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Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi

French railway company

The Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi (French pronunciation: ), often abbreviated to PO-Midi, was an early French railway company that was formed in 1934 following the merger of the Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans and the Chemins de fer du Midi. In 1937, it was nationalised to become part of the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 6, 1933Founded1

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LD - PARIS - La nouvelle gare d'Orléans
Photo: Scanné par Claude Shoshany, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃paɲi dy ʃəmɛ̃ də fɛʁ də paʁi a ɔʁleɑ̃ e dy midi]), often abbreviated to PO-Midi, was an early French railway company that was formed in 1934 following the merger of the Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans and the Chemins de fer du Midi.2

Timeline

  1. 1937Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jul 6, 1933Founded Founded1

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