page_title: Montérolier-Buchy–Saint-Saëns railway
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Montérolier-Buchy–Saint-Saëns railway / History / Construction
caption_attribution_description: Carte postale ancienne éditée par lombard, N°1225 Gare de Saint-Saëns sur la Ligne Montérolier-Buchy - Saint-Saëns
context_page_description: The Montérolier-Buchy–Saint-Saëns railway is a standard gauge branch line that operated between 1900 and 1953 in the département of Seine-Maritime, France. The line ran 10.2 kilometres in a roughly north-northwesterly direction, beginning in Gare de Montérolier-Buchy and terminating in the small town of Saint-Saëns. The line passed through the town of Saint-Martin-Osmonville and over the Pont-du-Thil. It was administered on behalf of the département by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord. The line is a cul-de-sac.
context_section_description: After the survey for the planning of the route was completed on April 16, 1896, the town council made a decision on the route of the proposed branch line, and opted for the most direct route, bypassing the intervening communes of Montérolier, Neufbosc, Mathonville, and Bradiancourt. This route, which extended 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) further east to meet the demands of the town council, met with the opposition of the railway company operating the Amiens-Roun line. However, a deal was agreed upon and the company agreed to begin work on the construction of the line.
  The town of Saint-Saëns, wishing to hasten the construction and associate itself with the building of the line, decided on May 18, 1897 to provide the sum of 60,000 francs towards the construction of the line. However, the sum was only enough for the construction of a station. The work was carried out expeditiously, although there were two fatalities in December 1899. The line was commissioned on schedule and opened on October 14, 1900.
caption: The town station, built with grant funds
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