Lison–Lamballe railway

The Lison–Lamballe railway is an important 205.7-kilometre long railway line that runs between the French commune of Lison and the town of Lamballe. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in several stages between 1860 and 1879.[3]

Lison–Lamballe railway
Map of the line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Normandy, Brittany)
TerminiLison
Lamballe
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1860 - 1879
Technical
Line length205.7 km (127.8 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track from Lison to Avranches
Double track from Avranches to Dol
Single track from Dol to Lamballe[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz from Lison to St-Lô
and a short section near Lamballe[2]
Route map

km
elev
(295.200)
0.000
Lison
7
0.455
2.902
Airel
10
7.125
La Meauffe
12
10.002
Vire (45m)
10.396
Pont-Hébert
11
18.467
Saint-Lô
end of electrification
14
18.741
23.011
Joigne River (12m)
23.380
Joigne River (12m)
23.639
Joigne River (12m)
23.809
Joigne River (12m)
26.213
Canisy
62
31.023
Terrette River (10m)
31.774
Carantilly – Marigny
34.574
Cametours
111
39.830
Belval
130
47.601
47.984
Coutances
49
48.792
Soulles (72m)
54.100
54.837
Orval – Hyenville
57.739
Quettreville
19
63.160
Sienne (10m)
63.780
Cérences
26
69.919
Hudimesnil
93
Argentan–Granville railway
to Granville
75.305
Folligny
126
76.848
Argentan–Granville railway
to Argentan
79.722
Thar (4m)
80.145
La Haye-Pesnel
90
86.407
Montviron – Sartilly
93.424
Sée (22m)
93.929
Avranches
11
100.135
Pontaubault
15
100.300
100.943
Sélune (134m)
108.043
Servon – Tanis
13
115.414
115.832
Pontorson – Mont-St-Michel
116.663
Couesnon (41m)
121.099
Pleine-Fougères
35
128.579
La Boussac
36
136.781
137.511
Dol-de-Bretagne
21
138.298
145.763
Plerguer
22
150.172
to GouesnièreCancale
150.572
Miniac-Morvan
24
155.884
Pleudihen
33
158.903
Rance (101m)
159.587
La Hisse
42
164.200
164.255
Fontaine-des-Eaux (162m)
169.940
Dinan
76
to La Brohinière
174.532
CorseulLanguenan
123
180.995
Montafilan River (6m)
183.131
Plancoët
8
183.637
Arguenon (13m)
191.549
Landébia
59
197.400
QuintenicPlédéliac
102
200.300
E.P. agricultural
cooperative (private)
205.577
206.007
(454.259)
Lamballe
56
km
elev

Main stations

Line history

The line was opened in several stages between 1860 and 1879.

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


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