Lison–Lamballe railway explained

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Lison–Lamballe railway
System:	SNCF
Status:	Operational
Locale:	France (Normandy, Brittany)
Start:	Lison
End:	Lamballe
Open:	1860 - 1879
Owner:	RFF
Operator:	SNCF
Linelength:	205.7km (127.8miles)
Tracks:	Single track from Lison to Avranches Double track from Avranches to Dol Single track from Dol to Lamballe^[1]
Electrification:	from Lison to St-Lô and a short section near Lamballe^[2]
Map State:	collapsed

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]

Main stations

• Lison station
• Saint-Lô station
• Folligny station
• Dol-de-Bretagne station
• Dinan station
• Lamballe station

Line history

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

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. Paris . 146–160. fr.