Tramway du Cap-Ferret
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The Tramway du Cap-Ferret, also known as the Petit train du Cap-Ferret, is a narrow gauge railway on the Atlantic
coast of France
in the department of Gironde
. The tramway is situated on the Cap Ferret
, a peninsular that which divides the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay
, and links the shores of the bay with the beaches on the Atlantic coast.
The line is some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and connects the Belisarius jetty on Arcachon Bay with Horizon beach on the Atlantic coast. It operates every afternoon from April to September, with services running every 30 minutes or less, and with some morning services in the peak summer season. Ferries
connect the Belisarius jetty with the resort town of Arcachon
on the other side of Arcachon Bay.
Trains are operated by open-sided coaches hauled by diesel locomotive
s. The line is built to gauge, and is largely situated along the road side.
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
coast of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the department of Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
. The tramway is situated on the Cap Ferret
Cap Ferret
Cap Ferret is a headland, situated at the south end of the commune of Lège-Cap-Ferret in the French department of Gironde. The headland takes the form of a spit, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay...
, a peninsular that which divides the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay
Arcachon Bay
Arcachon Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of France, situated between the Côte d'Argent and the Côte des Landes, in the region of Aquitaine. The bay covers an area of 150 km² at high tide and 40 km² at low tide...
, and links the shores of the bay with the beaches on the Atlantic coast.
The line is some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and connects the Belisarius jetty on Arcachon Bay with Horizon beach on the Atlantic coast. It operates every afternoon from April to September, with services running every 30 minutes or less, and with some morning services in the peak summer season. Ferries
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
connect the Belisarius jetty with the resort town of Arcachon
Arcachon
Arcachon is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a popular bathing location on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux in the Landes forest...
on the other side of Arcachon Bay.
Trains are operated by open-sided coaches hauled by diesel locomotive
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
s. The line is built to gauge, and is largely situated along the road side.