The riches of the village
Heudreville-sur-Eure station
With various railway projects, many villages and cities hope to get a stop on their territories. Thus, on 26 August 1866, the mayor of Heudreville informed his city council of plans for rapid communication routes between the valleys of the Eure, Iton, Seine and the various shopping centres of Louviers, Le Neubourg, Elbeuf, Rouen, Pacy-sur-Eure.
On December 14, 1871, the mayor obtained permission to sell land to the railway company of Orleans. The line was opened on 1 May 1873. Many destinations offered: Paris by Bueil, Acquigny, Louviers, Elbeuf, Rouen, Evreux by Acquigny and Neubourg by Evreux. The days of markets and fairs were popular (11h train for Louviers back around 4pm).
Merchandise traffic: the station received various products: fertilizers, grain, sugar beets, cattle, coconut bundles for the Vigier factory, as well as wood and coal. Traffic frequency: 2 to 3 rotations per day depending on the direction.
The steam trains had a communal speed of 38 km/h. In 1938, a first 36-seater car travels at a speed of 52 km/h.
The passenger traffic ceased in Heudreville on the Louviers-Bueil portion, on July 10, 1950. The rails were dismantled from the end of 1978, which will be in a future green walkway.
