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Savenay–Landerneau railway
Map of the line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Pays de la Loire,
Brittany)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1862–1867
Technical
Line length245 km (152 mi)
Number of tracksSavenay-Quimper: Double track
Quimper-Landerneau: Single track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationSavenay–Quimper 25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed220 km/h (140 mph)
Route map

Legend
km
elev.
in m
Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
to Nantes & Tours
469.477 Savenay 18
469.760
Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway
to Saint-Nazaire & Le Croisic
481.930
SabléMontoir-de-Bretagne line
483.580 Pontchâteau 7
483.811 Pontchâteau tunnel (152m)
490.059 Drefféac 6
494.209 Saint-Gildas-des-Bois 17
498.628 Sévérac 21
509.689
Rennes–Redon railway
to Rennes
511.354 Redon 12
519.905
Saint-Jacut-les-Pins 34
528.571 Malansac 85
540.326 to Ploërmel
540.326 Questembert 100
541.100
547.905 La Vraie-Croix 118
554.370 Elven 86
565.755 Vannes 22
581.996 Sainte-Anne-d'Auray 34
584.946 Auray 37
585.758
Auray–Quiberon railway
to Quiberon
588.986
Auray–Pontivy railway
to Pontivy
594.110
Landaul – Mendon 23
598.216 Landévant 10
604.120 Brandérion 25
611.260 Hennebont 22
619.447 Lorient 16
620.095
0.000
4.638 Port de Lorient
628.310 Gestel 47
639.694 Quimperlé 37
645.340 MellacLe Trévoux 76
653.987 Bannalec 86
Carhaix–Rosporden railway
to Carhaix
664.604 Rosporden 118
665.302
Rosporden–Concarneau railway
to Concarneau
672.050 Saint-Yvi 64
684.794 Quimper
arrow for u double track
 ↓ single track
6
685.603 Quimper tunnel (310m)
685.900
Quimper–Pont-l'Abbé railway
to Pont-l'Abbé
690.000
to Douarnenez
694.876 Plogonnec tunnel (231m)
702.562 Quéménéven 68
Châteaulin–Camaret railway
to Camaret
715.201 Châteaulin 53
Carhaix–Châteaulin railway
to Carhaix
721.814 Pont-de-Buis
728.690 Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerc'h 70
731.051 Neiz-Vran tunnel (431m)
740.360 Hanvec 91
750.580 Daoulas 54
758.187 Dirinon 103
768.264
602.754
Paris–Brest railway
to Paris-Montparnasse
603.559 Landerneau 30
Paris–Brest railway to Brest
km
elev.
in m
Standard gauge lines
metre gauge lines
This diagram:

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.

Route

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Traffic

Main stations

Line history

The section between Savenay and Lorient was opened in 1862

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

References

  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).
  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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