Le Mans–Angers railway explained

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Le Mans–Angers railway
System:	SNCF
Status:	Operational
Locale:	France (Pays de la Loire)
Start:	Le Mans
End:	Angers
Open:	1863
Owner:	RFF
Operator:	SNCF
Linelength:	132km (82miles)
Tracks:	Double track^[1]
Electrification:	^[2]
Map State:	collapsed

The railway from Le Mans to Angers is an important French 132-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in 2 stages in 1863.^[3]

Traffic

• TGV
• TER Pays de la Loire
• freight

Main stations

• Le Mans station
• Sablé-sur-Sarthe station
• Angers-Saint-Laud station

Line history

The section between Le Mans and Sablé (48 km) was opened in March 1863

• Sablé - Angers (84 km): December 1863

Notes and References

1. Web site: RFF - Map of all railway lines . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718134845/http://www.rff.fr/IMG/reseau-existant-2009.pdf . 2011-07-18 .
2. Web site: RFF - Map of electrified railway lines .
3. Book: Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées et des Chemins de Fer. Statistique centrale des chemins de fer. Chemins de fer français. Situation au 31 décembre 1869. 1869 . Ministère des Travaux Publics. ?. ?–?. fr.