The Chemins de fer départementaux du Finistère were a metre gauge railway system in northwest Brittany, France. It was opened in stages between 1893 and 1907, and closed in 1946. The system had a total extent of . History The CFDF was a voie ferrée d'intérêt local. The main line ran from Brest to St. Pol-de-Léon with branches to Porspoder, L'Aber-Wrach, Brignognan and Quimperlé. The CFDF absorbed the Chemins de Fer Armoricains (CFA) in 1921 and the Tramways Électrique du Finistère in 1922. The railway was operated by the Compagnie des chemins de fer départementaux du Finistère until 1936, then by the Régie départementale des chemins de fer et autobus du Finistère until 28 February 1939 and finally by the Société générale de chemins de fer économique from 1941 to 1946. Service was suspended between 1939 and 1941. The lines were to have closed from 28 February 1939, but with the outbreak of World War Two the lines were reopened. That is, except for the section from Brest and Lambezellec which was not reopened due to war damage. Public service resumed on 15 September 1941. Main line The line from Brest - Le Rufa opened on 21 May 1893. La Rufa - Plabennec opened on 21 May 1893. Plabennec - Lesneven opened on 29 February 1904 Lesneven - Plouider opened in 1894. Plabennec - Les Neven and Plouider - Plouëscat opened in 1904. Plouëscat - St. Pol-de-Léon opened in 1907. Brest - Lambezellac closed in 1939 and Lambezellac - Lesneves closed on 6 October 1946 and Lesneves - St. Pol-de-Léon closed on 30 November 1946. Branch lines Le Rufa - Ploudalmézeau opened on 21 May 1893 and Ploudalmézeau - Portsall opened in 1899. The line closed in 1935. Plabennec - Lannilis opened on 25 February 1894 and Lannilis - L'Aber-Wrach opened in 1900. The line closed in 1932. Plouider - Plounéour opened in 1894 and Plounéour - Brignonan opened on 1 July 1902. The line closed on 6 October 1946. Lesneven - Landerneau opened in 1894 and closed in 1946. Other lines Quimperlé – Pont-Aven opened in 1894, Pont-Aven – Concarneau-Ville in 1903 and Concarneau-Ville – Concarneau-PO in 1908. The line closed in 1936. Audierne – Douarnenez opened in 1894 and closed in 1946. Pont-l'Abbé – Saint-Guénolé opened in 1907 and closed before the Second World War. The line was transferred to the Réseau Breton and converted to standard gauge