Savenay–Landerneau railway

Savenay–Landerneau railway

Map of the line
Overview
System SNCF
Status Operational
Locale France (Pays de la Loire,
Brittany)
Termini Savenay
Gare de Landerneau
Operation
Opening 1862-1867
Owner RFF
Operator(s) SNCF
Technical
Line length 245 km (152 mi)
No. of tracks Savenay-Quimper: Double track
Quimper-Landerneau: Single track[1]
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Savenay–Quimper 25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map
Legend
 Line from Nantes & Tours
 469.477 Savenay(18m)
469.760 Line to Saint-Nazaire & Le Croisic
481.93x Line Sablé – Montoir-de-Bretagne
 483.580 Pontchâteau(7m)
 483.811 Tunnel de Pontchâteau(152m)
 490.059 Drefféac(6m)
 494.209 Saint-Gildas-des-Bois(17m)
 498.628 Sévérac(21m)
509.689 Line to Rennes
 511.354 Redon(12m)
519.905 Saint-Jacut-les-Pins(34m)
 528.571 Malansac(85m)

540.326 Line from Ploërmel
 540.326 Questembert(100m)
 541.100
547.905 La Vraie-Croix(118m)
 554.370 Elven(86m)
 565.755 Vannes(22m)
 581.996 Sainte-Anne-d'Auray(34m)
 584.946 Auray (37m)
585.758 Line to Quiberon
588.986 Line to Pontivy
594.110 Landaul - Mendon (23m)
 598.216 Landévant (10m)
 604.120 Brandérion (25m)
 611.260 Hennebont (22m)
 619.447 Lorient (16m)
620.095
0.000
4.638 Port de Lorient
 628.310 Gestel(47m)
 639.694 Quimperlé(37m)
 645.340 Mellac - Le Trévoux(76m)
 653.987 Bannalec(86m)
Line (Metre gauge) from Carhaix
 664.604 Rosporden(118m)
665.302 Line to Concarneau
 672.050 Saint-Yvi(64m)
 684.794 Quimper(6m)
 685.603 Tunnel de Quimper(310m)
685.900 Line to Pont-l'Abbé
690.000 Line to Douarnenez
 694.876 Tunnel de Plogonnec(231m)
 702.562 Quéménéven(68m)
Line (Metre gauge) to Camaret
715.201 Châteaulin (53m)
Line (Metre gauge) to Carhaix
 721.814 Pont-de-Buis
 728.690 P-d-B-lès-Quimerc'h (70m)
 731.051 Tunnel de Neiz-Vran(431m)
 740.360 Hanvec (91m)
 750.580 Daoulas (54m)
 758.187 Dirinon(103m)
768.264
602.754
 Line to Paris-MP
 603.559 Landerneau (30m)
 Line to Brest

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]

Traffic

Main stations

Line history

The section between Savenay and Lorient was opened in 1862

References

  1. ↑ RFF - Map of all railway lines PDF
  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. ?-?.