Savenay–Landerneau railway

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Savenay–Landerneau railway
Ligne Savenay - Landerneau.svg
Map of the line
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner RFF
LocaleFrance (Pays de la Loire,
Brittany)
Termini Savenay station
Landerneau station
Service
System SNCF
Operator(s) SNCF
History
Opened1862–1867
Technical
Line length245 km (152 mi)
Number of tracksSavenay-Quimper: Double track
Quimper-Landerneau: Single track [1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification Savenay–Quimper 25 kV 50 Hz [2]
Route map

Contents

km
elev.
in m
BSicon CONTg.svg
BSicon BHF.svg
469.477
Savenay
18
BSicon ABZgl.svg
BSicon CONTfq.svg
469.760
BSicon LSTR.svg
BSicon HST.svg
483.580
Pontchâteau
7
BSicon TUNNEL1.svg
483.811
Pontchâteau tunnel (152m)
BSicon HST.svg
490.059
Drefféac
6
BSicon HST.svg
494.209
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
17
BSicon HST.svg
498.628
Sévérac
21
BSicon CONTgq.svg
BSicon ABZgr+r.svg
509.689
BSicon BHF.svg
511.354
Redon
12
BSicon LSTR.svg
BSicon HST.svg
528.571
Malansac
85
BSicon exdCONTgq.svg
BSicon exBS2+l.svg
BSicon STR~L.svg
BSicon exSTR+r.svg
BSicon STR~R.svg
540.326
BSicon vexBHF-BHF.svg
540.326
Questembert
100
BSicon ev-SHI2g+r.svg
541.100
BSicon eHST.svg
547.905
La Vraie-Croix
118
BSicon eHST.svg
554.370
Elven
86
BSicon BHF.svg
565.755
Vannes
22
BSicon HST.svg
581.996
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
34
BSicon BHF.svg
584.946
Auray
37
BSicon ABZgl.svg
BSicon CONTfq.svg
585.758
BSicon CONTgq.svg
BSicon ABZgr.svg
588.986
BSicon LSTR.svg
BSicon HST.svg
594.110
Landaul – Mendon
23
BSicon HST.svg
598.216
Landévant
10
BSicon HST.svg
604.120
Brandérion
25
BSicon HST.svg
611.260
Hennebont
22
BSicon BHF.svg
619.447
Lorient
16
BSicon LSTR.svg
BSicon ABZg2.svg
BSicon STRc3.svg
620.095
0.000
BSicon STR+c1.svg
BSicon KDST4.svg
4.638
Port de Lorient
BSicon HST.svg
628.310
Gestel
47
BSicon HST.svg
639.694
Quimperlé
37
BSicon eHST.svg
645.340
MellacLe Trévoux
76
BSicon HST.svg
653.987
Bannalec
86
BSicon uexdCONTgq.svg
BSicon STR~L.svg
BSicon uexSTR+r.svg
BSicon STR~R.svg
BSicon umvexKBHFe-BHF.svg
664.604
Rosporden
118
BSicon ABZgl.svg
BSicon CONTfq.svg
665.302
BSicon HST.svg
672.050
Saint-Yvi
64
BSicon BHF.svg
684.794
Quimper
6
BSicon TUNNEL1.svg
685.603
Quimper tunnel (310m)
BSicon ABZgl.svg
BSicon CONTfq.svg
685.900
BSicon LSTR.svg
BSicon eABZgl.svg
BSicon exCONTfq.svg
690.000
BSicon TUNNEL1.svg
694.876
Plogonnec tunnel (231m)
BSicon DST.svg
702.562
Quéménéven
68
BSicon uexdSTR+l.svg
BSicon emdKRZu.svg
BSicon uexcSTRq.svg
BSicon uexCONTfq.svg
BSicon umvexBHF-BHF.svg
715.201
Châteaulin
53
BSicon uexdCONTgq.svg
BSicon STR~L.svg
BSicon uexSTRr.svg
BSicon STR~R.svg
BSicon HST.svg
721.814
Pont-de-Buis
BSicon eHST.svg
728.690
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerc'h
70
BSicon TUNNEL1.svg
731.051
Neiz-Vran tunnel (431m)
BSicon eHST.svg
740.360
Hanvec
91
BSicon eHST.svg
750.580
Daoulas
54
BSicon HST.svg
758.187
Dirinon
103
BSicon CONTgq.svg
BSicon ABZg+r.svg
768.264
602.754
BSicon BHF.svg
603.559
Landerneau
30
BSicon CONTf.svg
km
elev.
in m
BSicon STRq.svg
BSicon uexSTRq.svg

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

Traffic

Main stations

Line history

The section between Savenay and Lorient was opened in 1862

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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. ?-?.