Savenay–Landerneau railway

Savenay–Landerneau railway
Savenay–Landerneau railway
	Map of the line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	RFF
Locale	France (Pays de la Loire,; Brittany)
Termini	Savenay station; Landerneau station;
Service
System	SNCF
Operator(s)	SNCF
History
Opened	1862–1867
Technical
Line length	245 km (152 mi)
Number of tracks	Savenay-Quimper: Double track; Quimper-Landerneau: Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Savenay–Quimper 25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed	220 km/h (140 mph)
Route map
	Legend
	elev.
	in m
	Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
	to Nantes & Tours
	Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
	to Saint-Nazaire & Le Croisic
Sablé–Montoir-de-Bretagne line
	Rennes–Redon railway
	to Rennes
Saint-Jacut-les-Pins	34
	Auray–Quiberon railway
	to Quiberon
	Auray–Pontivy railway
	to Pontivy
Landaul – Mendon	23
	620.095
	0.000
	Carhaix–Rosporden railway
	to Carhaix
	Rosporden–Concarneau railway
	to Concarneau
	double track
	↓ single track
	Quimper–Pont-l'Abbé railway
	to Pont-l'Abbé
to Douarnenez
	Châteaulin–Camaret railway
	to Camaret
	Carhaix–Châteaulin railway
	to Carhaix
	768.264
	602.754
	Paris–Brest railway
	to Paris-Montparnasse
	elev.
	in m
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The railway from Savenay to Landerneau is an important French 245-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in several stages between 1862 and 1867.^[3]

Route[edit]

Traffic[edit]

Main stations[edit]

Line history[edit]

The section between Savenay and Lorient was opened in 1862

Lorient – Quimper: 1863
Quimper – Châteaulin: 1864
Châteaulin – Landerneau: 1867

References[edit]

^ "RFF – Map of all railway lines" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
^ "RFF – Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).
^ Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). ?: Ministère des Travaux Publics. p. ?-?.

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[1] "RFF – Map of all railway lines" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.

[2] "RFF – Map of electrified railway lines" (PDF).

[Statistique-3] Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer (1869). Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869 (in French). ?: Ministère des Travaux Publics. p. ?-?.

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