe station was also served by the Rennes – Brest line of the CF de l'Ouest.
  The 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) line between Plancoët and St. Cast opened on 18 September 1905 and closed on 15 February 1939. The section between Matignon and St. Cast temporarily reopened from 12 October 1940. This isolated section of the CdN was linked to the rest of the network in 1926 with the opening of the Yffinac – Matignon and St. Brieuc – St. Cast lines. Plancoët station was also served by the CF de l'Ouest, and thus was quite an important station on the CdN network. The only major bridge was the Pond de Guildo which carried dual gauge track serving the Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest and the CdN. This bridge had five spans of 26.1 metres (85 ft 8 in) and an opening span of 12 metres (39 ft 4 in), giving a total length of 147.5 metres (483 ft 11 in). It was demolished in 1974.
  The 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) line between Le Guildo and Lancieux opened on 14 July 1926. The section between St. Briac and Lancieux opened in 1932 and the entire line closed on 15 February 1939. Between Ploubalay and Lancieux the line ran alongside the road. The line connected with the St. Cast – Le Guildo line. The line was also to connect with the St. Briac – Dinard line of the Tramways Ille-et-Vilaine, but as the Pont sur le Frémur was completed in 1928 the Tramways Ille-et-Vilaine closed.
caption: Pont de Guildo
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