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Tours–Le Mans railway

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Tours–Le Mans railway
Map of the line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire)
Termini
  • Tours
  • Le Mans
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1858
Technical
Line length96 km (60 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrificationnon electrified[2]
Route map

235.763
Tours
233.020
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
237.390
239.900
Line to Nantes
241.893
Loire bridge (360 m)
242.686
FondettesSaint-Cyr
246.830
Membrolle/Choisille
246.900
Line to Châteaudun
248.576
Mettray
255.765
St-Antoine-du-Rocher
263.404
Neuillé-Pont-Pierre
272.014
Saint-Paterne
278.780
Dissay\Courcillon
283.093
Line from Bessé-sur-Braye
283.093
283.889
Château-du-Loir
Line to Villiers-au-Bouin
291.701
Vaas
295.152
Line from La Flèche
295.902
Aubigné-Racan
304.891
Mayet
312.260
Écommoy
319.332
LaignéSaint-Gervais
325.795
Arnage
328.490
331.530
Ceinture du Mans
333.261
210.045
Line to Paris
210.980
Le Mans
Line to Angers
Line to Rennes

The railway from Tours to Le Mans is a French 96-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in 1858.[3]

The line is non-electrified, only around Tours and Le Mans.

Main stations

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References

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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).
  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). Paris: Ministère des Travaux Publics. pp. 146–160.