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The Pont-l'Abbé - Audierne railway line was a local single-track metre gauge line, opened in 1912. It was nicknamed the ‘Train-carottes’ (Carrot Train) because it carried far more vegetables than passengers! Its final section, Pont-Croix - Audierne, was shared with another local line, the Douarnenez-Audierne line, known as the ‘Train youtar’.

On its own section (Pont-Croix - Pont-L'Abbé), the line served five intermediate stations: Plonéour, Tréogat, Pouldreuzic, Plozévet and Plouhinec, the one at Tréogat being no more than a small closed shelter. The buildings at the other four stations were identical, with a goods hall adjoining a double-door passenger building. The rubble stone masonry was left exposed and uncoated.

Of these four buildings, only those at Pouldreuzic, Plonéour and Plouhinec still exist, alas much altered. The one in Pouldreuzic houses the commune's technical services, while those in Plonéour and Plouhinec have been converted into private homes. The station at Pouldreuzic served the Hénaff canning factory (where pâté was made), which was located next to the station and was essentially a vegetable canning factory at the time.

The line ceased to operate in 1935. All that remains today are a few visible fragments of the old track, most of which disappeared during the land consolidation.

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