Savenay–Landerneau railway

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]

Savenay–Landerneau railway
Map of the line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Pays de la Loire,
Brittany)
TerminiSavenay station
Landerneau station
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1862–1867
Technical
Line length245 km (152 mi)
Number of tracksSavenay-Quimper: Double track
Quimper-Landerneau: Single track[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationSavenay–Quimper 25 kV 50 Hz[2]
Route map

km
elev.
in m
469.477
Savenay
18
469.760
481.930
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
511.354
Redon
12
528.571
Malansac
85
540.326
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
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
664.604
Rosporden
118
665.302
Rosporden–Concarneau railway
to Concarneau
672.050
Saint-Yvi
64
684.794
Quimper
6
685.603
Quimper tunnel (310m)
685.900
Quimper–Pont-l'Abbé railway
to Pont-l'Abbé
690.000
694.876
Plogonnec tunnel (231m)
702.562
Quéménéven
68
715.201
Châteaulin
53
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
603.559
Landerneau
30
km
elev.
in m

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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