![]() Map of the Alsace-Lorraine and Guillaume-Luxembourg railways in 1919. | |
Overview | |
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Locale | Alsace, Moselle, Luxembourg |
Dates of operation | 1919–1938 |
Predecessor | Reichseisenbahnen in Elsaß-Lothringen |
Successor | SNCF |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
Length | 2,320 km (1,440 mi) (31 december 1937) |
The Administration des chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine or AL (English: Alsace and Lorraine Railways) was a rail transport administration created on 19 June 1919.
On 1 January 1938, the Alsace and Lorraine Railways were nationalised, as were the other main railway companies, to become part of the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF).