Scenic route
Colmar–Metzeral line
Metzeral → Colmar · France
- Distance
- 24 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 38 min
- Operator
- SNCF
- Train
- TER Grand Est
- Countries
- France
- In service since
- 1868
Page last updated 2026-07-27 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Alsace's valley branch of 1868, from Colmar and its vineyards up the Fecht into the high Vosges at Metzeral.
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